Unemployment rates by citizenship in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Unemployment rates by citizenship was 6.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6.5
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
6.8
in 2020
All-time low
1.8
in 2001
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Unemployment rates by citizenship in Luxembourg, 1995–2025

2345671995201020251995: 2.91996: 3.31997: 2.51998: 2.81999: 2.42000: 2.32001: 1.82002: 2.62003: 3.72004: 5.12005: 4.52006: 4.72007: 4.12008: 5.12009: 5.12010: 4.42011: 4.92012: 5.12013: 5.92014: 5.92015: 6.72016: 6.32017: 5.52018: 5.62019: 5.62020: 6.82021: 5.32022: 4.62023: 5.22024: 6.42025: 6.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rates by citizenship in Luxembourg is 6.5, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship in Luxembourg peaked at 6.8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2001.

Luxembourg ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Unemployment rates by citizenship in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rates by citizenship in Luxembourg, 1995 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1995 2.9
1996 3.3 +13.8%
1997 2.5 -24.2%
1998 2.8 +12.0%
1999 2.4 -14.3%
2000 2.3 -4.2%
2001 1.8 -21.7%
2002 2.6 +44.4%
2003 3.7 +42.3%
2004 5.1 +37.8%
2005 4.5 -11.8%
2006 4.7 +4.4%
2007 4.1 -12.8%
2008 5.1 +24.4%
2009 5.1 +0.0%
2010 4.4 -13.7%
2011 4.9 +11.4%
2012 5.1 +4.1%
2013 5.9 +15.7%
2014 5.9 +0.0%
2015 6.7 +13.6%
2016 6.3 -6.0%
2017 5.5 -12.7%
2018 5.6 +1.8%
2019 5.6 +0.0%
2020 6.8 +21.4%
2021 5.3 -22.1%
2022 4.6 -13.2%
2023 5.2 +13.0%
2024 6.4 +23.1%
2025 6.5 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.78 2.4 3.3 5
2000s 3.9 1.8 5.1 10
2010s 5.59 4.4 6.7 10
2020s 5.8 4.6 6.8 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 10 Estonia 7.5 compare
  2. 11 Lithuania 6.9 compare
  3. 11 Latvia 6.9 compare
  4. 14 Denmark 6.4 compare
  5. 15 Belgium 6.2 compare
  6. 16 Italy 6.1 compare
  7. 16 Romania 6.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rates by citizenship in Luxembourg?
Unemployment rates by citizenship in Luxembourg was 6.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2001.
How does Luxembourg rank for unemployment rates by citizenship?
Luxembourg ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rates by citizenship rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rates by citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,032 data points, 1995–2025
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