Population growth in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Population growth was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Luxembourg, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Luxembourg is 1.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Luxembourg peaked at 2.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1983.
Luxembourg ranks 72nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +34.4% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -36.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -54.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -22.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +92.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +93.1% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +27.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -54.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -64.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +30.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +52.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -72.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -67.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +287.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +88.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +132.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +44.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +34.0% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +28.7% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +32.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -22.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 1.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 1.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 4.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +287.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1986 | +132.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 487.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 93.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 394.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 85.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 84.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.3948 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3196 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Luxembourg?
- Population growth in Luxembourg was 1.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
- How does Luxembourg rank for population growth?
- Luxembourg ranks 72nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.