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

Luxembourg: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 88.5 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
88.5 %
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
40th
of 79 countries
All-time high
94.99 %
in 2002
All-time low
87.97 %
in 2017
Years of data
28
1997–2024

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

0204060801001997201020241997: 93.7 %1998: 94.3 %1999: 93.7 %2000: 94.5 %2001: 93 %2002: 95 %2003: 92.6 %2004: 93.4 %2005: 93.9 %2006: 92.2 %2007: 92.7 %2008: 93.2 %2009: 91.1 %2010: 92.6 %2011: 90.6 %2012: 92.3 %2013: 91.1 %2014: 90.8 %2015: 89.8 %2016: 89.6 %2017: 88 %2018: 88.9 %2019: 89.6 %2020: 90.3 %2021: 90.5 %2022: 91.7 %2023: 91 %2024: 88.5 %

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 88.5 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Luxembourg peaked at 94.99 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87.97 %, in 2017.

That places Luxembourg 40th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Luxembourg, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 93.7 %
1998 94.27 % +0.6%
1999 93.68 % -0.6%
2000 94.45 % +0.8%
2001 92.95 % -1.6%
2002 94.99 % +2.2%
2003 92.59 % -2.5%
2004 93.42 % +0.9%
2005 93.94 % +0.6%
2006 92.19 % -1.9%
2007 92.72 % +0.6%
2008 93.2 % +0.5%
2009 91.12 % -2.2%
2010 92.58 % +1.6%
2011 90.58 % -2.2%
2012 92.34 % +1.9%
2013 91.11 % -1.3%
2014 90.8 % -0.3%
2015 89.82 % -1.1%
2016 89.63 % -0.2%
2017 87.97 % -1.9%
2018 88.87 % +1.0%
2019 89.59 % +0.8%
2020 90.32 % +0.8%
2021 90.53 % +0.2%
2022 91.68 % +1.3%
2023 91.02 % -0.7%
2024 88.5 % -2.8%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 88.5 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.42 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 88.5 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.11 %, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.88 % 93.68 % 94.27 % 3
2000s 93.16 % 91.12 % 94.99 % 10
2010s 90.33 % 87.97 % 92.58 % 10
2020s 90.41 % 88.5 % 91.68 % 5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 37 Sweden 89.05 % compare
  2. 38 Jamaica 88.98 % compare
  3. 39 Russian Federation 88.58 % compare
  4. 41 Portugal 88.45 % compare
  5. 42 Hungary 88.42 % compare
  6. 43 Denmark 88.26 % compare

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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 88.5 % 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 94.99 % in 2002.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 87.97 % in 2017.
How does Luxembourg rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Luxembourg ranks 40th 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 down 2.5%. 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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 data points, 1987–2025
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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.