Luxembourg People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

639,589 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Luxembourger(s)

adjective: Luxembourg

Ethnic groups

Luxembourger 51.1%, Portuguese 15.7%, French 7.5%, Italian 3.6%, Belgian 3.3%, German 2.1%, Spanish 1.1%, British 1%, other 14.6% (2019 est.)

note: data represent population by nationality

Languages

Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 55.8%, Portuguese 15.7%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 12.1%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 3.1%, Italian 2.9%, English 2.1%, other 8.4% (2011 est.)

Religions

Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 70.4%, Muslim 2.3%, other (includes Buddhist, folk religions, Hindu, Jewish) 0.5%, none 26.8% (2010 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.73% (male 54,099/female 51,004)

15-24 years: 11.78% (male 37,946/female 36,061)

25-54 years: 43.93% (male 141,535/female 134,531)

55-64 years: 12.19% (male 39,289/female 37,337)

65 years and over: 15.37% (male 43,595/female 52,984) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 42.8

youth dependency ratio: 22.2

elderly dependency ratio: 20.5

potential support ratio: 4.9 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 39.5 years

male: 38.9 years

female: 40 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.7% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

11.62 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

7.26 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

12.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

most people live in the south, on or near the border with France

Urbanization

urban population: 91.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

120,000 LUXEMBOURG (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

31.1 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.78 years

male: 80.31 years

female: 85.39 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.63 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98.8% of population

total: 99% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 1.2% of population

total: 1% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

5.3% (2018)

Physicians density

3.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density

4.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 99.9% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0.1% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2018 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

1,200 (2018 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.6% (2016)

Education expenditures

3.6% of GDP (2017)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 17%

male: 17.8%

female: 16% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Luxembourg on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Luxembourg 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Luxembourg 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.