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Population in Luxembourg compared to Romania: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 686,970 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 697,802 people compared to 18,912,567 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 27.1 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 +1.94% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 698K (47.6% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Luxembourg vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg Romania
2100 760,055 10,843,503
2099 761,871 10,927,951
2098 763,627 11,011,822
2097 765,472 11,095,182
2096 767,128 11,178,195
2095 768,456 11,261,202
2094 770,080 11,343,358
2093 771,655 11,426,736
2092 773,129 11,509,522
2091 774,950 11,591,897
2090 776,632 11,675,686
2089 778,332 11,759,143
2088 780,148 11,842,733
2087 782,099 11,926,699
2086 784,047 12,013,212
2085 785,931 12,099,742
2084 787,814 12,187,794
2083 789,410 12,277,402
2082 791,384 12,367,518
2081 793,230 12,460,785
2080 794,913 12,556,104
2079 796,562 12,652,446
2078 798,015 12,750,395
2077 799,552 12,849,896
2076 800,980 12,950,914
2075 802,329 13,053,551
2074 803,649 13,158,624
2073 805,065 13,264,931
2072 806,490 13,375,162
2071 807,534 13,488,051
2070 808,891 13,603,287
2069 809,871 13,721,187
2068 810,615 13,840,530
2067 811,270 13,963,377
2066 811,697 14,088,938
2065 812,055 14,218,608
2064 812,347 14,349,029
2063 812,618 14,480,312
2062 812,825 14,613,788
2061 812,670 14,747,178
2060 812,579 14,879,235
2059 812,345 15,011,161
2058 811,949 15,141,670
2057 811,547 15,271,230
2056 811,136 15,400,030
2055 810,018 15,527,331
2054 808,772 15,651,338
2053 807,469 15,773,422
2052 806,069 15,896,118
2051 804,175 16,016,719
2050 802,377 16,135,745
2049 800,333 16,255,638
2048 797,869 16,375,139
2047 795,366 16,494,633
2046 792,679 16,612,186
2045 789,667 16,730,009
2044 786,581 16,848,827
2043 783,374 16,966,857
2042 779,750 17,084,359
2041 775,990 17,203,640
2040 772,121 17,320,952
2039 767,824 17,438,042
2038 763,311 17,556,386
2037 758,894 17,673,500
2036 754,191 17,790,613
2035 749,172 17,906,949
2034 744,087 18,020,973
2033 738,759 18,134,889
2032 733,039 18,247,275
2031 727,303 18,359,750
2030 721,333 18,471,446
2029 714,969 18,583,513
2028 708,110 18,693,807
2027 701,168 18,803,518
2026 694,248 18,912,567
2025 686,970 19,020,271
2024 677,012 19,051,804
2023 666,430 19,061,062
2022 653,103 19,048,502
2021 640,064 19,122,059
2020 630,419 19,265,250
2019 620,001 19,371,648
2018 607,950 19,473,970
2017 596,336 19,588,715
2016 582,014 19,702,267
2015 569,604 19,815,616
2014 556,319 19,908,979
2013 543,360 19,983,693
2012 530,946 20,058,035
2011 518,347 20,147,528
2010 506,953 20,246,871
2009 497,783 20,367,487
2008 488,650 20,537,875
2007 479,993 20,882,982
2006 472,637 21,193,760
2005 465,158 21,319,685
2004 458,095 21,451,748
2003 451,630 21,574,326
2002 446,175 21,730,496
2001 441,525 22,131,970
2000 436,300 22,442,971
1999 430,475 22,472,040
1998 424,700 22,507,344
1997 419,450 22,553,978
1996 414,225 22,619,004
1995 408,625 22,684,270
1994 402,925 22,730,211
1993 397,475 22,763,280
1992 392,175 22,794,284
1991 387,000 23,001,155
1990 381,850 23,201,835
1989 377,100 23,161,458
1988 373,450 23,057,662
1987 370,750 22,949,430
1986 368,355 22,836,841
1985 366,706 22,732,999
1984 365,998 22,640,547
1983 365,622 22,560,478
1982 365,525 22,475,741
1981 365,225 22,353,070
1980 364,150 22,207,282
1979 362,856 22,090,488
1978 362,007 21,951,464
1977 361,358 21,756,096
1976 360,731 21,551,634
1975 358,950 21,293,583
1974 355,050 21,029,429
1973 350,450 20,835,681
1972 346,600 20,657,957
1971 342,421 20,461,567
1970 339,171 20,250,398
1969 337,500 20,009,141
1968 335,850 19,799,831
1967 334,995 19,534,242
1966 333,895 19,215,450
1965 331,500 19,031,576
1964 327,750 18,919,126
1963 324,100 18,797,850
1962 320,750 18,676,550
1961 316,845 18,555,250
1960 313,970 18,406,905

