The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 691,571 people compared to 18,836,893 in Romania.
Population statistics:
- Romania's population is 27.2 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
- The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.23% for Romania.
- For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
- Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 692K (46.3% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).
- Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 806K people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.
Luxembourg vs Romania: live population counter
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| Current population |
691571
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18836893
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| Population rank | 164/197 | 70/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
49.7 minutes
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56.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.38 hours
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3.45 minutes
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| One death every |
1.99 hours
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2.17 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.54 hours
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18.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +5,677 | -28,466 |
| Daily growth/decline | +29 | -25 |
| Annual growth/decline | +10,582 | -9,258 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.59% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 67/197 | 170/197 |
Luxembourg and Romania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 313,970 | 18,406,905 | - | - |
| 1961 | 316,845 | 18,555,250 | 0.92% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 320,750 | 18,676,550 | 1.23% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | 324,100 | 18,797,850 | 1.04% | 0.65% |
| 1964 | 327,750 | 18,919,126 | 1.13% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 331,500 | 19,031,576 | 1.14% | 0.59% |
| 1966 | 333,895 | 19,215,450 | 0.72% | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 334,995 | 19,534,242 | 0.33% | 1.66% |
| 1968 | 335,850 | 19,799,831 | 0.26% | 1.36% |
| 1969 | 337,500 | 20,009,141 | 0.49% | 1.06% |
| 1970 | 339,171 | 20,250,398 | 0.5% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 342,421 | 20,461,567 | 0.96% | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 346,600 | 20,657,957 | 1.22% | 0.96% |
| 1973 | 350,450 | 20,835,681 | 1.11% | 0.86% |
| 1974 | 355,050 | 21,029,429 | 1.31% | 0.93% |
| 1975 | 358,950 | 21,293,583 | 1.1% | 1.26% |
| 1976 | 360,731 | 21,551,634 | 0.5% | 1.21% |
| 1977 | 361,358 | 21,756,096 | 0.17% | 0.95% |
| 1978 | 362,007 | 21,951,464 | 0.18% | 0.9% |
| 1979 | 362,856 | 22,090,488 | 0.23% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 364,150 | 22,207,282 | 0.36% | 0.53% |
| 1981 | 365,225 | 22,353,070 | 0.3% | 0.66% |
| 1982 | 365,525 | 22,475,741 | 0.08% | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 365,622 | 22,560,478 | 0.03% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 365,998 | 22,640,547 | 0.1% | 0.35% |
| 1985 | 366,706 | 22,732,999 | 0.19% | 0.41% |
| 1986 | 368,355 | 22,836,841 | 0.45% | 0.46% |
| 1987 | 370,750 | 22,949,430 | 0.65% | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 373,450 | 23,057,662 | 0.73% | 0.47% |
| 1989 | 377,100 | 23,161,458 | 0.98% | 0.45% |
| 1990 | 381,850 | 23,201,835 | 1.26% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 387,000 | 23,001,155 | 1.35% | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 392,175 | 22,794,284 | 1.34% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 397,475 | 22,763,280 | 1.35% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 402,925 | 22,730,211 | 1.37% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 408,625 | 22,684,270 | 1.41% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 414,225 | 22,619,004 | 1.37% | -0.29% |
| 1997 | 419,450 | 22,553,978 | 1.26% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 424,700 | 22,507,344 | 1.25% | -0.21% |
| 1999 | 430,475 | 22,472,040 | 1.36% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 436,300 | 22,442,971 | 1.35% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 441,525 | 22,131,970 | 1.2% | -1.39% |
| 2002 | 446,175 | 21,730,496 | 1.05% | -1.81% |
| 2003 | 451,630 | 21,574,326 | 1.22% | -0.72% |
| 2004 | 458,095 | 21,451,748 | 1.43% | -0.57% |
| 2005 | 465,158 | 21,319,685 | 1.54% | -0.62% |
| 2006 | 472,637 | 21,193,760 | 1.61% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 479,993 | 20,882,982 | 1.56% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 488,650 | 20,537,875 | 1.8% | -1.65% |
| 2009 | 497,783 | 20,367,487 | 1.87% | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 506,953 | 20,246,871 | 1.84% | -0.59% |
| 2011 | 518,347 | 20,147,528 | 2.25% | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 530,946 | 20,058,035 | 2.43% | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 543,360 | 19,983,693 | 2.34% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 556,319 | 19,908,979 | 2.38% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 569,604 | 19,815,616 | 2.39% | -0.47% |
| 2016 | 582,014 | 19,702,267 | 2.18% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 596,336 | 19,588,715 | 2.46% | -0.58% |
| 2018 | 607,950 | 19,473,970 | 1.95% | -0.59% |
| 2019 | 620,001 | 19,371,648 | 1.98% | -0.53% |
| 2020 | 630,419 | 19,265,250 | 1.68% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 640,064 | 19,122,059 | 1.53% | -0.74% |
| 2022 | 653,103 | 19,048,502 | 2.04% | -0.38% |
| 2023 | 666,430 | 19,061,062 | 2.04% | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 677,012 | 19,051,804 | 1.59% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 684,467 | 18,945,157 | 1.1% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 691,496 | 18,836,893 | 1.03% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 698,375 | 18,727,645 | 0.99% | -0.58% |
| 2028 | 705,222 | 18,617,757 | 0.98% | -0.59% |
| 2029 | 711,761 | 18,506,702 | 0.93% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 717,879 | 18,394,947 | 0.86% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 723,679 | 18,282,991 | 0.81% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 729,358 | 18,170,681 | 0.78% | -0.61% |
| 2033 | 734,839 | 18,057,661 | 0.75% | -0.62% |
| 2034 | 739,997 | 17,943,814 | 0.7% | -0.63% |
| 2035 | 745,000 | 17,828,772 | 0.68% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 749,815 | 17,712,177 | 0.65% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 754,334 | 17,595,189 | 0.6% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 758,761 | 17,477,597 | 0.59% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 763,128 | 17,360,012 | 0.58% | -0.67% |
| 2040 | 767,173 | 17,242,939 | 0.53% | -0.67% |
| 2041 | 770,954 | 17,124,773 | 0.49% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 774,612 | 17,006,515 | 0.47% | -0.69% |
| 2043 | 778,001 | 16,888,882 | 0.44% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 781,123 | 16,770,593 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 784,141 | 16,652,406 | 0.39% | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 786,968 | 16,534,847 | 0.36% | -0.71% |
| 2047 | 789,534 | 16,416,456 | 0.33% | -0.72% |
| 2048 | 791,997 | 16,297,099 | 0.31% | -0.73% |
| 2049 | 794,237 | 16,177,534 | 0.28% | -0.73% |
| 2050 | 796,129 | 16,058,209 | 0.24% | -0.74% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 109,557 (a 18.8% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).
Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.
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 Romania
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| Life expectancy | 82.6 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 40.6 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 43.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 681 ppl/mi² | 214.5 ppl/mi² |
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