As Luxembourg implements its first National Action Plan to prevent and combat poverty, a new LISER Policy Brief provides an in-depth historical analysis of poverty trends in Luxembourg. Using four decades of harmonised data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), the Brief documents the evolution of relative poverty since 1985, highlighting recent increases in overall poverty and contrasting trends among different sociodemographic groups. It also identifies key drivers of these dynamics, including unequal shifts in median income and income levels at the lower end of the distribution. This overview offers an evidence-based baseline for evaluating current challenges and anticipating future developments.
Download the Policy Brief: Poverty trends in Luxembourg 1985–2023: A 'race' between the middle and the bottom
Contacts: policylab@liser.lu and alessio.fusco@liser.lu
