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

Luxembourg: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 60.59 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
60.59 %
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
66th
of 79 countries
All-time high
69.92 %
in 1997
All-time low
60.59 %
in 2024
Years of data
28
1997–2024

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

02040601997201020241997: 69.9 %1998: 69.1 %1999: 65.4 %2000: 69.2 %2001: 69.6 %2002: 68.8 %2003: 66 %2004: 65.9 %2005: 65.8 %2006: 62 %2007: 63.2 %2008: 67.4 %2009: 67.2 %2010: 67.5 %2011: 65.2 %2012: 64.4 %2013: 64.8 %2014: 65.1 %2015: 64.2 %2016: 64 %2017: 61.7 %2018: 61.1 %2019: 63 %2020: 62.9 %2021: 64.7 %2022: 63.2 %2023: 62.4 %2024: 60.6 %

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 60.59 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Luxembourg peaked at 69.92 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 60.59 %, in 2024.

Luxembourg ranks 66th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Luxembourg, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 69.92 %
1998 69.1 % -1.2%
1999 65.37 % -5.4%
2000 69.25 % +5.9%
2001 69.64 % +0.6%
2002 68.84 % -1.1%
2003 66 % -4.1%
2004 65.9 % -0.2%
2005 65.79 % -0.2%
2006 61.96 % -5.8%
2007 63.2 % +2.0%
2008 67.38 % +6.6%
2009 67.24 % -0.2%
2010 67.46 % +0.3%
2011 65.18 % -3.4%
2012 64.44 % -1.1%
2013 64.8 % +0.6%
2014 65.08 % +0.4%
2015 64.18 % -1.4%
2016 63.98 % -0.3%
2017 61.69 % -3.6%
2018 61.12 % -0.9%
2019 62.99 % +3.1%
2020 62.94 % -0.1%
2021 64.68 % +2.8%
2022 63.21 % -2.3%
2023 62.4 % -1.3%
2024 60.59 % -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.13 % 65.37 % 69.92 % 3
2000s 66.52 % 61.96 % 69.64 % 10
2010s 64.09 % 61.12 % 67.46 % 10
2020s 62.76 % 60.59 % 64.68 % 5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 63 North Macedonia 62.25 % compare
  2. 64 Ukraine 61.09 % compare
  3. 65 Finland 61.05 % compare
  4. 67 Romania 60.24 % compare
  5. 68 Belgium 60.23 % compare
  6. 69 France 59.61 % 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 60.59 % 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 69.92 % in 1997.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 60.59 % in 2024.
How does Luxembourg rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Luxembourg ranks 66th out of 79 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 down 6.9%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), 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, 1,544 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.