The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 691,571 people compared to 26,481,122 in Syria.
Population statistics:
- Syria's population is 38.3 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 57th.
- The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.32% for Syria.
- For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
- Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 692K (46.3% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.5M (34.9% growth).
- Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 806K people compared to the peak of 44.1M people in 2086 for Syria.
Luxembourg vs Syria: live population counter
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| Current population |
691571
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26481122
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| Population rank | 164/197 | 57/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.32% |
| One net population change |
49.7 minutes
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29.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.38 hours
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1.01 minutes
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| One death every |
1.99 hours
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4.42 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.54 hours
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57.7 seconds
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| Annual migration change | +5,677 | +546,494 |
| Daily growth/decline | +29 | +2,954 |
| Annual growth/decline | +10,582 | +1,078,137 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.59% | +4.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 67/197 | 6/197 |
Luxembourg and Syria: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 313,970 | 4,673,500 | - | - |
| 1961 | 316,845 | 4,815,466 | 0.92% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 320,750 | 4,959,340 | 1.23% | 2.99% |
| 1963 | 324,100 | 5,110,467 | 1.04% | 3.05% |
| 1964 | 327,750 | 5,269,087 | 1.13% | 3.1% |
| 1965 | 331,500 | 5,435,267 | 1.14% | 3.15% |
| 1966 | 333,895 | 5,609,047 | 0.72% | 3.2% |
| 1967 | 334,995 | 5,790,198 | 0.33% | 3.23% |
| 1968 | 335,850 | 5,978,742 | 0.26% | 3.26% |
| 1969 | 337,500 | 6,175,166 | 0.49% | 3.29% |
| 1970 | 339,171 | 6,380,609 | 0.5% | 3.33% |
| 1971 | 342,421 | 6,598,094 | 0.96% | 3.41% |
| 1972 | 346,600 | 6,826,024 | 1.22% | 3.45% |
| 1973 | 350,450 | 7,060,321 | 1.11% | 3.43% |
| 1974 | 355,050 | 7,302,160 | 1.31% | 3.43% |
| 1975 | 358,950 | 7,554,364 | 1.1% | 3.45% |
| 1976 | 360,731 | 7,817,320 | 0.5% | 3.48% |
| 1977 | 361,358 | 8,090,501 | 0.17% | 3.49% |
| 1978 | 362,007 | 8,372,759 | 0.18% | 3.49% |
| 1979 | 362,856 | 8,661,909 | 0.23% | 3.45% |
| 1980 | 364,150 | 8,957,663 | 0.36% | 3.41% |
| 1981 | 365,225 | 9,260,189 | 0.3% | 3.38% |
| 1982 | 365,525 | 9,572,511 | 0.08% | 3.37% |
| 1983 | 365,622 | 9,904,809 | 0.03% | 3.47% |
| 1984 | 365,998 | 10,258,398 | 0.1% | 3.57% |
| 1985 | 366,706 | 10,625,672 | 0.19% | 3.58% |
| 1986 | 368,355 | 11,002,844 | 0.45% | 3.55% |
| 1987 | 370,750 | 11,388,923 | 0.65% | 3.51% |
| 1988 | 373,450 | 11,782,264 | 0.73% | 3.45% |
| 1989 | 377,100 | 12,179,060 | 0.98% | 3.37% |
| 1990 | 381,850 | 12,579,208 | 1.26% | 3.29% |
| 1991 | 387,000 | 12,980,821 | 1.35% | 3.19% |
| 1992 | 392,175 | 13,385,571 | 1.34% | 3.12% |
| 1993 | 397,475 | 13,795,686 | 1.35% | 3.06% |
| 1994 | 402,925 | 14,208,583 | 1.37% | 2.99% |
| 1995 | 408,625 | 14,616,801 | 1.41% | 2.87% |
| 1996 | 414,225 | 15,018,104 | 1.37% | 2.75% |
| 1997 | 419,450 | 15,417,542 | 1.26% | 2.66% |
| 1998 | 424,700 | 15,820,413 | 1.25% | 2.61% |
