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

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The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 686,970 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 697,802 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 70.7 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 +1.94% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 698K (47.6% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Luxembourg vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg Spain
2100 760,055 34,221,514
2099 761,871 34,400,373
2098 763,627 34,577,450
2097 765,472 34,751,199
2096 767,128 34,917,831
2095 768,456 35,087,012
2094 770,080 35,251,362
2093 771,655 35,415,082
2092 773,129 35,577,396
2091 774,950 35,741,351
2090 776,632 35,912,083
2089 778,332 36,086,009
2088 780,148 36,257,546
2087 782,099 36,424,826
2086 784,047 36,594,101
2085 785,931 36,771,456
2084 787,814 36,951,760
2083 789,410 37,138,777
2082 791,384 37,327,720
2081 793,230 37,527,142
2080 794,913 37,732,838
2079 796,562 37,949,144
2078 798,015 38,171,047
2077 799,552 38,405,329
2076 800,980 38,654,221
2075 802,329 38,913,733
2074 803,649 39,188,284
2073 805,065 39,469,767
2072 806,490 39,765,059
2071 807,534 40,062,070
2070 808,891 40,372,388
2069 809,871 40,682,818
2068 810,615 41,005,148
2067 811,270 41,326,772
2066 811,697 41,654,672
2065 812,055 41,983,104
2064 812,347 42,321,736
2063 812,618 42,655,212
2062 812,825 42,993,328
2061 812,670 43,328,037
2060 812,579 43,648,753
2059 812,345 43,967,376
2058 811,949 44,273,756
2057 811,547 44,579,723
2056 811,136 44,885,952
2055 810,018 45,164,935
2054 808,772 45,434,986
2053 807,469 45,702,038
2052 806,069 45,951,973
2051 804,175 46,179,119
2050 802,377 46,397,620
2049 800,333 46,616,167
2048 797,869 46,812,693
2047 795,366 47,002,591
2046 792,679 47,182,235
2045 789,667 47,354,908
2044 786,581 47,514,076
2043 783,374 47,657,627
2042 779,750 47,801,904
2041 775,990 47,936,819
2040 772,121 48,066,825
2039 767,824 48,190,225
2038 763,311 48,304,880
2037 758,894 48,418,168
2036 754,191 48,528,778
2035 749,172 48,633,960
2034 744,087 48,730,594
2033 738,759 48,823,356
2032 733,039 48,914,944
2031 727,303 49,008,735
2030 721,333 49,094,273
2029 714,969 49,163,780
2028 708,110 49,223,677
2027 701,168 49,274,441
2026 694,248 49,323,658
2025 686,970 49,355,143
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 (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 Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 115,788 people (a 19.9% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% 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% to 802,377 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 813K people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M 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 1.47% 1.04%
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 (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 Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg Spain
Current population
697802
49323658
Population rank 164/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.59%
One net population change
52.9 minutes
1.04 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
1.66 minutes
One death every
1.96 hours
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +9,958 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +1.47% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 71/197 98/197
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 1,963 5,677 -117,237 111,674
2023 1,933 5,905 -116,046 119,099
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 2026-07-08).

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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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 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 (1960–2025, 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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