Number of public paid employees in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Number of public paid employees was 1,032 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,032
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
74th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1,777
in 2012
All-time low
858
in 2008
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Number of public paid employees in Luxembourg, 2004–2020

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2004201220202004: 1.1k2005: 1.0k2006: 9582007: 9642008: 8582009: 1.0k2010: 1.3k2011: 1.5k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.3k2014: 1.4k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.4k2017: 1.4k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.3k2020: 1.0k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 1,032 for number of public paid employees in 2020.

The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees in Luxembourg peaked at 1,777 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 858, in 2008.

That places Luxembourg 74th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 973.17 858 1,050 6
2010s 1,400 1,272 1,777 10
2020s 1,032 1,032 1,032 1

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 71 Malta 1,208 compare
  2. 72 Rwanda 1,203 compare
  3. 73 Palestine, State of 1,126 compare
  4. 75 Cyprus 975 compare
  5. 76 Romania 902 compare
  6. 77 Montenegro 851 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees in Luxembourg?
Number of public paid employees in Luxembourg was 1,032 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 1,777 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 858 in 2008.
How does Luxembourg rank for number of public paid employees?
Luxembourg ranks 74th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of public paid employees rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,013 data points, 2000–2022
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