Labor force, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Labor force, female was 46.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Luxembourg, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 46.5% for labor force, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Luxembourg peaked at 46.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1990.
Luxembourg ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.8% | — |
| 1991 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 37.2% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 34.8% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 39.8% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 43.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 46.1% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 75 South Africa 46.6% compare
- 76 Montenegro 46.6% compare
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.6% compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 46.5% compare
- 80 Haiti 46.5% compare
- 81 Germany 46.5% compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,548 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,490 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,388 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Luxembourg?
- Labor force, female in Luxembourg was 46.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1990.
- How does Luxembourg rank for labor force, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.