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 115,788 people (a 19.9% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% 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 in 24 years (in 2050) Luxembourg's population will grow by 15% to 802,377 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 813K people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Luxembourg Romania
2100 -0.24% -0.77%
2099 -0.23% -0.76%
2098 -0.24% -0.75%
2097 -0.22% -0.74%
2096 -0.17% -0.74%
2095 -0.21% -0.72%
2094 -0.2% -0.73%
2093 -0.19% -0.72%
2092 -0.23% -0.71%
2091 -0.22% -0.72%
2090 -0.22% -0.71%
2089 -0.23% -0.71%
2088 -0.25% -0.7%
2087 -0.25% -0.72%
2086 -0.24% -0.72%
2085 -0.24% -0.72%
2084 -0.2% -0.73%
2083 -0.25% -0.73%
2082 -0.23% -0.75%
2081 -0.21% -0.76%
2080 -0.21% -0.76%
2079 -0.18% -0.77%
2078 -0.19% -0.77%
2077 -0.18% -0.78%
2076 -0.17% -0.79%
2075 -0.16% -0.8%
2074 -0.18% -0.8%
2073 -0.18% -0.82%
2072 -0.13% -0.84%
2071 -0.17% -0.85%
2070 -0.12% -0.86%
2069 -0.09% -0.86%
2068 -0.08% -0.88%
2067 -0.05% -0.89%
2066 -0.04% -0.91%
2065 -0.04% -0.91%
2064 -0.03% -0.91%
2063 -0.03% -0.91%
2062 0.02% -0.9%
2061 0.01% -0.89%
2060 0.03% -0.88%
2059 0.05% -0.86%
2058 0.05% -0.85%
2057 0.05% -0.84%
2056 0.14% -0.82%
2055 0.15% -0.79%
2054 0.16% -0.77%
2053 0.17% -0.77%
2052 0.24% -0.75%
2051 0.22% -0.74%
2050 0.26% -0.74%
2049 0.31% -0.73%
2048 0.31% -0.72%
2047 0.34% -0.71%
2046 0.38% -0.7%
2045 0.39% -0.71%
2044 0.41% -0.7%
2043 0.46% -0.69%
2042 0.48% -0.69%
2041 0.5% -0.68%
2040 0.56% -0.67%
2039 0.59% -0.67%
2038 0.58% -0.66%
2037 0.62% -0.66%
2036 0.67% -0.65%
2035 0.68% -0.63%
2034 0.72% -0.63%
2033 0.78% -0.62%
2032 0.79% -0.61%
2031 0.83% -0.6%
2030 0.89% -0.6%
2029 0.97% -0.59%
2028 0.99% -0.58%
2027 1% -0.58%
2026 1.06% -0.57%
2025 1.47% -0.17%
2024 1.59% -0.05%
2023 2.04% 0.07%
2022 2.04% -0.38%
2021 1.53% -0.74%
2020 1.68% -0.55%
2019 1.98% -0.53%
2018 1.95% -0.59%
2017 2.46% -0.58%
2016 2.18% -0.57%
2015 2.39% -0.47%
2014 2.38% -0.37%
2013 2.34% -0.37%
2012 2.43% -0.44%
2011 2.25% -0.49%
2010 1.84% -0.59%
2009 1.87% -0.83%
2008 1.8% -1.65%
2007 1.56% -1.47%
2006 1.61% -0.59%
2005 1.54% -0.62%
2004 1.43% -0.57%
2003 1.22% -0.72%
2002 1.05% -1.81%
2001 1.2% -1.39%
2000 1.35% -0.13%
1999 1.36% -0.16%
1998 1.25% -0.21%
1997 1.26% -0.29%
1996 1.37% -0.29%
1995 1.41% -0.2%
1994 1.37% -0.15%
1993 1.35% -0.14%
1992 1.34% -0.9%
1991 1.35% -0.86%
1990 1.26% 0.17%
1989 0.98% 0.45%
1988 0.73% 0.47%
1987 0.65% 0.49%
1986 0.45% 0.46%
1985 0.19% 0.41%
1984 0.1% 0.35%
1983 0.03% 0.38%
1982 0.08% 0.55%
1981 0.3% 0.66%
1980 0.36% 0.53%
1979 0.23% 0.63%
1978 0.18% 0.9%
1977 0.17% 0.95%
1976 0.5% 1.21%
1975 1.1% 1.26%
1974 1.31% 0.93%
1973 1.11% 0.86%
1972 1.22% 0.96%
1971 0.96% 1.04%
1970 0.5% 1.21%
1969 0.49% 1.06%
1968 0.26% 1.36%
1967 0.33% 1.66%
1966 0.72% 0.97%
1965 1.14% 0.59%
1964 1.13% 0.65%
1963 1.04% 0.65%
1962 1.23% 0.65%
1961 0.92% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Luxembourg grew by 1.47%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg Romania
Current population
697802
18912567
Population rank 164/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.23%
One net population change
52.9 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
3.68 minutes
One death every
