Luxembourg People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

660,924 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Luxembourger(s)

adjective: Luxembourg

Ethnic groups

Luxembourger 52.9%, Portuguese 14.5%, French 7.6%, Italian 3.7%, Belgian 3%, German 2%, Spanish 1.3%, Romania 1%, other 14% (2022 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) 70.6%, Muslim 2.3%, other (includes Buddhist, folk religions, Hindu, Jewish) 0.4%, unaffiliated 26.7% (2020 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.73% (male 57,006/female 53,593)

15-64 years: 67.38% (male 228,427/female 216,912)

65 years and over: 15.88% (2023 est.) (male 47,951/female 57,035)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 44.2

youth dependency ratio: 23

elderly dependency ratio: 21.3

potential support ratio: 4.7 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 39.5 years

male: 38.9 years

female: 40 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.58% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

11.59 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

11.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

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

Urbanization

urban population: 92.1% of total population (2023)

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

15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

31 years (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

6 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.21 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 83.17 years

male: 80.73 years

female: 85.76 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.79 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98.6% of population

total: 99.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 1.4% of population

total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

5.8% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

3.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density

4.3 beds/1,000 population (2019)

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 (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.6% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 11 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 4.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 4.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 2.14 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 21.1% (2020 est.)

male: 22.4% (2020 est.)

female: 19.8% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

51.4% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2020)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 15.2%

male: 16.3%

female: 14.1% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Luxembourg on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Luxembourg 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Luxembourg 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.