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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 693,885 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 123.9 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 694K (46.8% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Luxembourg vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg Turkey
2100 757,616 64,274,243
2099 759,426 64,924,706
2098 761,176 65,567,989
2097 763,015 66,219,045
2096 764,666 66,865,890
2095 765,990 67,516,190
2094 767,608 68,169,346
2093 769,178 68,835,313
2092 770,648 69,496,264
2091 772,463 70,159,325
2090 774,140 70,828,304
2089 775,834 71,490,133
2088 777,644 72,146,464
2087 779,590 72,792,552
2086 781,531 73,439,558
2085 783,409 74,085,313
2084 785,286 74,713,882
2083 786,877 75,342,464
2082 788,844 75,969,760
2081 790,684 76,583,769
2080 792,362 77,195,480
2079 794,006 77,793,711
2078 795,455 78,386,293
2077 796,986 78,973,194
2076 798,410 79,556,991
2075 799,754 80,128,010
2074 801,070 80,697,544
2073 802,482 81,244,619
2072 803,902 81,785,452
2071 804,943 82,311,503
2070 806,296 82,827,402
2069 807,272 83,324,862
2068 808,013 83,806,741
2067 808,667 84,270,976
2066 809,092 84,728,547
2065 809,449 85,177,268
2064 809,740 85,611,517
2063 810,010 86,026,471
2062 810,217 86,425,827
2061 810,062 86,800,591
2060 809,971 87,156,663
2059 809,738 87,500,101
2058 809,344 87,809,920
2057 808,943 88,100,397
2056 808,533 88,369,840
2055 807,418 88,598,739
2054 806,176 88,806,632
2053 804,878 88,985,609
2052 803,482 89,144,425
2051 801,594 89,270,515
2050 799,802 89,374,730
2049 797,764 89,447,182
2048 795,309 89,484,074
2047 792,814 89,492,406
2046 790,135 89,467,391
2045 787,133 89,441,098
2044 784,057 89,390,601
2043 780,860 89,326,342
2042 777,248 89,237,658
2041 773,499 89,137,199
2040 769,643 89,021,820
2039 765,360 88,885,792
2038 760,862 88,736,121
2037 756,459 88,562,197
2036 751,771 88,373,007
2035 746,768 88,178,595
2034 741,700 87,975,336
2033 736,388 87,754,631
2032 730,687 87,524,158
2031 724,969 87,274,280
2030 719,018 87,004,538
2029 712,675 86,741,614
2028 705,838 86,466,107
2027 698,918 86,189,693
2026 692,020 85,932,926
2025 684,765 85,718,588
2024 677,012 85,518,661
2023 666,430 85,325,965
2022 653,103 84,979,913
2021 640,064 84,147,318
2020 630,419 83,384,680
2019 620,001 82,579,440
2018 607,950 81,407,204
2017 596,336 80,312,698
2016 582,014 79,277,962
2015 569,604 78,218,479
2014 556,319 77,181,884
2013 543,360 76,147,624
2012 530,946 75,175,827
2011 518,347 74,223,629
2010 506,953 73,142,150
2009 497,783 72,039,206
2008 488,650 71,051,678
2007 479,993 70,158,112
2006 472,637 70,045,349
2005 465,158 69,329,557
2004 458,095 68,592,617
2003 451,630 67,831,730
2002 446,175 67,048,795
2001 441,525 66,245,128
2000 436,300 65,425,961
1999 430,475 64,591,923
1998 424,700 63,734,383
1997 419,450 62,852,966
1996 414,225 61,951,134
1995 408,625 61,024,503
1994 402,925 60,033,836
1993 397,475 58,999,167
1992 392,175 57,990,118
1991 387,000 57,009,887
1990 381,850 56,015,628
1989 377,100 54,976,723
1988 373,450 53,909,626
1987 370,750 52,843,670
1986 368,355 51,777,772
1985 366,706 50,687,115
1984 365,998 49,574,069
1983 365,622 48,447,410
1982 365,525 47,322,096
1981 365,225 46,321,190
1980 364,150 45,408,815
1979 362,856 44,510,429
1978 362,007 43,645,306
1977 361,358 42,773,298
1976 360,731 41,899,984
1975 358,950 41,053,126
1974 355,050 40,210,234
