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

Luxembourg: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 56.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
56.37 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 79 countries
All-time high
56.85 %
in 2023
All-time low
39.01 %
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

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

02040601997201020241997: 39 %1998: 39.2 %1999: 42 %2000: 42 %2001: 45.4 %2002: 45.1 %2003: 43.4 %2004: 44 %2005: 44 %2006: 47.6 %2007: 49.1 %2008: 49.9 %2009: 50.8 %2010: 49.5 %2011: 50.6 %2012: 50.7 %2013: 51.7 %2014: 53.8 %2015: 54.5 %2016: 55.9 %2017: 55.5 %2018: 54.6 %2019: 52.3 %2020: 55.5 %2021: 56.3 %2022: 55.4 %2023: 56.9 %2024: 56.4 %

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 56.37 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Luxembourg peaked at 56.85 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.01 %, in 1997.

That places Luxembourg 28th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 — Female — Value in Luxembourg, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 39.01 %
1998 39.24 % +0.6%
1999 42.05 % +7.2%
2000 42.02 % -0.1%
2001 45.37 % +8.0%
2002 45.14 % -0.5%
2003 43.41 % -3.8%
2004 44.03 % +1.4%
2005 44.01 % -0.0%
2006 47.65 % +8.3%
2007 49.09 % +3.0%
2008 49.9 % +1.7%
2009 50.77 % +1.7%
2010 49.53 % -2.4%
2011 50.62 % +2.2%
2012 50.74 % +0.2%
2013 51.68 % +1.9%
2014 53.76 % +4.0%
2015 54.54 % +1.5%
2016 55.92 % +2.5%
2017 55.54 % -0.7%
2018 54.65 % -1.6%
2019 52.26 % -4.4%
2020 55.5 % +6.2%
2021 56.26 % +1.4%
2022 55.4 % -1.5%
2023 56.85 % +2.6%
2024 56.37 % -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.1 % 39.01 % 42.05 % 3
2000s 46.14 % 42.02 % 50.77 % 10
2010s 52.92 % 49.53 % 55.92 % 10
2020s 56.08 % 55.4 % 56.85 % 5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 25 Jamaica 57.12 % compare
  2. 26 Norway 56.95 % compare
  3. 27 Indonesia 56.52 % compare
  4. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55.76 % compare
  5. 30 Uruguay 55.63 % compare
  6. 31 Denmark 55.52 % 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 56.37 % 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 56.85 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 39.01 % in 1997.
How does Luxembourg rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Luxembourg ranks 28th 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 up 4.9%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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 — Female — 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.