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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 693,885 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 21.6 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 694K (46.8% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Luxembourg vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg Rwanda
2100 757,616 33,092,520
2099 759,426 32,987,847
2098 761,176 32,907,335
2097 763,015 32,832,706
2096 764,666 32,747,490
2095 765,990 32,615,044
2094 767,608 32,529,590
2093 769,178 32,396,544
2092 770,648 32,274,083
2091 772,463 32,171,077
2090 774,140 32,068,626
2089 775,834 31,872,593
2088 777,644 31,726,882
2087 779,590 31,533,364
2086 781,531 31,379,315
2085 783,409 31,235,000
2084 785,286 31,092,940
2083 786,877 30,917,707
2082 788,844 30,733,578
2081 790,684 30,557,819
2080 792,362 30,367,298
2079 794,006 30,176,627
2078 795,455 29,997,866
2077 796,986 29,800,561
2076 798,410 29,627,021
2075 799,754 29,423,503
2074 801,070 29,225,643
2073 802,482 29,007,777
2072 803,902 28,780,763
2071 804,943 28,560,382
2070 806,296 28,316,533
2069 807,272 28,103,541
2068 808,013 27,854,906
2067 808,667 27,591,747
2066 809,092 27,355,659
2065 809,449 27,084,704
2064 809,740 26,821,315
2063 810,010 26,543,184
2062 810,217 26,296,132
2061 810,062 25,985,356
2060 809,971 25,712,904
2059 809,738 25,437,446
2058 809,344 25,106,242
2057 808,943 24,837,928
2056 808,533 24,566,784
2055 807,418 24,266,669
2054 806,176 23,976,914
2053 804,878 23,690,426
2052 803,482 23,406,346
2051 801,594 23,099,207
2050 799,802 22,800,250
2049 797,764 22,484,698
2048 795,309 22,157,938
2047 792,814 21,834,786
2046 790,135 21,540,566
2045 787,133 21,215,262
2044 784,057 20,902,695
2043 780,860 20,535,605
2042 777,248 20,201,608
2041 773,499 19,832,577
2040 769,643 19,463,015
2039 765,360 19,096,860
2038 760,862 18,761,626
2037 756,459 18,421,864
2036 751,771 18,116,691
2035 746,768 17,753,910
2034 741,700 17,421,234
2033 736,388 17,089,349
2032 730,687 16,811,505
2031 724,969 16,485,559
2030 719,018 16,167,916
2029 712,675 15,858,862
2028 705,838 15,544,959
2027 698,918 15,207,733
2026 692,020 14,888,776
2025 684,765 14,560,205
2024 677,012 14,256,567
2023 666,430 13,954,471
2022 653,103 13,651,030
2021 640,064 13,355,260
2020 630,419 13,065,837
2019 620,001 12,776,103
2018 607,950 12,487,996
2017 596,336 12,202,060
2016 582,014 11,919,183
2015 569,604 11,640,022
2014 556,319 11,364,757
2013 543,360 11,093,340
2012 530,946 10,829,901
2011 518,347 10,573,733
2010 506,953 10,317,553
2009 497,783 10,060,432
2008 488,650 9,804,269
2007 479,993 9,549,933
2006 472,637 9,299,246
2005 465,158 9,054,528
2004 458,095 8,816,844
2003 451,630 8,586,875
2002 446,175 8,400,180
2001 441,525 8,287,094
2000 436,300 8,213,931
1999 430,475 8,147,912
1998 424,700 8,081,681
1997 419,450 7,755,238
1996 414,225 6,708,764
1995 408,625 5,674,118
1994 402,925 6,792,352
1993 397,475 7,981,132
1992 392,175 7,683,266
1991 387,000 7,526,966
1990 381,850 7,375,307
1989 377,100 7,184,706
1988 373,450 6,968,071
1987 370,750 6,749,493
1986 368,355 6,531,881
1985 366,706 6,317,228
1984 365,998 6,107,627
1983 365,622 5,905,311
1982 365,525 5,711,549
1981 365,225 5,527,230
1980 364,150 5,353,259
1979 362,856 5,189,541
1978 362,007 5,035,171
1977 361,358 4,888,240
