The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,717 in 2024 vs 10,701,636 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 690,832 people compared to 10,687,819 in Portugal.
Population statistics:
- Portugal's population is 15.5 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.13% for Portugal.
- For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.03% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
- Since 2005, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 465K people to 691K (48.5% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.76% growth).
- Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 806K people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.99M people by 2100.
Luxembourg vs Portugal: live population counter
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| Current population |
690832
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10687819
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| Population rank | 164/197 | 92/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
46.6 minutes
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.38 hours
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6.13 minutes
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| One death every |
1.99 hours
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4.44 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.54 hours
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25.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +5,677 | +20,648 |
| Daily growth/decline | +31 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,287 | +123,462 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.69% | +1.17% |
| Population growth rate rank | 68/197 | 94/197 |
Luxembourg and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 313,970 | 8,857,716 | - | - |
| 1961 | 316,845 | 8,929,316 | 0.92% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 320,750 | 8,993,985 | 1.23% | 0.72% |
| 1963 | 324,100 | 9,030,355 | 1.04% | 0.4% |
| 1964 | 327,750 | 9,035,365 | 1.13% | 0.06% |
| 1965 | 331,500 | 8,998,595 | 1.14% | -0.41% |
| 1966 | 333,895 | 8,930,990 | 0.72% | -0.75% |
| 1967 | 334,995 | 8,874,520 | 0.33% | -0.63% |
| 1968 | 335,850 | 8,836,650 | 0.26% | -0.43% |
| 1969 | 337,500 | 8,757,705 | 0.49% | -0.89% |
| 1970 | 339,171 | 8,680,431 | 0.5% | -0.88% |
| 1971 | 342,421 | 8,643,756 | 0.96% | -0.42% |
| 1972 | 346,600 | 8,630,430 | 1.22% | -0.15% |
| 1973 | 350,450 | 8,633,100 | 1.11% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 355,050 | 8,754,365 | 1.31% | 1.4% |
| 1975 | 358,950 | 9,093,470 | 1.1% | 3.87% |
| 1976 | 360,731 | 9,355,810 | 0.5% | 2.88% |
| 1977 | 361,358 | 9,455,675 | 0.17% | 1.07% |
| 1978 | 362,007 | 9,558,250 | 0.18% | 1.08% |
| 1979 | 362,856 | 9,661,265 | 0.23% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 364,150 | 9,766,312 | 0.36% | 1.09% |
| 1981 | 365,225 | 9,851,362 | 0.3% | 0.87% |
| 1982 | 365,525 | 9,911,771 | 0.08% | 0.61% |
| 1983 | 365,622 | 9,957,865 | 0.03% | 0.47% |
| 1984 | 365,998 | 9,996,232 | 0.1% | 0.39% |
| 1985 | 366,706 | 10,023,613 | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| 1986 | 368,355 | 10,032,734 | 0.45% | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 370,750 | 10,030,031 | 0.65% | -0.03% |
| 1988 | 373,450 | 10,019,610 | 0.73% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 377,100 | 10,005,000 | 0.98% | -0.15% |
| 1990 | 381,850 | 9,983,218 | 1.26% | -0.22% |
| 1991 | 387,000 | 9,960,235 | 1.35% | -0.23% |
| 1992 | 392,175 | 9,952,494 | 1.34% | -0.08% |
| 1993 | 397,475 | 9,964,675 | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| 1994 | 402,925 | 9,991,525 | 1.37% | 0.27% |
| 1995 | 408,625 | 10,026,176 | 1.41% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 414,225 | 10,063,945 | 1.37% | 0.38% |
| 1997 | 419,450 | 10,108,977 | 1.26% | 0.45% |
| 1998 | 424,700 | 10,160,196 | 1.25% | 0.51% |
| 1999 | 430,475 | 10,217,828 | 1.36% | 0.57% |
| 2000 | 436,300 | 10,289,898 | 1.35% | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 441,525 | 10,362,722 | 1.2% | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 446,175 | 10,419,631 | 1.05% | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 451,630 | 10,458,821 | 1.22% | 0.38% |
| 2004 | 458,095 | 10,483,861 | 1.43% | 0.24% |
| 2005 | 465,158 | 10,503,330 | 1.54% | 0.19% |
| 2006 | 472,637 | 10,522,288 | 1.61% | 0.18% |
| 2007 | 479,993 | 10,542,964 | 1.56% | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 488,650 | 10,558,177 | 1.8% | 0.14% |
| 2009 | 497,783 | 10,568,247 | 1.87% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 506,953 | 10,573,100 | 1.84% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 518,347 | 10,557,560 | 2.25% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 530,946 | 10,514,844 | 2.43% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 543,360 | 10,457,295 | 2.34% | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 556,319 | 10,401,062 | 2.38% | -0.54% |
| 2015 | 569,604 | 10,358,076 | 2.39% | -0.41% |
| 2016 | 582,014 | 10,325,452 | 2.18% | -0.31% |
| 2017 | 596,336 | 10,300,300 | 2.46% | -0.24% |
| 2018 | 607,950 | 10,283,822 | 1.95% | -0.16% |
| 2019 | 620,001 | 10,286,263 | 1.98% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 630,419 | 10,297,081 | 1.68% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 640,064 | 10,361,831 | 1.53% | 0.63% |
| 2022 | 653,103 | 10,434,332 | 2.04% | 0.7% |
| 2023 | 666,430 | 10,578,174 | 2.04% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 677,717 | 10,701,636 | 1.69% | 1.17% |
| 2025 | 685,180 | 10,687,819 | 1.1% | -0.13% |
| 2026 | 692,217 | 10,670,917 | 1.03% | -0.16% |
| 2027 | 699,102 | 10,653,073 | 0.99% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 705,956 | 10,632,868 | 0.98% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 712,502 | 10,611,484 | 0.93% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 718,627 | 10,591,436 | 0.86% | -0.19% |
| 2031 | 724,433 | 10,571,418 | 0.81% | -0.19% |
| 2032 | 730,118 | 10,549,456 | 0.78% | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 735,604 | 10,526,482 | 0.75% | -0.22% |
| 2034 | 740,767 | 10,502,882 | 0.7% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 745,776 | 10,478,843 | 0.68% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 750,596 | 10,454,630 | 0.65% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 755,119 | 10,430,128 | 0.6% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 759,551 | 10,404,947 | 0.59% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 763,923 | 10,377,968 | 0.58% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 767,972 | 10,349,515 | 0.53% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 771,757 | 10,321,577 | 0.49% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 775,418 | 10,294,106 | 0.47% | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 778,811 | 10,264,596 | 0.44% | -0.29% |
| 2044 | 781,936 | 10,233,543 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 784,957 | 10,201,832 | 0.39% | -0.31% |
| 2046 | 787,788 | 10,168,932 | 0.36% | -0.32% |
| 2047 | 790,356 | 10,135,159 | 0.33% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 792,821 | 10,101,419 | 0.31% | -0.33% |
| 2049 | 795,064 | 10,066,064 | 0.28% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 796,958 | 10,029,252 | 0.24% | -0.37% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Luxembourg increased by 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Luxembourg gained 121,228 (a 21.3% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).
Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2005 and is 164th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.
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 Portugal
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| Life expectancy | 82.5 years | 82.7 years |
| Average age | 40.6 years | 45.7 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 47.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
| Population density | 682 ppl/mi² | 303 ppl/mi² |
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