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COUNTRY PROFILE / LUX

Luxembourg

Luxembourg / LU

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Luxembourg in numbers.

Area2,590 kmยฒWorld # 174 โ†’Population687KWorld # 165 โ†’Population density265.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 46 โ†’Life expectancy83.2 yearsWorld # 18 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 147,252World # 3 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Luxembourg across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area2,590 kmยฒWorld # 174 / 2023 โ†’Population687KWorld # 165 / 2025 โ†’Population density265.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 46 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,839World # 150 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.5%World # 72 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.3World # 190 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 165 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 133 / 2024 โ†’Median age38.9 yearsWorld # 65 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+15.8%World # 64 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1415.7%World # 168 / 2025 โ†’Urban population94.9%World # 19 / 2025 โ†’Net migration5.2KWorld # 52 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate7.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 15 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share51.2%World # 15 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.2 yearsWorld # 18 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy71.2 yearsWorld # 5 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 62 / 2017 โ†’Smoking rate24.5%World # 51 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 147,252World # 3 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 101.2BWorld # 76 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 156,542World # 2 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.6%World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.3%World # 121 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.3%World # 72 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment21.5%World # 43 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,452 hours/yearWorld # 122 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.6World # 99 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.7%World # 115 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people5,359.1 per million peopleWorld # 22 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.1%World # 38 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people163 per million peopleWorld # 18 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,522 kcal/dayWorld # 22 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person83 kg/person/yearWorld # 41 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production65.9K tWorld # 86 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area34.5%World # 91 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person11,662 kWh/personWorld # 12 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person10.5 tWorld # 24 / 2024 โ†’Internet use99.1%World # 6 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions144.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 118 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate4.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 169 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 121 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament35%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals525KWorld # 123 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 4.5BWorld # 35 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 70.6%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceWind2025Top export categoryMetal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,295 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeoples and ethnic groupsLuxembourg