The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 693,885 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.
Population statistics:
- Luxembourg's population is 3.14 times bigger than Samoa's.
- Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.003% for Samoa.
- For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
- Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 694K (46.8% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).
Luxembourg vs Samoa: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
|
| 2100 | 757,616 | 384,161 |
| 2099 | 759,426 | 382,854 |
| 2098 | 761,176 | 381,539 |
| 2097 | 763,015 | 380,191 |
| 2096 | 764,666 | 378,724 |
| 2095 | 765,990 | 377,198 |
| 2094 | 767,608 | 375,643 |
| 2093 | 769,178 | 374,011 |
| 2092 | 770,648 | 372,292 |
| 2091 | 772,463 | 370,495 |
| 2090 | 774,140 | 368,729 |
| 2089 | 775,834 | 366,876 |
| 2088 | 777,644 | 364,923 |
| 2087 | 779,590 | 362,970 |
| 2086 | 781,531 | 360,980 |
| 2085 | 783,409 | 358,958 |
| 2084 | 785,286 | 356,899 |
| 2083 | 786,877 | 354,766 |
| 2082 | 788,844 | 352,554 |
| 2081 | 790,684 | 350,260 |
| 2080 | 792,362 | 347,980 |
| 2079 | 794,006 | 345,610 |
| 2078 | 795,455 | 343,130 |
| 2077 | 796,986 | 340,587 |
| 2076 | 798,410 | 337,992 |
| 2075 | 799,754 | 335,365 |
| 2074 | 801,070 | 332,762 |
| 2073 | 802,482 | 330,070 |
| 2072 | 803,902 | 327,311 |
| 2071 | 804,943 | 324,429 |
| 2070 | 806,296 | 321,716 |
| 2069 | 807,272 | 318,960 |
| 2068 | 808,013 | 316,145 |
| 2067 | 808,667 | 313,447 |
| 2066 | 809,092 | 310,683 |
| 2065 | 809,449 | 308,047 |
| 2064 | 809,740 | 305,429 |
| 2063 | 810,010 | 302,831 |
| 2062 | 810,217 | 300,287 |
| 2061 | 810,062 | 297,894 |
| 2060 | 809,971 | 295,476 |
| 2059 | 809,738 | 293,072 |
| 2058 | 809,344 | 290,637 |
| 2057 | 808,943 | 288,344 |
| 2056 | 808,533 | 286,143 |
| 2055 | 807,418 | 283,928 |
| 2054 | 806,176 | 281,737 |
| 2053 | 804,878 | 279,498 |
| 2052 | 803,482 | 277,186 |
| 2051 | 801,594 | 274,775 |
| 2050 | 799,802 | 272,374 |
| 2049 | 797,764 | 269,906 |
| 2048 | 795,309 | 267,438 |
| 2047 | 792,814 | 264,962 |
| 2046 | 790,135 | 262,389 |
| 2045 | 787,133 | 259,755 |
| 2044 | 784,057 | 257,081 |
| 2043 | 780,860 | 254,546 |
| 2042 | 777,248 | 251,896 |
| 2041 | 773,499 | 249,251 |
| 2040 | 769,643 | 246,679 |
| 2039 | 765,360 | 244,169 |
| 2038 | 760,862 | 241,648 |
| 2037 | 756,459 | 239,306 |
| 2036 | 751,771 | 237,018 |
| 2035 | 746,768 | 234,803 |
| 2034 | 741,700 | 232,771 |
| 2033 | 736,388 | 230,885 |
| 2032 | 730,687 | 229,148 |
| 2031 | 724,969 | 227,434 |
| 2030 | 719,018 | 225,916 |
| 2029 | 712,675 | 224,499 |
| 2028 | 705,838 | 223,100 |
| 2027 | 698,918 | 221,828 |
| 2026 | 692,020 | 220,601 |
| 2025 | 684,765 | 219,378 |
| 2024 | 677,012 | 218,019 |
| 2023 | 666,430 | 216,663 |
| 2022 | 653,103 | 215,261 |
| 2021 | 640,064 | 213,779 |
| 2020 | 630,419 | 211,944 |
| 2019 | 620,001 | 209,780 |
| 2018 | 607,950 | 207,582 |
| 2017 | 596,336 | 205,415 |
| 2016 | 582,014 | 203,499 |
| 2015 | 569,604 | 201,782 |
| 2014 | 556,319 | 200,037 |
