Home

People of Luxembourg

Population:480,222 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 18.8% (male 46,478/female 43,656)
15-64 years: 66.6% (male 161,466/female 158,261)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 28,530/female 41,831) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 38.9 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 39.9 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.207% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:11.84 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:8.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.065 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.682 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 79.03 years
male: 75.76 years
female: 82.52 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.78 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:less than 500 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Luxembourger(s)
adjective: Luxembourg
Ethnic groups:Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo) and European (guest and resident workers)
Religions:Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
Languages:Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)

Luxembourg Quickstats

  • Population: 480,222 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 2,586 sq km
  • Density: 171 /km² (59th)
  • GDP (total): $32.6 billion (97th)
  • GDP (per capita): $68,800 (2006) (1st)
  • Literacy: 100%

Languages of Luxembourg

Useful to know

  • Currency: Euro (€)² (EUR)
  • Dial code: +352

International Trade

External sites

More Resources

Luxembourg Internet

  • Usage: 270,800
  • Penetration: 59.4 %
  • Top Domain: .lu

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

Recent blog posts