The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,717 in 2024 vs 2,389,275 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 690,832 people compared to 2,358,679 in Moldova.
Population statistics:
- Moldova's population is 3.41 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.03% for Moldova.
- For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.03% per year vs -1.62% in Moldova.
- Since 2005, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 465K people to 691K (48.5% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.89M to 2.36M (18.4% decline).
- Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 806K people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.17M people by 2100.
Luxembourg vs Moldova: live population counter
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| Current population |
690832
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2358679
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| Population rank | 164/197 | 145/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
46.6 minutes
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7.67 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.38 hours
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19.9 minutes
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| One death every |
1.99 hours
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15.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.54 hours
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19.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +5,677 | -27,088 |
| Daily growth/decline | +31 | -188 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,287 | -68,508 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.69% | -2.79% |
| Population growth rate rank | 68/197 | 196/197 |
Luxembourg and Moldova: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 313,970 | 2,058,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 316,845 | 2,103,327 | 0.92% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 320,750 | 2,147,227 | 1.23% | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 324,100 | 2,188,895 | 1.04% | 1.94% |
| 1964 | 327,750 | 2,228,000 | 1.13% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 331,500 | 2,265,287 | 1.14% | 1.67% |
| 1966 | 333,895 | 2,301,871 | 0.72% | 1.61% |
| 1967 | 334,995 | 2,337,695 | 0.33% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 335,850 | 2,373,073 | 0.26% | 1.51% |
| 1969 | 337,500 | 2,408,469 | 0.49% | 1.49% |
| 1970 | 339,171 | 2,437,590 | 0.5% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 342,421 | 2,460,611 | 0.96% | 0.94% |
| 1972 | 346,600 | 2,484,742 | 1.22% | 0.98% |
| 1973 | 350,450 | 2,510,584 | 1.11% | 1.04% |
| 1974 | 355,050 | 2,538,164 | 1.31% | 1.1% |
| 1975 | 358,950 | 2,566,998 | 1.1% | 1.14% |
| 1976 | 360,731 | 2,596,491 | 0.5% | 1.15% |
| 1977 | 361,358 | 2,626,298 | 0.17% | 1.15% |
| 1978 | 362,007 | 2,656,211 | 0.18% | 1.14% |
| 1979 | 362,856 | 2,683,035 | 0.23% | 1.01% |
| 1980 | 364,150 | 2,708,675 | 0.36% | 0.96% |
| 1981 | 365,225 | 2,735,987 | 0.3% | 1.01% |
| 1982 | 365,525 | 2,763,101 | 0.08% | 0.99% |
| 1983 | 365,622 | 2,791,207 | 0.03% | 1.02% |
| 1984 | 365,998 | 2,820,518 | 0.1% | 1.05% |
| 1985 | 366,706 | 2,850,787 | 0.19% | 1.07% |
| 1986 | 368,355 | 2,883,057 | 0.45% | 1.13% |
| 1987 | 370,750 | 2,916,306 | 0.65% | 1.15% |
| 1988 | 373,450 | 2,948,891 | 0.73% | 1.12% |
| 1989 | 377,100 | 2,970,039 | 0.98% | 0.72% |
| 1990 | 381,850 | 2,977,912 | 1.26% | 0.27% |
| 1991 | 387,000 | 2,981,566 | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 392,175 | 2,980,965 | 1.34% | -0.02% |
| 1993 | 397,475 | 2,975,966 | 1.35% | -0.17% |
| 1994 | 402,925 | 2,966,745 | 1.37% | -0.31% |
| 1995 | 408,625 | 2,953,200 | 1.41% | -0.46% |
| 1996 | 414,225 | 2,947,293 | 1.37% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 419,450 | 2,936,413 | 1.26% | -0.37% |
| 1998 | 424,700 | 2,935,227 | 1.25% | -0.04% |