| 2013 | 543,360 | 198,268 |
| 2012 | 530,946 | 196,498 |
| 2011 | 518,347 | 194,713 |
| 2010 | 506,953 | 193,023 |
| 2009 | 497,783 | 191,513 |
| 2008 | 488,650 | 190,107 |
| 2007 | 479,993 | 188,753 |
| 2006 | 472,637 | 187,709 |
| 2005 | 465,158 | 186,978 |
| 2004 | 458,095 | 186,249 |
| 2003 | 451,630 | 185,430 |
| 2002 | 446,175 | 184,471 |
| 2001 | 441,525 | 183,166 |
| 2000 | 436,300 | 181,685 |
| 1999 | 430,475 | 180,275 |
| 1998 | 424,700 | 178,905 |
| 1997 | 419,450 | 177,547 |
| 1996 | 414,225 | 176,071 |
| 1995 | 408,625 | 174,571 |
| 1994 | 402,925 | 173,159 |
| 1993 | 397,475 | 171,774 |
| 1992 | 392,175 | 170,331 |
| 1991 | 387,000 | 169,368 |
| 1990 | 381,850 | 169,042 |
| 1989 | 377,100 | 168,768 |
| 1988 | 373,450 | 168,346 |
| 1987 | 370,750 | 167,661 |
| 1986 | 368,355 | 167,061 |
| 1985 | 366,706 | 166,849 |
| 1984 | 365,998 | 166,796 |
| 1983 | 365,622 | 166,714 |
| 1982 | 365,525 | 166,484 |
| 1981 | 365,225 | 165,678 |
| 1980 | 364,150 | 164,322 |
| 1979 | 362,856 | 162,882 |
| 1978 | 362,007 | 161,375 |
| 1977 | 361,358 | 159,753 |
| 1976 | 360,731 | 157,113 |
| 1975 | 358,950 | 153,344 |
| 1974 | 355,050 | 149,431 |
| 1973 | 350,450 | 146,516 |
| 1972 | 346,600 | 144,538 |
| 1971 | 342,421 | 142,503 |
| 1970 | 339,171 | 140,400 |
| 1969 | 337,500 | 138,233 |
| 1968 | 335,850 | 136,020 |
| 1967 | 334,995 | 133,764 |
| 1966 | 333,895 | 131,073 |
| 1965 | 331,500 | 127,978 |
| 1964 | 327,750 | 124,894 |
| 1963 | 324,100 | 121,764 |
| 1962 | 320,750 | 118,597 |
| 1961 | 316,845 | 115,496 |
| 1960 | 313,970 | 112,490 |
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/samoa | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).
Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.
Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
|
| 2100 | -0.24% | 0.34% |
| 2099 | -0.23% | 0.34% |
| 2098 | -0.24% | 0.35% |
| 2097 | -0.22% | 0.39% |
| 2096 | -0.17% | 0.4% |
| 2095 | -0.21% | 0.41% |
| 2094 | -0.2% | 0.44% |
| 2093 | -0.19% | 0.46% |
| 2092 | -0.23% | 0.48% |
| 2091 | -0.22% | 0.48% |
| 2090 | -0.22% | 0.51% |
| 2089 | -0.23% | 0.54% |
| 2088 | -0.25% | 0.54% |
| 2087 | -0.25% | 0.55% |
| 2086 | -0.24% | 0.56% |
| 2085 | -0.24% | 0.58% |
| 2084 | -0.2% | 0.6% |
| 2083 | -0.25% | 0.63% |
| 2082 | -0.23% | 0.65% |
| 2081 | -0.21% | 0.66% |
| 2080 | -0.21% | 0.69% |
| 2079 | -0.18% | 0.72% |
| 2078 | -0.19% | 0.75% |
| 2077 | -0.18% | 0.77% |
| 2076 | -0.17% | 0.78% |
| 2075 | -0.16% | 0.78% |
| 2074 | -0.18% | 0.82% |
| 2073 | -0.18% | 0.84% |
| 2072 | -0.13% | 0.89% |
| 2071 | -0.17% | 0.84% |
| 2070 | -0.12% | 0.86% |
| 2069 | -0.09% | 0.89% |
| 2068 | -0.08% | 0.86% |
| 2067 | -0.05% | 0.89% |
| 2066 | -0.04% | 0.86% |
| 2065 | -0.04% | 0.86% |
| 2064 | -0.03% | 0.86% |
| 2063 | -0.03% | 0.85% |
| 2062 | 0.02% | 0.8% |
| 2061 | 0.01% | 0.82% |
| 2060 | 0.03% | 0.82% |
| 2059 | 0.05% | 0.84% |
| 2058 | 0.05% | 0.8% |
| 2057 | 0.05% | 0.77% |
| 2056 | 0.14% | 0.78% |
| 2055 | 0.15% | 0.78% |
| 2054 | 0.16% | 0.8% |
| 2053 | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| 2052 | 0.24% | 0.88% |
