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🇱🇺 Luxembourg in official data
How Luxembourg is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- People taking part in active citizenship: Luxembourg has the highest value in the EU (21.6 %, 2022).
- Greenhouse gas emissions per person: Luxembourg has the highest value in the EU (11.1 t CO2e, 2024).
- Actual individual consumption per capita: Luxembourg has the highest value in the EU (141 EU = 100, 2024).
- Real GDP per person: Luxembourg has the highest value in the EU (102,840 €, 2025).
- Average salary adjusted for prices: Luxembourg has the highest value in the EU (82,969 €/yr, 2024).
- Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet: Luxembourg has the lowest value in the EU (0.0 %, 2020).
- Disability employment gap: Luxembourg has the lowest value in the EU (8.5 pp, 2022).
- Tertiary educational attainment, ages 25–34: Luxembourg has the 2nd highest value in the EU (65.2 %, 2025).
- Patent applications to the European Patent Office: Luxembourg has the 2nd highest value in the EU (548.4 /million, 2025).
- ICT specialists in employment: Luxembourg has the 2nd highest value in the EU (8.7 %, 2025).
- Households with internet access: Luxembourg has the 2nd highest value in the EU (99.1 %, 2025).
- Government debt: Luxembourg has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (26.0 % GDP, 2025).
- New doctorate graduates in STEM: Luxembourg has the 3rd highest value in the EU (1.3 /1,000, 2024).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 99.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 62.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 73.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 21.6 % | 2022 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 77 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 87.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 141 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 113.1 2008=100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 102,840 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 26.0 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.2 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 1.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 8.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 2.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 18.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 44.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 8.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 8.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 2.2 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 3.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 4.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 0.0 % | 2020 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.50 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 73.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 8.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 2.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 9.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 40.5 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 21.6 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 8.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 0.94 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 1,376 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 2.7 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 20.0 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Rail share of passenger travel | 5.4 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 86.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 95.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 99.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 7.4 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 1.16 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 8.5 pp | 2022 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 5.6 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2025, social background mattered much more in Luxembourg than on average in the OECD: advantaged students outscored disadvantaged ones by 130 points in science, against 85 on average.
- Scientific research outcomes: Research in Luxembourg is cited well above the EU average (3rd in the EU) and is among the most international: co-publications with foreign researchers are the 2nd highest in the EU.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks Luxembourg 9th of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, up from 13th in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places Luxembourg 7th of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 10th for civil justice.
- Court efficiency: Courts in Luxembourg took an estimated 251 days to resolve civil and commercial disputes at first instance in 2024, up from 221 in 2023 and 103 in 2014.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of Luxembourg’s government at 92.8 out of 100 in 2025, up from 92.2 in 2024.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed Luxembourg’s roads 15th of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 3.6 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in Luxembourg took 29 minutes on average, longer than the EU average of 25.
- Access to services: Most people in Luxembourg can reach work or study without a car: 72.2% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, slightly above the EU average.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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