Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 6.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6.5%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
69th
of 185 regions
All-time high
6.8%
in 2015
All-time low
1.5%
in 1991
Years of data
43
1983–2025

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Luxembourg, 1983–2025

2461983200420251983: 3.2 %1984: 2.6 %1985: 3 %1986: 2.6 %1987: 2.5 %1988: 2 %1989: 1.6 %1990: 1.6 %1991: 1.5 %1992: 2 %1993: 2.3 %1994: 3.5 %1995: 2.9 %1996: 3.3 %1997: 2.5 %1998: 2.8 %1999: 2.4 %2000: 2.3 %2001: 1.8 %2002: 2.6 %2003: 3.7 %2004: 5.1 %2005: 4.5 %2006: 4.7 %2007: 4.1 %2008: 5.1 %2009: 5.2 %2010: 4.4 %2011: 5.1 %2012: 5 %2013: 6 %2014: 6 %2015: 6.8 %2016: 6.7 %2017: 5.5 %2018: 5.6 %2019: 5.6 %2020: 6.8 %2021: 5.6 %2022: 4.6 %2023: 5.2 %2024: 6.4 %2025: 6.5 %

Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 6.5% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Luxembourg peaked at 6.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1991.

That places Luxembourg 69th out of 185 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.5% 1.6% 3.2% 7
1990s 2.5% 1.5% 3.5% 10
2000s 3.9% 1.8% 5.2% 10
2010s 5.7% 4.4% 6.8% 10
2020s 5.8% 4.6% 6.8% 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 67 Canada 6.8% compare
  2. 68 Sao Tome and Principe 6.7% compare
  3. 70 Denmark 6.4% compare
  4. 71 Costa Rica 6.3% compare
  5. 72 Grenada 6.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Luxembourg?
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Luxembourg was 6.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1991.
How does Luxembourg rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
Luxembourg ranks 69th out of 185 regions with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Unit
%
Source
Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 5,169 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.