| 2051 | 0.22% | 0.88% |
| 2050 | 0.26% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 0.31% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 0.31% | 0.93% |
| 2047 | 0.34% | 0.98% |
| 2046 | 0.38% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 0.39% | 1.04% |
| 2044 | 0.41% | 1% |
| 2043 | 0.46% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 0.48% | 1.06% |
| 2041 | 0.5% | 1.04% |
| 2040 | 0.56% | 1.03% |
| 2039 | 0.59% | 1.04% |
| 2038 | 0.58% | 0.98% |
| 2037 | 0.62% | 0.96% |
| 2036 | 0.67% | 0.94% |
| 2035 | 0.68% | 0.87% |
| 2034 | 0.72% | 0.82% |
| 2033 | 0.78% | 0.76% |
| 2032 | 0.79% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 0.83% | 0.67% |
| 2030 | 0.89% | 0.63% |
| 2029 | 0.97% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 0.99% | 0.57% |
| 2027 | 1% | 0.56% |
| 2026 | 1.06% | 0.56% |
| 2025 | 1.15% | 0.62% |
| 2024 | 1.59% | 0.63% |
| 2023 | 2.04% | 0.65% |
| 2022 | 2.04% | 0.69% |
| 2021 | 1.53% | 0.87% |
| 2020 | 1.68% | 1.03% |
| 2019 | 1.98% | 1.06% |
| 2018 | 1.95% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 2.46% | 0.94% |
| 2016 | 2.18% | 0.85% |
| 2015 | 2.39% | 0.87% |
| 2014 | 2.38% | 0.89% |
| 2013 | 2.34% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.43% | 0.92% |
| 2011 | 2.25% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 1.84% | 0.79% |
| 2009 | 1.87% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 1.56% | 0.56% |
| 2006 | 1.61% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 1.54% | 0.39% |
| 2004 | 1.43% | 0.44% |
| 2003 | 1.22% | 0.52% |
| 2002 | 1.05% | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | 0.82% |
| 2000 | 1.35% | 0.78% |
| 1999 | 1.36% | 0.77% |
| 1998 | 1.25% | 0.76% |
| 1997 | 1.26% | 0.84% |
| 1996 | 1.37% | 0.86% |
| 1995 | 1.41% | 0.82% |
| 1994 | 1.37% | 0.81% |
| 1993 | 1.35% | 0.85% |
| 1992 | 1.34% | 0.57% |
| 1991 | 1.35% | 0.19% |
| 1990 | 1.26% | 0.16% |
| 1989 | 0.98% | 0.25% |
| 1988 | 0.73% | 0.41% |
| 1987 | 0.65% | 0.36% |
| 1986 | 0.45% | 0.13% |
| 1985 | 0.19% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | 0.05% |
| 1983 | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 0.08% | 0.49% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | 0.83% |
| 1980 | 0.36% | 0.88% |
| 1979 | 0.23% | 0.93% |
| 1978 | 0.18% | 1.02% |
| 1977 | 0.17% | 1.68% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | 2.46% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | 2.62% |
| 1974 | 1.31% | 1.99% |
| 1973 | 1.11% | 1.37% |
| 1972 | 1.22% | 1.43% |
| 1971 | 0.96% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | 1.57% |
| 1969 | 0.49% | 1.63% |
| 1968 | 0.26% | 1.69% |
| 1967 | 0.33% | 2.05% |
| 1966 | 0.72% | 2.42% |
| 1965 | 1.14% | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 1.13% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 1.04% | 2.67% |
| 1962 | 1.23% | 2.68% |
| 1961 | 0.92% | 2.67% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Luxembourg grew by 1.59%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.
