The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 568,847 people in Malta in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 691,571 people compared to 578,778 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Luxembourg's population is 1.19 times bigger than Malta's.
- Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +2.69% in Malta.
- Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 692K (46.3% growth), while Malta has grown from 405K to 579K (42.8% growth).
- Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 806K people compared to the peak of 587K people in 2033 for Malta.
Luxembourg vs Malta: live population counter
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| Current population |
691571
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578778
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| Population rank | 164/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
49.7 minutes
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32.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.38 hours
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1.96 hours
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| One death every |
1.99 hours
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2.17 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.54 hours
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1.39 hours
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| Annual migration change | +5,677 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | +29 | +44 |
| Annual growth/decline | +10,582 | +16,100 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.59% | +2.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 67/197 | 19/197 |
Luxembourg and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 313,970 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 316,845 | 325,250 | 0.92% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 320,750 | 323,900 | 1.23% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 324,100 | 322,550 | 1.04% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 327,750 | 321,250 | 1.13% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 331,500 | 318,800 | 1.14% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 333,895 | 315,200 | 0.72% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 334,995 | 311,550 | 0.33% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 335,850 | 307,900 | 0.26% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 337,500 | 304,300 | 0.49% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 339,171 | 302,650 | 0.5% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 342,421 | 302,700 | 0.96% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 346,600 | 302,450 | 1.22% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 350,450 | 302,200 | 1.11% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 355,050 | 301,996 | 1.31% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 358,950 | 304,222 | 1.1% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 360,731 | 305,774 | 0.5% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 361,358 | 306,970 | 0.17% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 362,007 | 310,182 | 0.18% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 362,856 | 313,342 | 0.23% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 364,150 | 316,645 | 0.36% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 365,225 | 318,982 | 0.3% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 365,525 | 325,898 | 0.08% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 365,622 | 330,524 | 0.03% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 365,998 | 330,593 | 0.1% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 366,706 | 336,452 | 0.19% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 368,355 | 342,121 | 0.45% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 370,750 | 344,485 | 0.65% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 373,450 | 347,325 | 0.73% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 377,100 | 350,722 | 0.98% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 381,850 | 354,170 | 1.26% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 387,000 | 363,845 | 1.35% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 392,175 | 367,618 | 1.34% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 397,475 | 371,308 | 1.35% | 1% |
| 1994 | 402,925 | 374,797 | 1.37% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 408,625 | 377,419 | 1.41% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 414,225 | 379,905 | 1.37% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 419,450 | 382,791 | 1.26% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 424,700 | 385,287 | 1.25% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 430,475 | 387,578 | 1.36% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 436,300 | 390,087 | 1.35% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 441,525 | 393,028 | 1.2% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 446,175 | 395,969 | 1.05% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 451,630 | 398,582 | 1.22% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 458,095 | 401,268 | 1.43% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 465,158 | 403,834 | 1.54% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 472,637 | 405,308 | 1.61% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 479,993 | 406,724 | 1.56% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 488,650 | 409,379 | 1.8% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 497,783 | 412,477 | 1.87% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 506,953 | 414,508 | 1.84% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 518,347 | 416,268 | 2.25% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 530,946 | 420,028 | 2.43% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 543,360 | 424,810 | 2.34% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 556,319 | 433,481 | 2.38% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 569,604 | 444,220 | 2.39% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 582,014 | 454,505 | 2.18% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 596,336 | 467,106 | 2.46% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 607,950 | 483,903 | 1.95% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 620,001 | 503,912 | 1.98% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 630,419 | 515,490 | 1.68% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 640,064 | 518,150 | 1.53% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 653,103 | 531,113 | 2.04% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 666,430 | 552,747 | 2.04% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 677,012 | 568,847 | 1.59% | 2.91% |
| 2025 | 684,467 | 574,955 | 1.1% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 691,496 | 578,756 | 1.03% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 698,375 | 580,829 | 0.99% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 705,222 | 582,657 | 0.98% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 711,761 | 584,129 | 0.93% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 717,879 | 585,315 | 0.86% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 723,679 | 586,254 | 0.81% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 729,358 | 586,948 | 0.78% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 734,839 | 587,297 | 0.75% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 739,997 | 587,151 | 0.7% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 745,000 | 586,661 | 0.68% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 749,815 | 586,003 | 0.65% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 754,334 | 585,174 | 0.6% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 758,761 | 584,125 | 0.59% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 763,128 | 582,893 | 0.58% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 767,173 | 581,634 | 0.53% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 770,954 | 580,285 | 0.49% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 774,612 | 578,871 | 0.47% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 778,001 | 577,384 | 0.44% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 781,123 | 575,789 | 0.4% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 784,141 | 574,143 | 0.39% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 786,968 | 572,420 | 0.36% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 789,534 | 570,534 | 0.33% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 791,997 | 568,553 | 0.31% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 794,237 | 566,709 | 0.28% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 796,129 | 564,751 | 0.24% | -0.35% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Malta gained 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 109,557 (a 18.8% growth), while Malta's population increased by 124,273 (a 27.3% growth).
Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. Malta was ranked 168th in 2006 and ranked 167th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Luxembourg's population will grow by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.42% to 564,751 people and rank change from 167th to 168th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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| City | Population |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Luxembourg and Malta
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| Life expectancy | 82.6 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 40.6 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 681 ppl/mi² | 4,604 ppl/mi² |
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