Urban population share 2050 in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Urban population share 2050 was 94.88 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population share 2050 in Luxembourg, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 94.88 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Luxembourg peaked at 94.88 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0015, in 1000.
Luxembourg ranks 25th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Urban population share 2050 in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0015 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0045 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0136 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0407 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.1222 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.3667 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 1.1 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 3.3 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 5.86 | +77.5% |
| 1720 | 8.42 | +43.7% |
| 1730 | 10.97 | +30.4% |
| 1740 | 13.53 | +23.3% |
| 1750 | 16.09 | +18.9% |
| 1760 | 18.65 | +15.9% |
| 1770 | 21.2 | +13.7% |
| 1780 | 23.76 | +12.1% |
| 1790 | 26.32 | +10.8% |
| 1800 | 28.88 | +9.7% |
| 1810 | 31.43 | +8.9% |
| 1820 | 33.99 | +8.1% |
| 1830 | 36.55 | +7.5% |
| 1840 | 39.11 | +7.0% |
| 1850 | 41.67 | +6.5% |
| 1860 | 44.22 | +6.1% |
| 1870 | 46.78 | +5.8% |
| 1880 | 49.34 | +5.5% |
| 1890 | 51.9 | +5.2% |
| 1900 | 54.45 | +4.9% |
| 1910 | 57.01 | +4.7% |
| 1920 | 59.57 | +4.5% |
| 1930 | 62.13 | +4.3% |
| 1940 | 64.68 | +4.1% |
| 1950 | 66.95 | +3.5% |
| 1951 | 67.13 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 67.32 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 67.54 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 67.78 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 68.03 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 68.3 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 68.59 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 68.89 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 69.2 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 69.51 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 69.84 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 70.22 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 70.65 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 71.12 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 71.62 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 72.15 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 72.69 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 73.25 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 73.8 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 74.34 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 74.89 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 75.51 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 76.19 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 76.91 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 77.63 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 78.32 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 78.97 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 79.53 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 79.99 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 80.3 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 80.46 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 80.54 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 80.6 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 80.65 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 80.69 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 80.72 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80.76 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 80.8 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 80.85 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.92 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 81.03 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 81.2 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.46 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.8 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.19 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.62 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 83.07 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.53 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 83.99 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.42 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 84.82 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.2 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.59 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.98 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.37 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.77 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.18 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.6 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.04 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.49 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.96 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.44 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.94 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.46 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 90.99 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.54 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.1 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.67 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.26 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.86 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.59 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.76 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.88 | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 94.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 94.88 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0015 | 0.0045 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0045 | 0.0136 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0136 | 0.0407 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0407 | 0.1222 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.1222 | 0.3667 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.3667 | 1.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0045 | 0.0045 | 0.0045 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0136 | 0.0136 | 0.0136 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0407 | 0.0407 | 0.0407 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1222 | 0.1222 | 0.1222 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3667 | 0.3667 | 0.3667 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.86 | 5.86 | 5.86 | 1 |
| 1720s | 8.42 | 8.42 | 8.42 | 1 |
| 1730s | 10.97 | 10.97 | 10.97 | 1 |
| 1740s | 13.53 | 13.53 | 13.53 | 1 |
| 1750s | 16.09 | 16.09 | 16.09 | 1 |
| 1760s | 18.65 | 18.65 | 18.65 | 1 |
| 1770s | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 1 |
| 1780s | 23.76 | 23.76 | 23.76 | 1 |
| 1790s | 26.32 | 26.32 | 26.32 | 1 |
| 1800s | 28.88 | 28.88 | 28.88 | 1 |
| 1810s | 31.43 | 31.43 | 31.43 | 1 |
| 1820s | 33.99 | 33.99 | 33.99 | 1 |
| 1830s | 36.55 | 36.55 | 36.55 | 1 |
| 1840s | 39.11 | 39.11 | 39.11 | 1 |
| 1850s | 41.67 | 41.67 | 41.67 | 1 |
| 1860s | 44.22 | 44.22 | 44.22 | 1 |
| 1870s | 46.78 | 46.78 | 46.78 | 1 |
| 1880s | 49.34 | 49.34 | 49.34 | 1 |
| 1890s | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 1 |
| 1900s | 54.45 | 54.45 | 54.45 | 1 |
| 1910s | 57.01 | 57.01 | 57.01 | 1 |
| 1920s | 59.57 | 59.57 | 59.57 | 1 |
| 1930s | 62.13 | 62.13 | 62.13 | 1 |
| 1940s | 64.68 | 64.68 | 64.68 | 1 |
| 1950s | 67.97 | 66.95 | 69.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.48 | 69.51 | 73.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.23 | 74.34 | 79.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.64 | 80.3 | 80.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.18 | 80.92 | 83.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2 | 84.42 | 88.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.78 | 88.49 | 93.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.62 | 93.86 | 94.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 22 Malta 95.68 compare
- 23 Uruguay 95.65 compare
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 95.39 compare
- 26 Mayotte 94.44 compare
- 27 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.4 compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 94.34 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Luxembourg?
- Urban population share 2050 in Luxembourg was 94.88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 94.88 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 in 1000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for urban population share 2050?
- Luxembourg ranks 25th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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