ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 88.1 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
88.1 %
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
10th
of 72 countries
All-time high
91 %
in 2008
All-time low
85.8 %
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Luxembourg, 1997–2024

0204060801001997201020241997: 87.6 %1998: 85.8 %1999: 87.9 %2000: 87.9 %2001: 90.1 %2002: 89.7 %2003: 89.3 %2004: 90.1 %2005: 88.9 %2006: 88.3 %2007: 89.6 %2008: 91 %2009: 90 %2010: 90.4 %2011: 90.9 %2012: 89.9 %2013: 89.6 %2014: 89.9 %2015: 87.7 %2016: 87.3 %2017: 89.8 %2018: 89 %2019: 88.6 %2020: 89.8 %2021: 87.4 %2022: 86.7 %2023: 86.4 %2024: 88.1 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Luxembourg stood at 88.1 %.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Luxembourg peaked at 91 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 85.8 %, in 1998.

That places Luxembourg 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Luxembourg, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 87.6 %
1998 85.8 % -2.1%
1999 87.9 % +2.4%
2000 87.9 % +0.0%
2001 90.1 % +2.5%
2002 89.7 % -0.4%
2003 89.3 % -0.4%
2004 90.1 % +0.9%
2005 88.9 % -1.3%
2006 88.3 % -0.7%
2007 89.6 % +1.5%
2008 91 % +1.6%
2009 90 % -1.1%
2010 90.4 % +0.4%
2011 90.9 % +0.6%
2012 89.9 % -1.1%
2013 89.6 % -0.3%
2014 89.9 % +0.3%
2015 87.7 % -2.4%
2016 87.3 % -0.5%
2017 89.8 % +2.9%
2018 89 % -0.9%
2019 88.6 % -0.4%
2020 89.8 % +1.4%
2021 87.4 % -2.7%
2022 86.7 % -0.8%
2023 86.4 % -0.3%
2024 88.1 % +2.0%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 88.1 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 88.1 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87.1 % 85.8 % 87.9 % 3
2000s 89.49 % 87.9 % 91 % 10
2010s 89.31 % 87.3 % 90.9 % 10
2020s 87.68 % 86.4 % 89.8 % 5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 7 Hungary 90 % compare
  2. 8 Russian Federation 89.3 % compare
  3. 9 Bulgaria 88.7 % compare
  4. 11 Lithuania 87.2 % compare
  5. 12 Estonia 87 % compare
  6. 13 Sweden 86.7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Luxembourg?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Luxembourg was 88.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 91 % in 2008.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 85.8 % in 1998.
How does Luxembourg rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Luxembourg ranks 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.