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Luxembourg

One of Europe's smallest sovereign nations, Luxembourg is a landlocked Grand Duchy nestled between Belgium, France, and Germany. Despite its tiny size, Luxembourg City is a major European financial center and home to several EU institutions including the European Court of Justice. Luxembourg has the world's highest GDP per capita, driven by banking, steel, and a multilingual, multicultural workforce.

Major cities: Luxembourg City, Esch-sur-Alzette, Differdange, Dudelange

2024
673K
UN
2050
791K
UN
2100
748K
UN
~2200
1.0M
GPU
~2500
1.0M
GPU
Population673K
Fertility (TFR)1.40
Life expectancy82.4
Median age38.9
Infant mortality2.0 per 1,000
Pop. density259/km²
Urbanization95%
Youth share (0-14)16%
Land area2,574 km²
LanguageLuxermbourgish
ReligionChristian
HDI0.922 (#25)
RegionEurope

Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.

UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
YearPopulationTFRLife Exp.CBRCDRNet MigrationGrowth
1950297K1.9665.514.812.3+1K0.2%
1955305K2.1667.416.311.9+0K0.4%
1960314K2.2868.816.111.7+0K0.4%
1965330K2.4069.216.012.3+2K0.4%
1970339K1.9769.212.912.3+1K0.1%
1975354K1.5670.311.012.4+3K-0.1%
1980364K1.5072.411.511.4+1K0.0%
1985367K1.3973.311.211.1+1K0.0%
1990382K1.6075.012.810.1+4K0.3%
1995408K1.7175.913.29.6+4K0.4%
2000436K1.7677.312.88.9+5K0.4%
2005465K1.6378.911.48.0+6K0.3%
2010507K1.6280.111.37.6+8K0.4%
2015570K1.4681.310.57.2+11K0.3%
2020631K1.3681.410.17.5+7K0.3%
2024Now673K1.4082.410.37.4+6K0.3%
2025680K1.4082.510.27.4+5K0.3%
2030714K1.4383.29.47.5+4K0.2%
2035741K1.4583.98.77.8+4K0.1%
2040763K1.4684.58.68.4+4K0.0%
2045780K1.4785.28.79.1+3K0.0%
2050791K1.4885.88.79.9+3K-0.1%
2055799K1.4986.38.710.7+3K-0.2%
2060801K1.5086.98.511.2+2K-0.3%
2065800K1.5187.58.311.5+2K-0.3%
2070796K1.5288.08.211.8+2K-0.4%
2075790K1.5288.58.212.2+2K-0.4%
2080782K1.5289.18.312.5+2K-0.4%
2085773K1.5289.68.312.5+1K-0.4%
2090764K1.5390.18.312.2+1K-0.4%
2095757K1.5390.68.211.8+1K-0.4%
2100748K1.5491.18.111.6+1K-0.4%