Life expectancy at birth, total in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.36 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Luxembourg, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth, total in Luxembourg stood at 83.36 years. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Luxembourg peaked at 83.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.21 years, in 1970.
Luxembourg ranks 14th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.5 years | 69.21 years | 72.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 years | 71.97 years | 74.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.28 years | 74.78 years | 77.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.98 years | 77.73 years | 80.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9 years | 80.63 years | 82.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.76 years | 82.14 years | 83.36 years | 4 |
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More population data for Luxembourg
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 30,900 (2100)
- Population density 290.54 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.25 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 10,059 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.25 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.25 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.3464 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.4 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Luxembourg?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Luxembourg was 83.36 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 83.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.21 years in 1970.
- How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Luxembourg ranks 14th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release