Survival ages across the population in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Survival ages across the population was 39.82 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Survival ages across the population in Luxembourg, 1960–2023
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 39.82 years for survival ages across the population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Luxembourg peaked at 39.82 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.48 years, in 1962.
That places Luxembourg 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Survival ages across the population in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.49 years | — |
| 1961 | 0.66 years | +34.7% |
| 1962 | 0.48 years | -27.3% |
| 1963 | 0.56 years | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.54 years | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.87 years | +61.1% |
| 1966 | 0.62 years | -28.7% |
| 1967 | 2.68 years | +332.3% |
| 1968 | 5.51 years | +105.6% |
| 1969 | 6.07 years | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 2.04 years | -66.4% |
| 1971 | 1.71 years | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 11.75 years | +587.1% |
| 1973 | 3.51 years | -70.1% |
| 1974 | 3.26 years | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 10.31 years | +216.3% |
| 1976 | 9.87 years | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 10.4 years | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 12.71 years | +22.2% |
| 1979 | 12.12 years | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 14.72 years | +21.5% |
| 1981 | 9.3 years | -36.8% |
| 1982 | 11.36 years | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 18.81 years | +65.6% |
| 1984 | 16.23 years | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 15.23 years | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 20.9 years | +37.2% |
| 1987 | 18 years | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 19.26 years | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 19.07 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 19.75 years | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 17.36 years | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 19.31 years | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 19.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 21.24 years | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 22.78 years | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 20.9 years | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 23.19 years | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 25.33 years | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 25.1 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 26.26 years | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 21.07 years | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 21.67 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 26.86 years | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 25.74 years | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 28.86 years | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 31.4 years | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 28.28 years | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 28.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.76 years | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 32.5 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 34.77 years | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 33.37 years | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 32.97 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.13 years | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 37.67 years | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 39.67 years | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 37.1 years | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 37.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.67 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 37.4 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 39.34 years | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 35.97 years | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 39.82 years | +10.7% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 39.82 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.79 years, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 39.82 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.14 years, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival ages across the population in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +587.1% | 1.71 years | 11.75 years |
| 1967 | +332.3% | 0.62 years | 2.68 years |
| 1975 | +216.3% | 3.26 years | 10.31 years |
| 1968 | +105.6% | 2.68 years | 5.51 years |
| 1973 | -70.1% | 11.75 years | 3.51 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 years | 0.48 years | 6.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.77 years | 1.71 years | 12.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.29 years | 9.3 years | 20.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.43 years | 17.36 years | 25.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.15 years | 21.07 years | 32.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.81 years | 32.5 years | 39.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.13 years | 35.97 years | 39.82 years | 4 |
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- 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 survival ages across the population in Luxembourg?
- Survival ages across the population in Luxembourg was 39.82 years in 2023, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 39.82 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 years in 1962.
- How does Luxembourg rank for survival ages across the population?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.