Urban population in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Urban population was 94.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Luxembourg stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Luxembourg peaked at 94.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1960.
Luxembourg ranks 19th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.5% | — |
| 1961 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.5% | 69.5% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 74.3% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 80.3% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 80.9% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 84.4% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.5% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.9% | 94.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 16 Malta 95.7% compare
- 17 Uruguay 95.7% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 95.4% compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.4% compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 94.3% compare
- 22 Guam 94.2% compare
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 in Luxembourg?
- Urban population in Luxembourg was 94.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1960.
- How does Luxembourg rank for urban population?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.