Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 28.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Luxembourg, 2015–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 28.1% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Luxembourg peaked at 33.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2022.
Luxembourg ranks 10th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.9% | — |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.0% | 27.8% | 33.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 4 |
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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Luxembourg?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Luxembourg was 28.1% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Luxembourg ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.