Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 69.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Luxembourg, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Luxembourg stood at 69.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Luxembourg peaked at 70.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2002.
That places Luxembourg 9th out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.5% | — |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +83.5% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 69.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 69.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.1%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +83.5% | 17.6% | 32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 13.5% | 48.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 48.9% | 70.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.3% | 69.6% | 2 |
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 proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Luxembourg?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Luxembourg was 69.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2002.
- How does Luxembourg rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Luxembourg ranks 9th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release