Urban population growth in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Urban population growth was 1.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population growth in Luxembourg, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 1.5% for urban population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Luxembourg peaked at 3.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1983.
Luxembourg ranks 95th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population growth in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4% | — |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +27.5% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -25.7% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +22.7% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +38.1% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +20.6% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -31.4% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -28.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -34.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -62.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -42.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +55.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +48.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +103.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +40.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +33.7% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +28.9% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -21.5% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0141 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Luxembourg?
- Urban population growth in Luxembourg was 1.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1983.
- How does Luxembourg rank for urban population growth?
- Luxembourg ranks 95th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.