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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 693,885 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 70.3 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 694K (46.8% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Luxembourg vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg Spain
2100 757,616 33,862,981
2099 759,426 34,039,965
2098 761,176 34,215,187
2097 763,015 34,387,116
2096 764,666 34,552,002
2095 765,990 34,719,411
2094 767,608 34,882,039
2093 769,178 35,044,043
2092 770,648 35,204,657
2091 772,463 35,366,895
2090 774,140 35,535,838
2089 775,834 35,707,942
2088 777,644 35,877,681
2087 779,590 36,043,209
2086 781,531 36,210,710
2085 783,409 36,386,207
2084 785,286 36,564,622
2083 786,877 36,749,680
2082 788,844 36,936,644
2081 790,684 37,133,976
2080 792,362 37,337,517
2079 794,006 37,551,557
2078 795,455 37,771,135
2077 796,986 38,002,963
2076 798,410 38,249,247
2075 799,754 38,506,040
2074 801,070 38,777,715
2073 802,482 39,056,249
2072 803,902 39,348,447
2071 804,943 39,642,346
2070 806,296 39,949,413
2069 807,272 40,256,590
2068 808,013 40,575,543
2067 808,667 40,893,798
2066 809,092 41,218,263
2065 809,449 41,543,254
2064 809,740 41,878,338
2063 810,010 42,208,320
2062 810,217 42,542,893
2061 810,062 42,874,096
2060 809,971 43,191,452
2059 809,738 43,506,737
2058 809,344 43,809,907
2057 808,943 44,112,668
2056 808,533 44,415,689
2055 807,418 44,691,749
2054 806,176 44,958,971
2053 804,878 45,223,225
2052 803,482 45,470,541
2051 801,594 45,695,307
2050 799,802 45,911,520
2049 797,764 46,127,777
2048 795,309 46,322,244
2047 792,814 46,510,152
2046 790,135 46,687,914
2045 787,133 46,858,778
2044 784,057 47,016,278
2043 780,860 47,158,325
2042 777,248 47,301,091
2041 773,499 47,434,593
2040 769,643 47,563,236
2039 765,360 47,685,343
2038 760,862 47,798,797
2037 756,459 47,910,899
2036 751,771 48,020,350
2035 746,768 48,124,430
2034 741,700 48,220,051
2033 736,388 48,311,842
2032 730,687 48,402,470
2031 724,969 48,495,278
2030 719,018 48,579,920
2029 712,675 48,648,699
2028 705,838 48,707,969
2027 698,918 48,758,200
2026 692,020 48,806,901
2025 684,765 48,838,057
2024 677,012 48,848,840
2023 666,430 48,352,528
2022 653,103 47,786,102
2021 640,064 47,443,821
2020 630,419 47,359,424
2019 620,001 47,118,501
2018 607,950 46,782,011
2017 596,336 46,571,232
2016 582,014 46,458,139
2015 569,604 46,422,303
2014 556,319 46,460,733
2013 543,360 46,604,197
2012 530,946 46,773,055
2011 518,347 46,742,697
2010 506,953 46,576,897
2009 497,783 46,362,946
2008 488,650 45,954,106
2007 479,993 45,226,803
2006 472,637 44,397,319
2005 465,158 43,653,155
2004 458,095 42,921,895
2003 451,630 42,187,645
2002 446,175 41,431,558
2001 441,525 40,850,412
2000 436,300 40,567,864
1999 430,475 40,386,875
1998 424,700 40,223,509
1997 419,450 40,057,389
1996 414,225 39,889,852
1995 408,625 39,724,050
1994 402,925 39,549,108
1993 397,475 39,361,262
1992 392,175 39,157,685
1991 387,000 38,966,376
1990 381,850 38,867,322
1989 377,100 38,827,764
1988 373,450 38,766,939
1987 370,750 38,684,815
1986 368,355 38,584,624
1985 366,706 38,469,512
