In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 7.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
7.5%
Change on year
down 83.0%
World rank
29th
of 44 countries
All-time high
44.2%
in 2020
All-time low
4.8%
in 2007
Years of data
19
2003–2021
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Luxembourg, 2003–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 7.5% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in 2021.
That represents a change of down 83.0% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Luxembourg peaked at 44.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2007.
Luxembourg ranks 29th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.2% | — |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -59.3% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +354.1% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -67.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -56.8% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +368.8% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +61.6% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +99.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -83.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 4.8% | 33.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 7.5% | 44.2% | 2 |
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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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Luxembourg?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Luxembourg was 7.5% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2007.
- How does Luxembourg rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Luxembourg ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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