Labor force, total, per capita in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5182 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Luxembourg, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Luxembourg is 0.5182 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Luxembourg peaked at 0.5202 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4106 units per person, in 1995.
That places Luxembourg 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4194 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4284 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4353 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4287 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4267 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4106 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4151 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4167 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4176 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4238 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.433 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4311 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4401 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4351 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4426 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4492 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4501 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4513 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4526 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4721 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4698 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4701 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4827 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.491 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4995 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4944 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4923 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4975 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5042 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.505 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5168 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5127 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.518 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5202 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5182 units per person | -0.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.5182 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.5182 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4222 units per person | 0.4106 units per person | 0.4353 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4457 units per person | 0.4311 units per person | 0.4721 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4888 units per person | 0.4698 units per person | 0.5042 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5152 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 0.5202 units per person | 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 labor force, total, per capita in Luxembourg?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Luxembourg was 0.5182 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5202 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4106 units per person in 1995.
- How does Luxembourg rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.