Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 43.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Luxembourg, 2010–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Luxembourg is 43.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Luxembourg peaked at 52.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2011.
That places Luxembourg 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42.5% | — |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.7% | 40.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 42.4% | 52.7% | 3 |
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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Luxembourg?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Luxembourg was 43.1% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2011.
- How does Luxembourg rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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