Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 8 Hours per week in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Luxembourg, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Luxembourg is 8 Hours per week, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Luxembourg peaked at 25 Hours per week in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2 Hours per week, in 2009.
That places Luxembourg 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 24 Hours per week | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 Hours per week | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24 Hours per week | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 Hours per week | -91.7% |
| 2010 | 2 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22 Hours per week | +1000.0% |
| 2017 | 24 Hours per week | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 3 Hours per week | -87.5% |
| 2019 | 12 Hours per week | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 22 Hours per week | +83.3% |
| 2021 | 23 Hours per week | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 Hours per week | -26.1% |
| 2024 | 11 Hours per week | -35.3% |
| 2025 | 8 Hours per week | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.67 Hours per week | 2 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.3 Hours per week | 2 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.33 Hours per week | 8 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 58,935 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 101,372 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6092 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 89,711 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Luxembourg?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Luxembourg was 8 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 25 Hours per week in 2004.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Hours per week in 2009.
- How does Luxembourg rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Luxembourg ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.