Luxembourg has a population density of 682 people per square mile compared to the World's average of 141.6 people. Luxembourg has 41,078 sq ft of land per person. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Luxembourg ranked 40th out of 197.
Luxembourg has 0.008% of the world's population and 0.002% of all countries' land area.
Population density in Luxembourg compared to the World's average
Luxembourg
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 682 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 40/197 | N/A |
| Population |
690832
|
8266870341
|
| Land area | 994 sq mi | 57,506,055 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 40,889 sq ft | 196,901 sq ft |
| Rural population | 7.73% | 42.3% |
| Urban population | 92.3% | 57.7% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 28.6% |
Luxembourg population density by year chart
The chart below plots how population density in Luxembourg has been changing over time. From 2004 to 2024, population density increased by 47.9%. The population density rank was 49th 21 years ago and is 40th today.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | Density rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 682 | 40 |
| 2023 | 670 | 42 |
| 2022 | 657 | 42 |
| 2021 | 644 | 40 |
| 2020 | 634 | 41 |
| 2019 | 624 | 43 |
| 2018 | 612 | 44 |
| 2017 | 600 | 43 |
| 2016 | 586 | 42 |
| 2015 | 573 | 42 |
| 2014 | 560 | 42 |
| 2013 | 547 | 42 |
| 2012 | 534 | 44 |
| 2011 | 521 | 45 |
| 2010 | 510 | 45 |
| 2009 | 501 | 45 |
| 2008 | 492 | 45 |
| 2007 | 483 | 46 |
| 2006 | 475 | 47 |
| 2005 | 468 | 47 |
| 2004 | 461 | 49 |
| 2003 | 454 | 49 |
| 2002 | 449 | 49 |
| 2001 | 444 | 48 |
| 2000 | 439 | 48 |
Share of urban population by year chart
The following chart shows the share of the urban population in Luxembourg from 1960 to 2024: 69.6% of population lived in urban areas in 1960, 84.2% in 2000, and in 2024 the share of the urban population was 92.3%.
| Year | Urban population | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 92.3% | 15 |
| 2023 | 92.1% | 15 |
| 2022 | 91.9% | 16 |
| 2021 | 91.7% | 16 |
| 2020 | 91.5% | 16 |
| 2019 | 91.2% | 16 |
| 2018 | 91% | 16 |
| 2017 | 90.7% | 17 |
| 2016 | 90.5% | 17 |
| 2015 | 90.2% | 16 |
| 2014 | 89.9% | 16 |
| 2013 | 89.6% | 15 |
| 2012 | 89.2% | 16 |
| 2011 | 88.9% | 16 |
| 2010 | 88.5% | 18 |
| 2009 | 88.2% | 18 |
| 2008 | 87.8% | 19 |
| 2007 | 87.4% | 19 |
| 2006 | 87% | 19 |
| 2005 | 86.6% | 20 |
| 2004 | 86.2% | 21 |
| 2003 | 85.7% | 21 |
| 2002 | 85.3% | 21 |
| 2001 | 84.8% | 22 |
| 2000 | 84.2% | 23 |
| 1999 | 83.4% | 24 |
| 1998 | 82.9% | 24 |
| 1997 | 82.8% | 24 |
| 1996 | 82.8% | 24 |
| 1995 | 82.9% | 24 |
| 1994 | 82.5% | 24 |
| 1993 | 81.9% | 24 |
| 1992 | 81.5% | 24 |
| 1991 | 81.1% | 24 |
| 1990 | 80.9% | 24 |
| 1989 | 80.9% | 24 |
| 1988 | 80.8% | 24 |
| 1987 | 80.8% | 24 |
| 1986 | 80.7% | 23 |
| 1985 | 80.7% | 23 |
| 1984 | 80.6% | 23 |
| 1983 | 80.6% | 23 |
| 1982 | 80.5% | 22 |
| 1981 | 80.4% | 23 |
| 1980 | 80% | 23 |
| 1979 | 79.5% | 22 |
| 1978 | 79% | 22 |
| 1977 | 78.4% | 22 |
| 1976 | 77.9% | 22 |
| 1975 | 77.3% | 23 |
| 1974 | 76.7% | 23 |
| 1973 | 76.1% | 23 |
| 1972 | 75.5% | 24 |
| 1971 | 74.9% | 24 |
| 1970 | 74.4% | 24 |
| 1969 | 73.9% | 24 |
| 1968 | 73.4% | 24 |
| 1967 | 72.9% | 25 |
| 1966 | 72.5% | 24 |
| 1965 | 72% | 23 |
| 1964 | 71.5% | 25 |
| 1963 | 71% | 25 |
| 1962 | 70.4% | 25 |
| 1961 | 69.9% | 24 |
| 1960 | 69.6% | 24 |
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