Has the population peaked? in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Has the population peaked? was 665,101 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Has the population peaked? in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 665,101 people for has the population peaked? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Luxembourg peaked at 665,101 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 296,580 people, in 1950.
That places Luxembourg 168th out of 236 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 304,262 people | 296,580 people | 312,043 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 327,259 people | 313,888 people | 338,271 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 351,978 people | 339,337 people | 362,898 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 368,169 people | 363,711 people | 377,384 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 405,536 people | 381,707 people | 429,909 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 464,014 people | 436,142 people | 498,196 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 563,443 people | 507,418 people | 620,167 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 647,322 people | 630,597 people | 665,101 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 165 Solomon Islands 800,014 people compare
- 166 Bhutan 786,386 people compare
- 167 Macao 713,916 people compare
- 169 Montenegro 633,553 people compare
- 170 Suriname 628,892 people compare
- 171 Western Sahara 579,734 people compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is has the population peaked? in Luxembourg?
- Has the population peaked? in Luxembourg was 665,101 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 665,101 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,580 people in 1950.
- How does Luxembourg rank for has the population peaked??
- Luxembourg ranks 168th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.