1973 350,450 39,329,533
1972 346,600 38,430,221
1971 342,421 37,518,611
1970 339,171 36,638,465
1969 337,500 35,787,774
1968 335,850 34,921,684
1967 334,995 34,050,421
1966 333,895 33,177,672
1965 331,500 32,345,220
1964 327,750 31,543,072
1963 324,100 30,726,841
1962 320,750 29,916,147
1961 316,845 29,119,238
1960 313,970 28,329,898

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Luxembourg Turkey
2100 -0.24% -1%
2099 -0.23% -0.98%
2098 -0.24% -0.98%
2097 -0.22% -0.97%
2096 -0.17% -0.96%
2095 -0.21% -0.96%
2094 -0.2% -0.97%
2093 -0.19% -0.95%
2092 -0.23% -0.95%
2091 -0.22% -0.94%
2090 -0.22% -0.93%
2089 -0.23% -0.91%
2088 -0.25% -0.89%
2087 -0.25% -0.88%
2086 -0.24% -0.87%
2085 -0.24% -0.84%
2084 -0.2% -0.83%
2083 -0.25% -0.83%
2082 -0.23% -0.8%
2081 -0.21% -0.79%
2080 -0.21% -0.77%
2079 -0.18% -0.76%
2078 -0.19% -0.74%
2077 -0.18% -0.73%
2076 -0.17% -0.71%
2075 -0.16% -0.71%
2074 -0.18% -0.67%
2073 -0.18% -0.66%
2072 -0.13% -0.64%
2071 -0.17% -0.62%
2070 -0.12% -0.6%
2069 -0.09% -0.57%
2068 -0.08% -0.55%
2067 -0.05% -0.54%
2066 -0.04% -0.53%
2065 -0.04% -0.51%
2064 -0.03% -0.48%
2063 -0.03% -0.46%
2062 0.02% -0.43%
2061 0.01% -0.41%
2060 0.03% -0.39%
2059 0.05% -0.35%
2058 0.05% -0.33%
2057 0.05% -0.3%
2056 0.14% -0.26%
2055 0.15% -0.23%
2054 0.16% -0.2%
2053 0.17% -0.18%
2052 0.24% -0.14%
2051 0.22% -0.12%
2050 0.26% -0.08%
2049 0.31% -0.04%
2048 0.31% -0.009%
2047 0.34% 0.03%
2046 0.38% 0.03%
2045 0.39% 0.06%
2044 0.41% 0.07%
2043 0.46% 0.1%
2042 0.48% 0.11%
2041 0.5% 0.13%
2040 0.56% 0.15%
2039 0.59% 0.17%
2038 0.58% 0.2%
2037 0.62% 0.21%
2036 0.67% 0.22%
2035 0.68% 0.23%
2034 0.72% 0.25%
2033 0.78% 0.26%
2032 0.79% 0.29%
2031 0.83% 0.31%
2030 0.89% 0.3%
2029 0.97% 0.32%
2028 0.99% 0.32%
2027 1% 0.3%
2026 1.06% 0.25%
2025 1.15% 0.23%
2024 1.59% 0.23%
2023 2.04% 0.41%
2022 2.04% 0.99%
2021 1.53% 0.91%
2020 1.68% 0.98%
2019 1.98% 1.44%
2018 1.95% 1.36%
2017 2.46% 1.31%
2016 2.18% 1.35%
2015 2.39% 1.34%
2014 2.38% 1.36%
2013 2.34% 1.29%
2012 2.43% 1.28%
2011 2.25% 1.48%
2010 1.84% 1.53%
2009 1.87% 1.39%
2008 1.8% 1.27%
2007 1.56% 0.16%
2006 1.61% 1.03%
2005 1.54% 1.07%
2004 1.43% 1.12%
2003 1.22% 1.17%
2002 1.05% 1.21%
2001 1.2% 1.25%
2000 1.35% 1.29%
1999 1.36% 1.35%
1998 1.25% 1.4%
1997 1.26% 1.46%
1996 1.37% 1.52%
1995 1.41% 1.65%
1994 1.37% 1.75%
1993 1.35% 1.74%
1992 1.34% 1.72%
1991 1.35% 1.77%
1990 1.26% 1.89%
1989 0.98% 1.98%
1988 0.73% 2.02%
1987 0.65% 2.06%
1986 0.45% 2.15%
1985 0.19% 2.25%
1984 0.1% 2.33%
1983 0.03% 2.38%
1982 0.08% 2.16%
1981 0.3% 2.01%
1980 0.36% 2.02%
1979 0.23% 1.98%
1978 0.18% 2.04%
1977 0.17% 2.08%
1976 0.5% 2.06%
1975 1.1% 2.1%
1974 1.31% 2.24%
1973 1.11% 2.34%
1972 1.22% 2.43%
1971 0.96% 2.4%
1970 0.5% 2.38%
1969 0.49% 2.48%
1968 0.26% 2.56%
1967 0.33% 2.63%
1966 0.72% 2.57%
1965 1.14% 2.54%
1964 1.13% 2.66%
1963 1.04% 2.71%
1962 1.23% 2.74%
1961 0.92% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg Turkey
Current population
693885
86002379
Population rank 164/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 1.04%
One net population change
49.7 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.38 hours
33 seconds
One death every
1.99 hours
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +29 +528
Annual growth/decline +10,582 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.68 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +5,237 -258,205
