Unemployment rate,Percent in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Unemployment rate,Percent was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6.0%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
31st
of 71 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2014
All-time low
2.2%
in 2001
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Luxembourg, 1995–2025

2345671995201020251995: 2.61996: 2.81997: 31998: 2.81999: 2.72000: 2.42001: 2.22002: 2.52003: 3.32004: 3.72005: 4.12006: 4.22007: 4.22008: 4.22009: 5.52010: 5.82011: 5.72012: 6.12013: 6.82014: 7.12015: 6.82016: 6.32017: 5.92018: 5.52019: 5.42020: 6.32021: 5.72022: 4.82023: 5.22024: 5.82025: 6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Luxembourg stood at 6.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Luxembourg peaked at 7.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2001.

That places Luxembourg 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.8% 2.6% 3.0% 5
2000s 3.6% 2.2% 5.5% 10
2010s 6.1% 5.4% 7.1% 10
2020s 5.6% 4.8% 6.3% 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 28 Italy 6.1% compare
  2. 29 Portugal 6.0% compare
  3. 30 India 6.0% compare
  4. 32 Brazil 5.9% compare
  5. 33 Philippines 5.7% compare
  6. 34 Poland 5.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Luxembourg?
Unemployment rate,percent in Luxembourg was 6.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2001.
How does Luxembourg rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Luxembourg ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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