Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 89.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Luxembourg, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 89.7% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Luxembourg peaked at 93.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2021.
That places Luxembourg 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.2% | — |
| 1992 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.8% | 88.7% | 90.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 90.6% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 88.5% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.1% | 90.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Luxembourg?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Luxembourg was 89.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2021.
- How does Luxembourg rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Luxembourg ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.