| 1999 | 430,475 | 2,930,622 | 1.36% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 436,300 | 2,924,668 | 1.35% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 441,525 | 2,918,135 | 1.2% | -0.22% |
| 2002 | 446,175 | 2,911,385 | 1.05% | -0.23% |
| 2003 | 451,630 | 2,903,198 | 1.22% | -0.28% |
| 2004 | 458,095 | 2,896,023 | 1.43% | -0.25% |
| 2005 | 465,158 | 2,888,985 | 1.54% | -0.24% |
| 2006 | 472,637 | 2,880,967 | 1.61% | -0.28% |
| 2007 | 479,993 | 2,874,299 | 1.56% | -0.23% |
| 2008 | 488,650 | 2,868,833 | 1.8% | -0.19% |
| 2009 | 497,783 | 2,865,213 | 1.87% | -0.13% |
| 2010 | 506,953 | 2,862,354 | 1.84% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 518,347 | 2,860,699 | 2.25% | -0.06% |
| 2012 | 530,946 | 2,860,324 | 2.43% | -0.01% |
| 2013 | 543,360 | 2,859,558 | 2.34% | -0.03% |
| 2014 | 556,319 | 2,857,815 | 2.38% | -0.06% |
| 2015 | 569,604 | 2,835,978 | 2.39% | -0.76% |
| 2016 | 582,014 | 2,803,186 | 2.18% | -1.16% |
| 2017 | 596,336 | 2,755,189 | 2.46% | -1.71% |
| 2018 | 607,950 | 2,707,203 | 1.95% | -1.74% |
| 2019 | 620,001 | 2,664,224 | 1.98% | -1.59% |
| 2020 | 630,419 | 2,635,130 | 1.68% | -1.09% |
| 2021 | 640,064 | 2,595,809 | 1.53% | -1.49% |
| 2022 | 653,103 | 2,528,654 | 2.04% | -2.59% |
| 2023 | 666,430 | 2,457,783 | 2.04% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 677,717 | 2,389,275 | 1.69% | -2.79% |
| 2025 | 685,180 | 2,358,679 | 1.1% | -1.28% |
| 2026 | 692,217 | 2,331,249 | 1.03% | -1.16% |
| 2027 | 699,102 | 2,308,519 | 0.99% | -0.97% |
| 2028 | 705,956 | 2,285,773 | 0.98% | -0.99% |
| 2029 | 712,502 | 2,262,909 | 0.93% | -1% |
| 2030 | 718,627 | 2,239,915 | 0.86% | -1.02% |
| 2031 | 724,433 | 2,217,099 | 0.81% | -1.02% |
| 2032 | 730,118 | 2,194,590 | 0.78% | -1.02% |
| 2033 | 735,604 | 2,172,083 | 0.75% | -1.03% |
| 2034 | 740,767 | 2,149,558 | 0.7% | -1.04% |
| 2035 | 745,776 | 2,127,153 | 0.68% | -1.04% |
| 2036 | 750,596 | 2,105,178 | 0.65% | -1.03% |
| 2037 | 755,119 | 2,083,762 | 0.6% | -1.02% |
| 2038 | 759,551 | 2,062,803 | 0.59% | -1.01% |
| 2039 | 763,923 | 2,042,214 | 0.58% | -1% |
| 2040 | 767,972 | 2,022,294 | 0.53% | -0.98% |
| 2041 | 771,757 | 2,003,296 | 0.49% | -0.94% |
| 2042 | 775,418 | 1,984,924 | 0.47% | -0.92% |
| 2043 | 778,811 | 1,966,961 | 0.44% | -0.9% |
| 2044 | 781,936 | 1,949,608 | 0.4% | -0.88% |
| 2045 | 784,957 | 1,932,647 | 0.39% | -0.87% |
| 2046 | 787,788 | 1,915,982 | 0.36% | -0.86% |
| 2047 | 790,356 | 1,899,781 | 0.33% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 792,821 | 1,883,795 | 0.31% | -0.84% |
| 2049 | 795,064 | 1,867,636 | 0.28% | -0.86% |
| 2050 | 796,958 | 1,851,456 | 0.24% | -0.87% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Luxembourg increased by 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth), while Moldova lost 53,007 people (a 1.83% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Luxembourg gained 121,228 (a 21.3% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by -477,299 (a 16.8% decline).
Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2005 and is 164th in 2025. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2005 and ranked 145th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Luxembourg's population will grow by 15.4% to 796,958 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Moldova will decrease by 21.5% to 1,851,456 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.
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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Population differences between Luxembourg and Moldova
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| Life expectancy | 82.5 years | 71.5 years |
| Average age | 40.6 years | 39.3 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 39.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 46:54 |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 682 ppl/mi² | 187.9 ppl/mi² |
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