1984 365,998 38,330,364
1983 365,622 38,171,525
1982 365,525 37,986,012
1981 365,225 37,758,631
1980 364,150 37,491,165
1979 362,856 37,191,330
1978 362,007 36,864,898
1977 361,358 36,511,638
1976 360,731 36,137,812
1975 358,950 35,757,900
1974 355,050 35,373,335
1973 350,450 34,988,947
1972 346,600 34,604,469
1971 342,421 34,224,490
1970 339,171 33,814,531
1969 337,500 33,441,054
1968 335,850 33,113,134
1967 334,995 32,682,947
1966 333,895 32,283,194
1965 331,500 31,954,292
1964 327,750 31,609,195
1963 324,100 31,296,651
1962 320,750 31,023,366
1961 316,845 30,739,250
1960 313,970 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Luxembourg Spain
2100 -0.24% -0.52%
2099 -0.23% -0.51%
2098 -0.24% -0.5%
2097 -0.22% -0.48%
2096 -0.17% -0.48%
2095 -0.21% -0.47%
2094 -0.2% -0.46%
2093 -0.19% -0.46%
2092 -0.23% -0.46%
2091 -0.22% -0.48%
2090 -0.22% -0.48%
2089 -0.23% -0.47%
2088 -0.25% -0.46%
2087 -0.25% -0.46%
2086 -0.24% -0.48%
2085 -0.24% -0.49%
2084 -0.2% -0.5%
2083 -0.25% -0.51%
2082 -0.23% -0.53%
2081 -0.21% -0.55%
2080 -0.21% -0.57%
2079 -0.18% -0.58%
2078 -0.19% -0.61%
2077 -0.18% -0.64%
2076 -0.17% -0.67%
2075 -0.16% -0.7%
2074 -0.18% -0.71%
2073 -0.18% -0.74%
2072 -0.13% -0.74%
2071 -0.17% -0.77%
2070 -0.12% -0.76%
2069 -0.09% -0.79%
2068 -0.08% -0.78%
2067 -0.05% -0.79%
2066 -0.04% -0.78%
2065 -0.04% -0.8%
2064 -0.03% -0.78%
2063 -0.03% -0.79%
2062 0.02% -0.77%
2061 0.01% -0.73%
2060 0.03% -0.72%
2059 0.05% -0.69%
2058 0.05% -0.69%
2057 0.05% -0.68%
2056 0.14% -0.62%
2055 0.15% -0.59%
2054 0.16% -0.58%
2053 0.17% -0.54%
2052 0.24% -0.49%
2051 0.22% -0.47%
2050 0.26% -0.47%
2049 0.31% -0.42%
2048 0.31% -0.4%
2047 0.34% -0.38%
2046 0.38% -0.36%
2045 0.39% -0.33%
2044 0.41% -0.3%
2043 0.46% -0.3%
2042 0.48% -0.28%
2041 0.5% -0.27%
2040 0.56% -0.26%
2039 0.59% -0.24%
2038 0.58% -0.23%
2037 0.62% -0.23%
2036 0.67% -0.22%
2035 0.68% -0.2%
2034 0.72% -0.19%
2033 0.78% -0.19%
2032 0.79% -0.19%
2031 0.83% -0.17%
2030 0.89% -0.14%
2029 0.97% -0.12%
2028 0.99% -0.1%
2027 1% -0.1%
2026 1.06% -0.06%
2025 1.15% -0.02%
2024 1.59% 1.03%
2023 2.04% 1.19%
2022 2.04% 0.72%
2021 1.53% 0.18%
2020 1.68% 0.51%
2019 1.98% 0.72%
2018 1.95% 0.45%
2017 2.46% 0.24%
2016 2.18% 0.08%
2015 2.39% -0.08%
2014 2.38% -0.31%
2013 2.34% -0.36%
2012 2.43% 0.06%
2011 2.25% 0.36%
2010 1.84% 0.46%
2009 1.87% 0.89%
2008 1.8% 1.61%
2007 1.56% 1.87%
2006 1.61% 1.7%
2005 1.54% 1.7%
2004 1.43% 1.74%
2003 1.22% 1.82%
2002 1.05% 1.42%
2001 1.2% 0.7%
2000 1.35% 0.45%
1999 1.36% 0.41%
1998 1.25% 0.41%
1997 1.26% 0.42%
1996 1.37% 0.42%
1995 1.41% 0.44%
1994 1.37% 0.48%
1993 1.35% 0.52%
1992 1.34% 0.49%
1991 1.35% 0.25%
1990 1.26% 0.1%
1989 0.98% 0.16%
1988 0.73% 0.21%
1987 0.65% 0.26%
1986 0.45% 0.3%
1985 0.19% 0.36%
1984 0.1% 0.42%
1983 0.03% 0.49%
1982 0.08% 0.6%
1981 0.3% 0.71%
1980 0.36% 0.81%
1979 0.23% 0.89%
1978 0.18% 0.97%
1977 0.17% 1.03%
1976 0.5% 1.06%
1975 1.1% 1.09%
1974 1.31% 1.1%
1973 1.11% 1.11%
1972 1.22% 1.11%
1971 0.96% 1.21%
1970 0.5% 1.12%
1969 0.49% 0.99%
1968 0.26% 1.32%
1967 0.33% 1.24%
1966 0.72% 1.03%
1965 1.14% 1.09%
1964 1.13% 1%
1963 1.04% 0.88%
1962 1.23% 0.92%
