Luxembourg vs Puerto Rico: Urban population (% of total population)
Luxembourg
94.9%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
94.3%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
19th
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Luxembourg
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 94.9% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.5% | 49.5% | 21.9% | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 61.3% | 15.9% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 74.2% | 6.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 90.2% | 8.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 94.1% | 7.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 93.8% | 3.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.2% | 0.5% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Luxembourg or Puerto Rico?
- Luxembourg, at 94.9% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Luxembourg and Puerto Rico?
- 0.6%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.