Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 44.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Luxembourg, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Luxembourg is 44.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 64.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Luxembourg peaked at 44.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44.5% | — |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -44.7% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 44.2% | +64.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 44.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.7%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 44.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.6%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.7% | 34.0% | 44.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 22.4% | 44.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,748 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,009 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 53,672 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 43,020 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0635 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Luxembourg?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Luxembourg was 44.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Luxembourg ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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