Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 100,367 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 100,367 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Luxembourg peaked at 100,367 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28,830 people, in 1950.
That places Luxembourg 154th 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 | 31,096 people | 28,830 people | 33,027 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 37,219 people | 33,323 people | 41,413 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45,849 people | 42,335 people | 48,876 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,149 people | 48,195 people | 50,436 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,054 people | 51,044 people | 60,848 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,125 people | 61,193 people | 69,812 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,826 people | 70,953 people | 89,678 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,822 people | 91,903 people | 100,367 people | 4 |
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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)
- 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Luxembourg?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Luxembourg was 100,367 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 100,367 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,830 people in 1950.
- How does Luxembourg rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Luxembourg ranks 154th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.