Luxembourg vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time

Luxembourg
1.5 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.6 Weeks per year per person
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
17th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
15th

Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.6 Weeks per year per person against 1.5 Weeks per year per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1 Weeks per year per person.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.74 Weeks per year per person 2.43 Weeks per year per person 0.6857 Weeks per year per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.98 Weeks per year per person 1.93 Weeks per year per person 0.05 Weeks per year per person Luxembourg
2020s 2 Weeks per year per person 1.6 Weeks per year per person 0.4 Weeks per year per person Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Luxembourg or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.6 Weeks per year per person against 1.5 Weeks per year per person in Luxembourg as of 2020.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1 Weeks per year per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Luxembourg ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages
Unit
Weeks per year per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 737 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.