Net migration rank 51/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 344,309 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 94/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 51.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 8/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Luxembourg Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,237 - -258,205
2024 - 5,677 - -275,952
2023 1,933 5,905 426,630 -318,070
2022 2,024 13,194 535,373 -301,544
2021 2,240 8,724 521,713 20,283
2020 1,828 6,967 608,708 37,934
2019 1,922 10,503 751,472 -15,690
2018 1,945 10,145 830,353 187,570
2017 1,968 9,643 875,408 659,846
2016 2,095 12,760 895,841 352,063
2015 2,107 11,377 930,799 1,063,140
2014 2,225 11,217 957,055 1,033,384
2013 2,336 10,535 921,386 438,618
2012 2,124 10,273 917,145 258,623
2011 1,814 10,918 875,839 68,849
2010 2,129 7,909 892,334 55,532
2009 1,991 6,855 900,491 24,276
2008 2,003 7,969 868,749 47,915
2007 1,584 6,244 876,626 -186,402
2006 1,748 5,557 897,351 -190,194
2005 1,721 6,310 898,650 -174,177
2004 1,878 4,566 896,025 -146,574
2003 1,220 5,581 893,683 -121,383
2002 1,607 2,759 922,927 -129,444
2001 1,766 3,427 980,560 -166,759
2000 1,963 4,516 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 1,808 4,666 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 1,486 3,874 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 1,552 3,711 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 1,781 3,603 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 1,634 4,385 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 1,652 3,900 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 1,470 4,055 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 1,098 4,101 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 1,239 4,067 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 1,145 3,992 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 679 2,999 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 747 2,909 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 222 2,200 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 331 2,121 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 74 1,067 1,098,846 8,960
1984 146 346 1,096,529 21,787
1983 37 376 1,095,106 39,871
1982 183 334 1,091,863 23,728
1981 329 443 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 37 840 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 72 670 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 -145 3,155 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 -36 2,830 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 -578 2,802 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 -395 2,794 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 -390 2,728 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 -421 2,673 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 -35 4,143 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 69 4,274 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 272 853 991,950 -150,924
1969 303 833 970,958 -110,578
1968 604 850 950,778 -78,973
1967 837 752 936,727 -65,993
1966 1,168 2,222 925,790 -50,999
1965 1,260 2,203 904,016 -113,911
1964 1,377 2,178 884,152 -69,978
1963 1,199 2,080 862,626 -44,317
1962 1,091 2,014 837,473 -34,353
1961 1,489 1,969 816,911 -26,187
1960 1,319 61 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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