1976 360,731 4,745,954
1975 358,950 4,607,728
1974 355,050 4,474,228
1973 350,450 4,345,047
1972 346,600 4,220,335
1971 342,421 4,100,044
1970 339,171 3,980,669
1969 337,500 3,861,271
1968 335,850 3,744,010
1967 334,995 3,629,577
1966 333,895 3,521,626
1965 331,500 3,423,210
1964 327,750 3,334,834
1963 324,100 3,258,890
1962 320,750 3,186,025
1961 316,845 3,106,779
1960 313,970 3,022,294

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/luxembourg/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Luxembourg's population will grow by 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Luxembourg Rwanda
2100 -0.24% 0.32%
2099 -0.23% 0.24%
2098 -0.24% 0.23%
2097 -0.22% 0.26%
2096 -0.17% 0.41%
2095 -0.21% 0.26%
2094 -0.2% 0.41%
2093 -0.19% 0.38%
2092 -0.23% 0.32%
2091 -0.22% 0.32%
2090 -0.22% 0.62%
2089 -0.23% 0.46%
2088 -0.25% 0.61%
2087 -0.25% 0.49%
2086 -0.24% 0.46%
2085 -0.24% 0.46%
2084 -0.2% 0.57%
2083 -0.25% 0.6%
2082 -0.23% 0.58%
2081 -0.21% 0.63%
2080 -0.21% 0.63%
2079 -0.18% 0.6%
2078 -0.19% 0.66%
2077 -0.18% 0.59%
2076 -0.17% 0.69%
2075 -0.16% 0.68%
2074 -0.18% 0.75%
2073 -0.18% 0.79%
2072 -0.13% 0.77%
2071 -0.17% 0.86%
2070 -0.12% 0.76%
2069 -0.09% 0.89%
2068 -0.08% 0.95%
2067 -0.05% 0.86%
2066 -0.04% 1%
2065 -0.04% 0.98%
2064 -0.03% 1.05%
2063 -0.03% 0.94%
2062 0.02% 1.2%
2061 0.01% 1.06%
2060 0.03% 1.08%
2059 0.05% 1.32%
2058 0.05% 1.08%
2057 0.05% 1.1%
2056 0.14% 1.24%
2055 0.15% 1.21%
2054 0.16% 1.21%
2053 0.17% 1.21%
2052 0.24% 1.33%
2051 0.22% 1.31%
2050 0.26% 1.4%
2049 0.31% 1.47%
2048 0.31% 1.48%
2047 0.34% 1.37%
2046 0.38% 1.53%
2045 0.39% 1.5%
2044 0.41% 1.79%
2043 0.46% 1.65%
2042 0.48% 1.86%
2041 0.5% 1.9%
2040 0.56% 1.92%
2039 0.59% 1.79%
2038 0.58% 1.84%
2037 0.62% 1.68%
2036 0.67% 2.04%
2035 0.68% 1.91%
2034 0.72% 1.94%
2033 0.78% 1.65%
2032 0.79% 1.98%
2031 0.83% 1.96%
2030 0.89% 1.95%
2029 0.97% 2.02%
2028 0.99% 2.22%
2027 1% 2.14%
2026 1.06% 2.26%
2025 1.15% 2.13%
2024 1.59% 2.16%
2023 2.04% 2.22%
2022 2.04% 2.21%
2021 1.53% 2.22%
2020 1.68% 2.27%
2019 1.98% 2.31%
2018 1.95% 2.34%
2017 2.46% 2.37%
2016 2.18% 2.4%
2015 2.39% 2.42%
2014 2.38% 2.45%
2013 2.34% 2.43%
2012 2.43% 2.42%
2011 2.25% 2.48%
2010 1.84% 2.56%
2009 1.87% 2.61%
2008 1.8% 2.66%
2007 1.56% 2.7%
2006 1.61% 2.7%
2005 1.54% 2.7%
2004 1.43% 2.68%
2003 1.22% 2.22%
2002 1.05% 1.36%
2001 1.2% 0.89%
2000 1.35% 0.81%
1999 1.36% 0.82%
1998 1.25% 4.21%
1997 1.26% 15.6%
1996 1.37% 18.2%
1995 1.41% -16.5%
1994 1.37% -14.9%
1993 1.35% 3.88%
1992 1.34% 2.08%
1991 1.35% 2.06%
1990 1.26% 2.65%
1989 0.98% 3.11%
1988 0.73% 3.24%
1987 0.65% 3.33%
1986 0.45% 3.4%
1985 0.19% 3.43%
1984 0.1% 3.43%
1983 0.03% 3.39%
1982 0.08% 3.33%
1981 0.3% 3.25%
1980 0.36% 3.15%
1979 0.23% 3.07%
1978 0.18% 3.01%
1977 0.17% 3%
1976 0.5% 3%
1975 1.1% 2.98%
1974 1.31% 2.97%
1973 1.11% 2.96%
1972 1.22% 2.93%
1971 0.96% 3%
1970 0.5% 3.09%
1969 0.49% 3.13%
1968 0.26% 3.15%
1967 0.33% 3.07%
1966 0.72% 2.87%
1965 1.14% 2.65%
1964 1.13% 2.33%
1963 1.04% 2.29%
1962 1.23% 2.55%
1961 0.92% 2.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/luxembourg/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Luxembourg grew by 1.59%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg Rwanda
Current population
693885
14975051
Population rank 164/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.18%