1.96 hours
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 -86
Annual growth/decline +9,958 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.47% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 71/197 172/197
One migration net change every
1.68 hours
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change +5,237 -29,041
Net migration rank 51/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 344,309 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 94/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 51.2% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 8/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Luxembourg Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,237 - -29,041
2024 1,963 5,677 -100,975 -28,466
2023 1,933 5,905 -83,869 -27,780
2022 2,024 13,194 -93,338 89,076
2021 2,240 8,724 -141,504 -17,731
2020 1,828 6,967 -100,179 -13,202
2019 1,922 10,503 -60,053 -27,909
2018 1,945 10,145 -62,316 -33,018
2017 1,968 9,643 -50,930 -33,081
2016 2,095 12,760 -53,196 -33,073
2015 2,107 11,377 -59,447 -35,751
2014 2,225 11,217 -55,745 -35,448
2013 2,336 10,535 -59,951 -34,910
2012 2,124 10,273 -54,157 -37,589
2011 1,814 10,918 -56,413 -102,769
2010 2,129 7,909 -46,567 -122,364
2009 1,991 6,855 -34,625 -137,953
2008 2,003 7,969 -30,806 -144,368
2007 1,584 6,244 -37,590 -133,089
2006 1,748 5,557 -38,148 -132,777
2005 1,721 6,310 -40,508 -131,176
2004 1,878 4,566 -42,904 -117,432
2003 1,220 5,581 -56,093 -107,139
2002 1,607 2,759 -58,673 -106,585
2001 1,766 3,427 -37,625 -91,154
2000 1,963 4,516 -22,443 -92,451
1999 1,808 4,666 -31,461 -82,590
1998 1,486 3,874 -33,761 -81,366
1997 1,552 3,711 -42,853 -88,734
1996 1,781 3,603 -56,548 -70,799
1995 1,634 4,385 -36,295 -73,779
1994 1,652 3,900 -18,184 -76,246
1993 1,470 4,055 -13,658 -73,475
1992 1,098 4,101 -4,559 -63,200
1991 1,239 4,067 25,301 -36,824
1990 1,145 3,992 69,605 -38,157
1989 679 2,999 122,756 -33,866
1988 747 2,909 126,817 -48,911
1987 222 2,200 128,517 -42,868
1986 331 2,121 134,737 -50,450
1985 74 1,067 111,392 -28,108
1984 146 346 117,731 -24,629
1983 37 376 87,986 3,093
1982 183 334 119,121 -4,725
1981 329 443 156,472 -20,870
1980 37 840 168,776 -16,668
1979 72 670 194,397 -29,600
1978 -145 3,155 204,148 -31,427
1977 -36 2,830 215,385 -28,135
1976 -578 2,802 213,361 18,748
1975 -395 2,794 219,324 9,125
1974 -390 2,728 235,530 6,725
1973 -421 2,673 175,020 58,651
1972 -35 4,143 198,316 61,920
1971 69 4,274 206,662 74,473
1970 272 853 234,905 71,919
1969 303 833 264,120 74,851
1968 604 850 338,577 33,601
1967 837 752 347,709 37,282
1966 1,168 2,222 115,293 -25,458
1965 1,260 2,203 114,190 -60,430
1964 1,377 2,178 134,326 -59,500
1963 1,199 2,080 139,104 -58,076
1962 1,091 2,014 130,736 -56,152
1961 1,489 1,969 163,286 -54,642
1960 1,319 61 191,431 -55,397

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 17.4% of the population change in Luxembourg is from natural causes (a gain of 20,025 people) and 82.6% is from migration (a gain of 94,895 people). In Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 people).

As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

Biggest cities by population

Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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