At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Luxembourg, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Luxembourg is 19.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Luxembourg peaked at 20.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1997.
That places Luxembourg 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 17.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 12.8% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More poverty & inequality data for Luxembourg
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,540 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 40.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 40.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Luxembourg?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Luxembourg was 19.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1997.
- How does Luxembourg rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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