Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9398 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.9398 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Luxembourg peaked at 0.9479 people per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6949 people per person, in 1960.
Luxembourg ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6949 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6973 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6998 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7037 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7079 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7123 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7197 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7281 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.735 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7397 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7437 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7479 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7539 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7592 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7612 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7649 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7727 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7829 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7932 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.802 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8029 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8043 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8057 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8063 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8068 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8073 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8077 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8087 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8091 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8089 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8099 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8116 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8141 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8173 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8211 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8253 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8297 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8342 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8387 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8439 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8486 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8524 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8563 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8602 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8641 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8682 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8723 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8766 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8811 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8857 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.89 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8944 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8994 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9045 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9098 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9177 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9212 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9269 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9328 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9389 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9462 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9479 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9461 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9429 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9398 people per person | -0.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.9398 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.9398 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7138 people per person | 0.6949 people per person | 0.7397 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.768 people per person | 0.7437 people per person | 0.8 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8061 people per person | 0.802 people per person | 0.8091 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8211 people per person | 0.8089 people per person | 0.8387 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8624 people per person | 0.8439 people per person | 0.8811 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9082 people per person | 0.8857 people per person | 0.9328 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9436 people per person | 0.9389 people per person | 0.9479 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More population data for Luxembourg
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2169 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 0.0556 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 781.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7954 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 290.54 people per km² (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Luxembourg?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Luxembourg was 0.9398 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9479 people per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6949 people per person in 1960.
- How does Luxembourg rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.