Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Luxembourg, 2003–2025
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Luxembourg is 8.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Luxembourg peaked at 15.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2003.
That places Luxembourg 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.6% | — |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +198.0% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -30.4% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 5.1% | 15.2% | 6 |
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More population data for Luxembourg
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 0.0556 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.56 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Luxembourg?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Luxembourg was 8.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Luxembourg ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).