1961 0.92% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Luxembourg grew by 1.59%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg Spain
Current population
693885
48806901
Population rank 164/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.59%
One net population change
49.7 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
1.38 hours
1.62 minutes
One death every
1.99 hours
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +29 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +10,582 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.68 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +5,237 +96,630
Net migration rank 51/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 344,309 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 94/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 51.2% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 8/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Luxembourg Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,237 - 96,630
2024 - 5,677 - 111,674
2023 1,933 5,905 -111,211 119,099
2022 2,024 13,194 -133,801 299,779
2021 2,240 8,724 -113,865 144,385
2020 1,828 6,967 -151,551 236,854
2019 1,922 10,503 -56,542 464,783
2018 1,945 10,145 -56,139 337,467
2017 1,968 9,643 -32,600 201,135
2016 2,095 12,760 0 106,474
2015 2,107 11,377 -4,642 -1,979
2014 2,225 11,217 32,522 -97,870
2013 2,336 10,535 37,284 -250,741
2012 2,124 10,273 51,450 -153,486
2011 1,814 10,918 84,137 60,761
2010 2,129 7,909 102,469 69,406
2009 1,991 6,855 106,635 129,557
2008 2,003 7,969 133,267 434,135
2007 1,584 6,244 108,545 772,317
2006 1,748 5,557 110,994 659,720
2005 1,721 6,310 78,576 629,803
2004 1,878 4,566 85,844 661,158
2003 1,220 5,581 54,844 658,428
2002 1,607 2,759 53,861 737,880
2001 1,766 3,427 44,936 181,307
2000 1,963 4,516 36,512 176,269
1999 1,808 4,666 8,077 178,559
1998 1,486 3,874 4,022 182,926
1997 1,552 3,711 20,028 165,345
1996 1,781 3,603 11,967 162,704
1995 1,634 4,385 15,889 162,434
1994 1,652 3,900 31,639 160,407
1993 1,470 4,055 47,234 160,907
1992 1,098 4,101 62,652 177,544
1991 1,239 4,067 58,450 122,841
1990 1,145 3,992 66,075 -30,684
1989 679 2,999 81,538 -25,892
1988 747 2,909 100,794 -17,663
1987 222 2,200 116,054 -12,681
1986 331 2,121 131,188 -13,540
1985 74 1,067 146,184 -589
1984 146 346 172,487 2,754
1983 37 376 183,223 1,241
1982 183 334 231,714 -7,384
1981 329 443 237,879 2,563
1980 37 840 281,184 20,166
1979 72 670 312,407 -5,929
1978 -145 3,155 339,157 -2,504
1977 -36 2,830 361,465 -1,332
1976 -578 2,802 375,834 2,804
1975 -395 2,794 371,882 -218
1974 -390 2,728 396,182 105,838
1973 -421 2,673 374,381 8,624
1972 -35 4,143 391,030 7,935
1971 69 4,274 369,625 7,363
1970 272 853 378,723 -60,580
1969 303 833 367,851 -49,956
1968 604 850 387,423 -46,088
1967 837 752 402,001 -42,344
1966 1,168 2,222 397,084 -41,467
1965 1,260 2,203 405,819 -42,476
1964 1,377 2,178 429,885 -41,461
1963 1,199 2,080 394,338 -44,446
1962 1,091 2,014 384,690 -45,211
1961 1,489 1,969 396,537 -46,517
1960 1,319 61 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/luxembourg/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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