ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 29.04 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
29.04 %
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
48th
of 79 countries
All-time high
37.72 %
in 1998
All-time low
21.64 %
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg, 1997–2024

0102030401997201020241997: 37.1 %1998: 37.7 %1999: 30.4 %2000: 32 %2001: 35.1 %2002: 33.5 %2003: 28.3 %2004: 24.4 %2005: 25.8 %2006: 25.6 %2007: 23.2 %2008: 24.8 %2009: 28.7 %2010: 28.2 %2011: 21.6 %2012: 23.3 %2013: 22.1 %2014: 21.8 %2015: 30 %2016: 24.5 %2017: 28.3 %2018: 27.8 %2019: 28 %2020: 23.9 %2021: 31.9 %2022: 30.6 %2023: 28.4 %2024: 29 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg is 29.04 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg peaked at 37.72 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21.64 %, in 2011.

Luxembourg ranks 48th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Luxembourg, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 37.12 %
1998 37.72 % +1.6%
1999 30.42 % -19.4%
2000 31.97 % +5.1%
2001 35.11 % +9.8%
2002 33.48 % -4.6%
2003 28.32 % -15.4%
2004 24.45 % -13.7%
2005 25.81 % +5.6%
2006 25.6 % -0.8%
2007 23.17 % -9.5%
2008 24.83 % +7.2%
2009 28.68 % +15.5%
2010 28.22 % -1.6%
2011 21.64 % -23.3%
2012 23.27 % +7.5%
2013 22.12 % -4.9%
2014 21.8 % -1.4%
2015 29.98 % +37.5%
2016 24.54 % -18.1%
2017 28.3 % +15.3%
2018 27.8 % -1.8%
2019 27.99 % +0.7%
2020 23.9 % -14.6%
2021 31.93 % +33.6%
2022 30.63 % -4.1%
2023 28.38 % -7.3%
2024 29.04 % +2.3%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 29.04 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.77 %, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 29.04 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.54 %, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.09 % 30.42 % 37.72 % 3
2000s 28.14 % 23.17 % 35.11 % 10
2010s 25.57 % 21.64 % 29.98 % 10
2020s 28.78 % 23.9 % 31.93 % 5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 45 Spain 29.86 % compare
  2. 46 Poland 29.78 % compare
  3. 47 Lithuania 29.29 % compare
  4. 49 Hungary 28.79 % compare
  5. 50 Ukraine 28.67 % compare
  6. 51 India 28.33 % compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

More economy & growth data for Luxembourg

All data for Luxembourg →

Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg was 29.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 37.72 % in 1998.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 21.64 % in 2011.
How does Luxembourg rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Luxembourg ranks 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-15-to-24-rural-areas/luxembourg/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-15-to-24-rural-areas/luxembourg/">ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,539 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.