Luxembourg — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Luxembourg, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Luxembourg was 61.50% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 61.76% in 2024. The lowest was 50.34% in 1995 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.55% per year.
Luxembourg ranks 94 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 50%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Luxembourg sits above it. It peaked in 2024 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 17 of 49 economies; United Kingdom (61.37%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 126 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 154th of 187 in 1990 → 144th of 187 in 2000 → 126th of 187 in 2010 → 95th of 187 in 2020 → 93rd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.5% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 61.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 61.54% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 60.94% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 61.48% | +1.4 pp |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 60.04% | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 59.29% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 58.74% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 59.11% | -0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 59.87% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 58.98% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 58.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 56.89% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 57.05% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 57.46% | +2.2 pp |
| 2008 | 55.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 55.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 55.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 55.13% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 54.42% | +0.9 pp |
| 2003 | 53.56% | -0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 54.24% | +1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 53.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 53.42% | +1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 52.25% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 51.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 51.24% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 50.96% | +0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 50.34% | -1.9 pp |
| 1994 | 52.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 52.3% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 52.96% | +1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 51.98% | +1.2 pp |
| 1990 | 50.76% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Luxembourg’s Labor participation in 1991?
51.98% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Luxembourg’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +21.2% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 61.5%; 2024: 61.76%; 2023: 61.54%; 2022: 60.94%; 2021: 61.48%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.