One net population change
49.7 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
1.38 hours
1.33 minutes
One death every
1.99 hours
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +29 +828
Annual growth/decline +10,582 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 45/197
One migration net change every
1.68 hours
1.4 hours
Annual migration change +5,237 +6,282
Net migration rank 51/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 344,309 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 94/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 51.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 8/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Luxembourg Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,237 - 6,282
2024 - 5,677 - -15,582
2023 1,933 5,905 312,762 -9,001
2022 2,024 13,194 312,145 -9,001
2021 2,240 8,724 309,895 -21,492
2020 1,828 6,967 312,692 -22,251
2019 1,922 10,503 313,525 -24,492
2018 1,945 10,145 312,512 -25,323
2017 1,968 9,643 310,323 -25,634
2016 2,095 12,760 305,549 -24,474
2015 2,107 11,377 299,114 -21,862
2014 2,225 11,217 292,779 -19,505
2013 2,336 10,535 286,331 -16,779
2012 2,124 10,273 282,584 -25,260
2011 1,814 10,918 282,922 -27,915
2010 2,129 7,909 286,848 -29,501
2009 1,991 6,855 287,034 -30,128
2008 2,003 7,969 287,334 -31,913
2007 1,584 6,244 285,791 -32,537
2006 1,748 5,557 282,149 -34,008
2005 1,721 6,310 275,121 -33,830
2004 1,878 4,566 265,273 -31,214
2003 1,220 5,581 251,243 -25,355
2002 1,607 2,759 239,036 -91,518
2001 1,766 3,427 230,845 -152,197
2000 1,963 4,516 221,276 -153,588
1999 1,808 4,666 210,518 -146,162
1998 1,486 3,874 197,185 -129,089
1997 1,552 3,711 174,687 410,106
1996 1,781 3,603 140,455 1,367,700
1995 1,634 4,385 121,137 439,995
1994 1,652 3,900 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 1,470 4,055 183,926 236,110
1992 1,098 4,101 188,025 -12,334
1991 1,239 4,067 196,431 -59,519
1990 1,145 3,992 207,895 -41,483
1989 679 2,999 217,632 -2,826
1988 747 2,909 223,759 -5,285
1987 222 2,200 225,744 -7,062
1986 331 2,121 225,526 -8,982
1985 74 1,067 223,794 -11,031
1984 146 346 219,337 -12,899
1983 37 376 212,750 -14,560
1982 183 334 205,147 -15,818
1981 329 443 195,769 -16,453
1980 37 840 184,988 -16,359
1979 72 670 174,477 -15,669
1978 -145 3,155 163,779 -13,838
1977 -36 2,830 155,011 -11,084
1976 -578 2,802 147,665 -7,027
1975 -395 2,794 140,596 -4,791
1974 -390 2,728 135,743 -4,535
1973 -421 2,673 131,021 -3,862
1972 -35 4,143 126,403 -4,156
1971 69 4,274 122,567 -4,230
1970 272 853 119,273 1,149
1969 303 833 115,394 2,983
1968 604 850 111,422 4,728
1967 837 752 108,053 4,655
1966 1,168 2,222 105,128 -1,930
1965 1,260 2,203 103,422 -9,774
1964 1,377 2,178 102,562 -19,458
1963 1,199 2,080 94,296 -25,524
1962 1,091 2,014 102,548 -25,594
1961 1,489 1,969 102,051 -20,508
1960 1,319 61 100,627 -13,198

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/luxembourg/rwanda | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 16.8% of the population change in Luxembourg is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 people). In Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

Biggest cities by population

Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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