ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 4.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.4 %
Change on year
down 28.7%
World rank
73rd
of 78 countries
All-time high
6.17 %
in 2023
All-time low
0.26 %
in 2006
Years of data
26
1997–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Luxembourg, 1997–2024

02461997201020241997: 2.5 %1998: 2.5 %1999: 1.5 %2000: 3.5 %2001: 1.6 %2002: 1.9 %2003: 2 %2005: 0.86 %2006: 0.26 %2007: 1.2 %2009: 4.3 %2010: 5 %2011: 3.7 %2012: 2.7 %2013: 4.1 %2014: 3.7 %2015: 4.8 %2016: 3 %2017: 3.9 %2018: 2.7 %2019: 3.8 %2020: 2.7 %2021: 6 %2022: 4.8 %2023: 6.2 %2024: 4.4 %

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 4.4 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Luxembourg peaked at 6.17 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.26 %, in 2006.

Luxembourg ranks 73rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Luxembourg, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 2.48 %
1998 2.52 % +1.6%
1999 1.48 % -41.3%
2000 3.49 % +135.8%
2001 1.56 % -55.3%
2002 1.91 % +22.4%
2003 2 % +4.7%
2005 0.86 % -57.0%
2006 0.26 % -69.8%
2007 1.22 % +369.2%
2009 4.35 % +256.6%
2010 5.01 % +15.2%
2011 3.67 % -26.7%
2012 2.74 % -25.3%
2013 4.08 % +48.9%
2014 3.71 % -9.1%
2015 4.8 % +29.4%
2016 3.03 % -36.9%
2017 3.87 % +27.7%
2018 2.73 % -29.5%
2019 3.83 % +40.3%
2020 2.73 % -28.7%
2021 6.01 % +120.1%
2022 4.77 % -20.6%
2023 6.17 % +29.4%
2024 4.4 % -28.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.16 % 1.48 % 2.52 % 3
2000s 1.96 % 0.26 % 4.35 % 8
2010s 3.75 % 2.73 % 5.01 % 10
2020s 4.82 % 2.73 % 6.17 % 5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 70 France 4.7 % compare
  2. 71 Slovenia 4.69 % compare
  3. 72 Hungary 4.58 % compare
  4. 74 Slovakia 3.81 % compare
  5. 75 Romania 3.15 % compare
  6. 76 Spain 2.84 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Luxembourg?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Luxembourg was 4.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6.17 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.26 % in 2006.
How does Luxembourg rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Luxembourg ranks 73rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 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.