Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 1.25 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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
Luxembourg recorded 1.25 births per woman for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Luxembourg peaked at 2.42 births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.25 births per woman, in 2023.
Luxembourg ranks 190th of 215 regions on this measure, 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Luxembourg?
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Luxembourg ranks 190th out of 215 regions with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.