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Luxembourg

Population

689,595

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
169th
Share of world
< 0.01%
Annual change
+6,9951.43%

Population of Luxembourg

01M2M3M4M5M95% prediction intervalProjected peak2026689.6K2050 projection791.5K↑ 15% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 689,595. 2050 projection: 791,464.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Luxembourg. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026687,4481.43%169
2025680,4531.53%169
2020630,5971.68%169
2019620,1631.98%169
2018608,1011.95%170
2017596,4952.23%170
2015569,5362.34%171
2010507,4101.75%172
2005465,3631.31%172
2000436,1321.33%172

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Luxembourg is home to 139,241 people, 20.25% of Luxembourg's population.

City population100K60K20K
Luxembourg 139.2KEsch-sur-Alzette 38.4KDifferdange 31.6KClervaux 22.5KDudelange 22.4KRedange-sur-Attert 21.9KPetange 21.3KEchternach 20.8KWiltz 20.4KSanem 19.4K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Luxembourg139.2K20.25%
2Esch-sur-Alzette38.4K5.58%
3Differdange31.6K4.59%
4Clervaux22.5K3.28%
5Dudelange22.4K3.26%
6Redange-sur-Attert21.9K3.18%
7Petange21.3K3.10%
8Echternach20.8K3.02%
9Wiltz20.4K2.97%
10Sanem19.4K2.82%

Luxembourg by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Luxembourg is home to an estimated 689,595 people, the 169th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Luxembourg has a net population change of approximately 19 people per day, driven by 19 births, 14 deaths, and net immigration of 14 people.
Share of world
Luxembourg makes up < 0.01% of the world's population and 0.09% of Europe's.
Density
267.0 people per km² of land (691.6 per mi²), ranking 57th among countries and territories.
Urban living
94.88% of people live in urban areas.

Luxembourg Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 20100+ years, female: 10895–99 years, male: 29495–99 years, female: 85290–94 years, male: 1,31190–94 years, female: 2,67985–89 years, male: 3,38785–89 years, female: 5,43680–84 years, male: 6,19480–84 years, female: 7,74675–79 years, male: 9,92175–79 years, female: 11,10870–74 years, male: 13,09170–74 years, female: 14,19865–69 years, male: 17,50165–69 years, female: 17,45560–64 years, male: 22,47060–64 years, female: 21,15755–59 years, male: 24,32755–59 years, female: 22,92450–54 years, male: 24,06850–54 years, female: 23,09445–49 years, male: 25,24545–49 years, female: 24,82940–44 years, male: 26,29640–44 years, female: 25,95535–39 years, male: 27,88235–39 years, female: 26,92730–34 years, male: 27,23430–34 years, female: 25,99825–29 years, male: 23,45125–29 years, female: 21,90320–24 years, male: 19,77820–24 years, female: 18,28215–19 years, male: 18,62415–19 years, female: 17,76210–14 years, male: 18,77310–14 years, female: 17,8035–9 years, male: 18,2375–9 years, female: 17,6360–4 years, male: 18,1490–4 years, female: 17,363100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–410K10K20K20K

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Median age

40.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

82.6 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.37%

Female

49.63%

Life expectancy 81.1Life expectancy 84.2

Ethnicity

52.9%

Luxembourger

  • Luxembourger52.9%
  • Portuguese14.5%
  • Other13.6%
  • French7.6%
  • Italian3.7%
  • Belgian3%
  • German2.1%
  • Spanish1.3%
  • Romanian1.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Religion

70.6%

Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic), the largest religion

  • Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic)70.6%
  • None26.7%
  • Muslim2.3%
  • Other (includes Buddhist, folk religions, Hindu, Jewish)0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2010 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Luxembourg United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. STATEC
  5. STATEC