Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 6.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Luxembourg, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Luxembourg is 6.34, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Luxembourg peaked at 6.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.48, in 1991.
Luxembourg ranks 34th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.48 | — |
| 1992 | 2.03 | +36.9% |
| 1993 | 2.33 | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 3.48 | +49.3% |
| 1995 | 2.92 | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 3.29 | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 2.53 | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 2.76 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 2.39 | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 2.35 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8 | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 2.62 | +45.2% |
| 2003 | 3.67 | +40.2% |
| 2004 | 5.11 | +39.1% |
| 2005 | 4.49 | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 4.73 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.07 | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 5.06 | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 5.19 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.42 | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 5.12 | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 5.03 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.04 | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 6.04 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 6.67 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.52 | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 5.59 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.59 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.77 | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 5.57 | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 4.59 | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 5.18 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 6.4 | +23.5% |
| 2025 | 6.34 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.58 | 1.48 | 3.48 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.91 | 1.8 | 5.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 | 4.42 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 | 4.59 | 6.77 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Luxembourg?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Luxembourg was 6.34 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Luxembourg ranks 34th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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