Luxembourg vs World: Urban population, per capita
Luxembourg
0.9488 units per person
in 2025
World
0.5783 units per person
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
19th
World rank
21st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- World
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.9488 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World, a difference of 0.3705 units per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 19th and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7148 units per person | 0.3519 units per person | 0.363 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.7723 units per person | 0.3763 units per person | 0.396 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.8064 units per person | 0.4114 units per person | 0.3949 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.8218 units per person | 0.4437 units per person | 0.3781 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.862 units per person | 0.4911 units per person | 0.3709 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.9078 units per person | 0.541 units per person | 0.3668 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.9462 units per person | 0.5717 units per person | 0.3745 units per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Luxembourg or World?
- Luxembourg, at 0.9488 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Luxembourg and World?
- 0.3705 units per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and World rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.