Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 1.25 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Luxembourg, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Luxembourg is 1.25 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Luxembourg peaked at 2.42 births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.25 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 190th out of 215 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 5 |
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More population data for Luxembourg
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,900 people (2100)
- Population density 290.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 10,059 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Luxembourg?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Luxembourg was 1.25 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Luxembourg ranks 190th out of 215 regions with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.