Number of paid employees in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Number of paid employees was 3,882 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
3,882
Change on year
down 27.6%
World rank
77th
of 80 countries
All-time high
10,037
in 2012
All-time low
3,882
in 2020
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Number of paid employees in Luxembourg, 2004–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2004201220202004: 5.9k2005: 5.9k2006: 6.2k2007: 6.4k2008: 6.2k2009: 6.9k2010: 8.0k2011: 9.1k2012: 10.0k2013: 6.4k2014: 6.5k2015: 6.0k2016: 5.2k2017: 5.3k2018: 5.4k2019: 5.4k2020: 3.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 3,882 for number of paid employees in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Luxembourg peaked at 10,037 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,882, in 2020.

That places Luxembourg 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,260 5,918 6,940 6
2010s 6,732 5,165 10,037 10
2020s 3,882 3,882 3,882 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Luxembourg?
Number of paid employees in Luxembourg was 3,882 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 10,037 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 3,882 in 2020.
How does Luxembourg rank for number of paid employees?
Luxembourg ranks 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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