Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 297,754 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Luxembourg, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Luxembourg stood at 297,754. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Luxembourg peaked at 297,754 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 153,822, in 1985.
Luxembourg ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 153,822 | — |
| 1986 | 155,538 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 157,557 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 159,474 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 161,695 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 164,016 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 166,237 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 166,943 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 166,641 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 168,255 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 169,669 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 171,207 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 173,537 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 177,269 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 180,530 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 184,742 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 190,074 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 192,600 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 194,987 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 196,597 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 197,893 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 201,673 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 206,280 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 212,192 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 214,391 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 217,852 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 223,687 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 229,212 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 233,721 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 238,916 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 243,896 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 249,553 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 257,143 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 264,422 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 271,416 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 275,330 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 280,846 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 287,750 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 292,492 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 292,821 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 297,754 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 157,617 | 153,822 | 161,695 | 5 |
| 1990s | 170,430 | 164,016 | 180,530 | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,143 | 184,742 | 214,391 | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,982 | 217,852 | 271,416 | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,832 | 275,330 | 297,754 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Luxembourg
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 248,276 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 199,003 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Luxembourg?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Luxembourg was 297,754 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 297,754 in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,822 in 1985.
- How does Luxembourg rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Luxembourg ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org