| 1999 | 430,475 | 16,228,061 | 1.36% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 436,300 | 16,637,888 | 1.35% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 441,525 | 17,051,338 | 1.2% | 2.48% |
| 2002 | 446,175 | 17,468,332 | 1.05% | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 451,630 | 17,889,296 | 1.22% | 2.41% |
| 2004 | 458,095 | 18,336,875 | 1.43% | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 465,158 | 18,814,091 | 1.54% | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 472,637 | 19,637,022 | 1.61% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 479,993 | 20,884,125 | 1.56% | 6.35% |
| 2008 | 488,650 | 21,636,564 | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 497,783 | 21,976,969 | 1.87% | 1.57% |
| 2010 | 506,953 | 22,482,421 | 1.84% | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 518,347 | 22,878,098 | 2.25% | 1.76% |
| 2012 | 530,946 | 22,759,763 | 2.43% | -0.52% |
| 2013 | 543,360 | 21,666,917 | 2.34% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 556,319 | 20,273,659 | 2.38% | -6.43% |
| 2015 | 569,604 | 19,424,618 | 2.39% | -4.19% |
| 2016 | 582,014 | 19,193,834 | 2.18% | -1.19% |
| 2017 | 596,336 | 19,224,668 | 2.46% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 607,950 | 19,577,845 | 1.95% | 1.84% |
| 2019 | 620,001 | 20,353,534 | 1.98% | 3.96% |
| 2020 | 630,419 | 21,049,429 | 1.68% | 3.42% |
| 2021 | 640,064 | 21,628,839 | 1.53% | 2.75% |
| 2022 | 653,103 | 22,462,173 | 2.04% | 3.85% |
| 2023 | 666,430 | 23,594,623 | 2.04% | 5.04% |
| 2024 | 677,012 | 24,672,760 | 1.59% | 4.57% |
| 2025 | 684,467 | 25,620,422 | 1.1% | 3.84% |
| 2026 | 691,496 | 26,472,499 | 1.03% | 3.33% |
| 2027 | 698,375 | 27,261,544 | 0.99% | 2.98% |
| 2028 | 705,222 | 28,006,558 | 0.98% | 2.73% |
| 2029 | 711,761 | 28,719,309 | 0.93% | 2.54% |
| 2030 | 717,879 | 29,395,545 | 0.86% | 2.35% |
| 2031 | 723,679 | 30,029,824 | 0.81% | 2.16% |
| 2032 | 729,358 | 30,633,661 | 0.78% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 734,839 | 31,212,478 | 0.75% | 1.89% |
| 2034 | 739,997 | 31,768,138 | 0.7% | 1.78% |
| 2035 | 745,000 | 32,294,792 | 0.68% | 1.66% |
| 2036 | 749,815 | 32,788,153 | 0.65% | 1.53% |
| 2037 | 754,334 | 33,258,407 | 0.6% | 1.43% |
| 2038 | 758,761 | 33,710,718 | 0.59% | 1.36% |
| 2039 | 763,128 | 34,131,238 | 0.58% | 1.25% |
| 2040 | 767,173 | 34,533,185 | 0.53% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 770,954 | 34,916,936 | 0.49% | 1.11% |
| 2042 | 774,612 | 35,279,863 | 0.47% | 1.04% |
| 2043 | 778,001 | 35,623,325 | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| 2044 | 781,123 | 35,944,394 | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 2045 | 784,141 | 36,265,295 | 0.39% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 786,968 | 36,583,260 | 0.36% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 789,534 | 36,878,640 | 0.33% | 0.81% |
| 2048 | 791,997 | 37,171,029 | 0.31% | 0.79% |
| 2049 | 794,237 | 37,477,690 | 0.28% | 0.83% |
| 2050 | 796,129 | 37,793,378 | 0.24% | 0.84% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 109,557 (a 18.8% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,287,288 (a 38% growth).
Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 57th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Luxembourg's population will grow by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Syria will increase by 42.7% to 37,793,378 people and rank change from 57th to 54th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Luxembourg and Syria
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| Life expectancy | 82.6 years | 73.4 years |
| Average age | 40.6 years | 27.8 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 23.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 681 ppl/mi² | 348 ppl/mi² |
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