Live population counters
|
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
693885
|
220932
|
| Population rank | 164/197 | 177/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
49.7 minutes
|
6.46 hours
|
| One birth every |
1.38 hours
|
1.59 hours
|
| One death every |
1.99 hours
|
6.57 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +29 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +10,582 | +1,356 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.59% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 67/197 | 125/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.68 hours
|
3.12 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +5,237 | -2,815 |
| Net migration rank | 51/196 | 105/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 344,309 | 3,843 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 94/195 | 186/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 51.2% | 1.8% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 8/195 | 137/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 5,237 | - | -2,815 |
| 2024 | - | 5,677 | - | -2,754 |
| 2023 | 1,933 | 5,905 | 4,170 | -2,810 |
| 2022 | 2,024 | 13,194 | 4,288 | -2,837 |
| 2021 | 2,240 | 8,724 | 4,379 | -2,860 |
| 2020 | 1,828 | 6,967 | 4,442 | -2,299 |
| 2019 | 1,922 | 10,503 | 4,495 | -2,313 |
| 2018 | 1,945 | 10,145 | 4,637 | -2,425 |
| 2017 | 1,968 | 9,643 | 4,661 | -2,539 |
| 2016 | 2,095 | 12,760 | 4,720 | -3,008 |
| 2015 | 2,107 | 11,377 | 4,795 | -3,074 |
| 2014 | 2,225 | 11,217 | 4,849 | -3,081 |
| 2013 | 2,336 | 10,535 | 4,875 | -3,107 |
| 2012 | 2,124 | 10,273 | 4,863 | -3,089 |
| 2011 | 1,814 | 10,918 | 4,860 | -3,056 |
| 2010 | 2,129 | 7,909 | 4,779 | -3,197 |
| 2009 | 1,991 | 6,855 | 4,525 | -3,093 |
| 2008 | 2,003 | 7,969 | 4,581 | -3,194 |
| 2007 | 1,584 | 6,244 | 4,480 | -3,152 |
| 2006 | 1,748 | 5,557 | 4,473 | -3,714 |
| 2005 | 1,721 | 6,310 | 4,503 | -3,805 |
| 2004 | 1,878 | 4,566 | 4,554 | -3,796 |
| 2003 | 1,220 | 5,581 | 4,622 | -3,748 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 2,759 | 4,672 | -3,624 |
| 2001 | 1,766 | 3,427 | 4,759 | -3,198 |
| 2000 | 1,963 | 4,516 | 4,855 | -3,453 |
| 1999 | 1,808 | 4,666 | 4,937 | -3,517 |
| 1998 | 1,486 | 3,874 | 5,022 | -3,702 |
| 1997 | 1,552 | 3,711 | 5,053 | -3,658 |
| 1996 | 1,781 | 3,603 | 5,038 | -3,476 |
| 1995 | 1,634 | 4,385 | 4,976 | -3,532 |
| 1994 | 1,652 | 3,900 | 4,880 | -3,505 |
| 1993 | 1,470 | 4,055 | 4,769 | -3,373 |
| 1992 | 1,098 | 4,101 | 4,652 | -3,161 |
| 1991 | 1,239 | 4,067 | 4,655 | -4,227 |
| 1990 | 1,145 | 3,992 | 4,759 | -4,533 |
| 1989 | 679 | 2,999 | 4,845 | -4,527 |
| 1988 | 747 | 2,909 | 4,889 | -4,366 |
| 1987 | 222 | 2,200 | 4,909 | -4,056 |
| 1986 | 331 | 2,121 | 4,983 | -4,637 |
| 1985 | 74 | 1,067 | 4,998 | -4,920 |
| 1984 | 146 | 346 | 4,979 | -4,944 |
| 1983 | 37 | 376 | 4,914 | -4,789 |
| 1982 | 183 | 334 | 4,808 | -4,479 |
| 1981 | 329 | 443 | 4,720 | -3,440 |
| 1980 | 37 | 840 | 4,672 | -3,240 |
| 1979 | 72 | 670 | 4,624 | -3,177 |
| 1978 | -145 | 3,155 | 4,587 | -3,022 |
| 1977 | -36 | 2,830 | 4,555 | -2,866 |
| 1976 | -578 | 2,802 | 4,519 | -929 |
| 1975 | -395 | 2,794 | 4,465 | -522 |
| 1974 | -390 | 2,728 | 4,411 | -526 |
| 1973 | -421 | 2,673 | 4,446 | -2,501 |
| 1972 | -35 | 4,143 | 4,487 | -2,483 |
| 1971 | 69 | 4,274 | 4,534 | -2,463 |
| 1970 | 272 | 853 | 4,567 | -2,429 |
| 1969 | 303 | 833 | 4,592 | -2,399 |
| 1968 | 604 | 850 | 4,605 | -2,370 |
| 1967 | 837 | 752 | 4,621 | -2,333 |
| 1966 | 1,168 | 2,222 | 4,593 | -1,503 |
| 1965 | 1,260 | 2,203 | 4,605 | -1,512 |
| 1964 | 1,377 | 2,178 | 4,326 | -1,252 |
| 1963 | 1,199 | 2,080 | 4,544 | -1,365 |
| 1962 | 1,091 | 2,014 | 4,498 | -1,341 |
| 1961 | 1,489 | 1,969 | 4,399 | -1,349 |
| 1960 | 1,319 | 61 | 4,298 | -1,333 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/luxembourg/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).
As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.
Biggest cities by population
|
Luxembourg
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 138K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
|
Samoa
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Apia | 37.7K |
| Manase | 161 |
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Population differences between Luxembourg and Samoa
|
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.6 years | 72.1 years |
| Average age | 40.6 years | 26.9 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 696 ppl/mi² | 205.5 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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