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Luxembourg

LU

Luxembourg · pop. 682K · German, French, Luxembourgish · euro · landlocked

Trajectories

economic momentum

$138K

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $138K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$33.5K
1991$35.7K+6.8%
1992$39.6K+10.7%
1993$40.1K+1.3%
1994$43.9K+9.7%
1995$51.0K+16.2%
1996$50.4K−1.2%
1997$46.6K−7.5%
1998$47.4K+1.7%
1999$50.9K+7.2%
2000$48.7K−4.3%
2001$48.4K−0.5%
2002$53.0K+9.4%
2003$65.7K+23.9%
2004$76.5K+16.5%
2005$81.0K+5.8%
2006$90.8K+12.1%
2007$107K+18.4%
2008$120K+12.0%
2009$109K−9.1%
2010$111K+1.3%
2011$119K+7.3%
2012$113K−5.4%
2013$120K+6.6%
2014$124K+3.1%
2015$105K−14.7%
2016$107K+1.4%
2017$110K+3.1%
2018$117K+6.1%
2019$113K−3.6%
2020$117K+3.7%
2021$135K+15.5%
2022$124K−8.3%
2023$133K+7.7%
2024latest$138K+3.4%

prices

2.1%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.1%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19903.3%
19913.1%−0.14 pts
19923.2%+0.04 pts
19933.6%+0.43 pts
19942.2%−1.39 pts
19951.9%−0.33 pts
19961.2%−0.68 pts
19971.4%+0.18 pts
19981.0%−0.41 pts
19991.0%+0.07 pts
20003.2%+2.13 pts
20012.7%−0.49 pts
20022.1%−0.59 pts
20032.0%−0.02 pts
20042.2%+0.18 pts
20052.5%+0.26 pts
20062.7%+0.18 pts
20072.3%−0.35 pts
20083.4%+1.09 pts
20090.4%−3.03 pts
20102.3%+1.91 pts
20113.4%+1.14 pts
20122.7%−0.75 pts
20131.7%−0.93 pts
20140.6%−1.11 pts
20150.5%−0.15 pts
2016low0.3%−0.18 pts
20171.7%+1.44 pts
20181.5%−0.20 pts
20191.7%+0.22 pts
20200.8%−0.92 pts
20212.5%+1.71 pts
2022high6.3%+3.81 pts
20233.7%−2.59 pts
2024latest2.1%−1.69 pts

demographic curve

1.3 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead.

2024 · 1.3

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19602.3
1961—
19622.4
1963—
19642.3
1965high2.4+3.4%
19662.3−3.3%
19672.2−4.3%
19682.1−5.4%
19692.0−4.7%
19702.0−2.5%
19711.9−1.0%
19721.8−10.3%
19731.6−9.7%
19741.60.0%
19751.6−1.9%
19761.5−4.5%
19771.5+1.4%
19781.5−1.3%
19791.50.0%
19801.5+1.4%
19811.6+3.3%
19821.5−3.9%
19831.4−4.0%
19841.4−0.7%
19851.4−2.8%
19861.4+3.6%
19871.4−2.1%
19881.5+7.9%
19891.5+0.7%
19901.6+5.3%
19911.60.0%
19921.6+2.5%
19931.7+3.7%
19941.7+1.2%
19951.7−1.2%
19961.8+4.1%
19971.7−3.4%
19981.7−1.8%
19991.7+3.6%
20001.8+1.1%
20011.7−5.7%
20021.6−1.8%
20031.6−0.6%
20041.7+2.5%
20051.6−1.8%
20061.6+1.2%
20071.6−2.4%
20081.60.0%
20091.6−1.2%
20101.6+2.5%
20111.5−6.7%
20121.6+3.3%
20131.6−1.3%
20141.5−3.2%
20151.5−2.0%
20161.4−4.1%
20171.4−1.4%
20181.4−0.7%
20191.3−2.9%
20201.4+1.5%
20211.4+1.5%
20221.3−5.1%
2023low1.3−4.6%
2024latest1.30.0%

Metrics

  1. population
    682K
    163 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $89B
    72 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $133,231
    1 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $662M
    89 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    0.8%
    128 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    3K km²
    175 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    227 /km²
    26 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    83.4 yr
    5 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    99%
    9 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    10.6 t
    15 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    95%
    5 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.3
    151 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    51%
    4 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    2.7%
    68 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    1.1%
    35 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    5,359
    19 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    1.2K
    82 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    5%
    83 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    33.6
    58 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    21%
    128 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.78
    17 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    81
    4 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    17.6
    20 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.922
    21 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    10K
    89 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    5
    148 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data