Luxembourg — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Luxembourg, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Luxembourg was 1.46% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.43% in 2017. The lowest was 0.03% in 1983 (about 55.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.74% per year.
Luxembourg ranks 72 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 33%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Luxembourg sits above it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 40% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 38%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 11 of 58 economies; Liechtenstein (1.41%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 287% in 1984. That is 24% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 2009. Doubling roughly every 94 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 184th of 216 in 1961 → 194th of 216 in 1970 → 188th of 216 in 1980 → 139th of 216 in 1990 → 108th of 217 in 2000 → 74th of 217 in 2010 → 70th of 217 in 2020 → 72nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 2.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.02% | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 1.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 1.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.93% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 2.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 2.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.22% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 1.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 1.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 1.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 1.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 0.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 0.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 0.45% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 0.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 0.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 0.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 0.49% | -0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 1.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.21% | +0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 0.95% | +0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 0.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 0.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 0.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 0.33% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 0.72% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 1.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 1.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 1.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 0.91% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Luxembourg’s Population growth in 1962?
1.22% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Luxembourg’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +60.2% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.46%; 2024: 1.58%; 2023: 2.02%; 2022: 2.02%; 2021: 1.52%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.