At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 35.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35.6%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
38.9%
in 2018
All-time low
27.8%
in 2022
Years of data
30
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Luxembourg, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 35.6% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in 2025.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Luxembourg peaked at 38.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2022.
Luxembourg ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 included in) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.0% | — |
| 1996 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | +9.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 35.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 35.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 29.6% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.8% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 27.8% | 38.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 7 Türkiye 36.3% compare
- 8 Lithuania 36.2% compare
- 8 Lithuania 36.2% compare
- 11 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 35.0% compare
- 11 Greece 35.0% compare
- 13 Austria 34.5% compare
- 13 Belgium 34.5% compare
- 13 Germany 34.5% compare
- 13 Romania 34.5% compare
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 included in) in Luxembourg?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Luxembourg was 35.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Luxembourg ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 included in 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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