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Population in Luxembourg compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 693,885 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 101.1 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 694K (46.8% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg United Kingdom
2100 757,616 74,700,585
2099 759,426 74,831,175
2098 761,176 74,950,267
2097 763,015 75,064,397
2096 764,666 75,176,691
2095 765,990 75,287,063
2094 767,608 75,383,856
2093 769,178 75,482,205
2092 770,648 75,575,769
2091 772,463 75,666,091
2090 774,140 75,753,129
2089 775,834 75,835,723
2088 777,644 75,907,614
2087 779,590 75,978,712
2086 781,531 76,046,742
2085 783,409 76,105,680
2084 785,286 76,156,223
2083 786,877 76,205,894
2082 788,844 76,246,844
2081 790,684 76,274,040
2080 792,362 76,306,205
2079 794,006 76,334,949
2078 795,455 76,353,484
2077 796,986 76,371,123
2076 798,410 76,373,520
2075 799,754 76,386,071
2074 801,070 76,397,426
2073 802,482 76,406,554
2072 803,902 76,398,941
2071 804,943 76,388,223
2070 806,296 76,378,505
2069 807,272 76,371,827
2068 808,013 76,370,973
2067 808,667 76,363,548
2066 809,092 76,356,638
2065 809,449 76,355,841
2064 809,740 76,352,770
2063 810,010 76,353,175
2062 810,217 76,346,535
2061 810,062 76,344,206
2060 809,971 76,344,725
2059 809,738 76,345,215
2058 809,344 76,326,961
2057 808,943 76,307,006
2056 808,533 76,274,247
2055 807,418 76,235,304
2054 806,176 76,167,710
2053 804,878 76,094,051
2052 803,482 76,001,979
2051 801,594 75,895,690
2050 799,802 75,777,445
2049 797,764 75,646,044
2048 795,309 75,499,380
2047 792,814 75,338,951
2046 790,135 75,171,300
2045 787,133 74,993,186
2044 784,057 74,807,530
2043 780,860 74,607,485
2042 777,248 74,407,783
2041 773,499 74,203,292
2040 769,643 73,994,525
2039 765,360 73,782,112
2038 760,862 73,559,085
2037 756,459 73,335,723
2036 751,771 73,101,646
2035 746,768 72,850,722
2034 741,700 72,597,177
2033 736,388 72,322,802
2032 730,687 72,046,316
2031 724,969 71,757,868
2030 719,018 71,442,811
2029 712,675 71,123,782
2028 705,838 70,783,199
2027 698,918 70,421,923
2026 692,020 70,055,911
2025 684,765 69,658,188
2024 677,012 69,226,000
2023 666,430 68,492,000
2022 653,103 67,604,000
2021 640,064 66,984,000
2020 630,419 66,744,000
2019 620,001 66,631,000
2018 607,950 66,289,000
2017 596,336 65,966,000
2016 582,014 65,607,000
2015 569,604 65,088,000
2014 556,319 64,620,000
2013 543,360 64,139,000
2012 530,946 63,711,000
2011 518,347 63,258,810
2010 506,953 62,766,365
2009 497,783 62,276,270
2008 488,650 61,806,995
2007 479,993 61,322,463
2006 472,637 60,846,820
2005 465,158 60,401,206
2004 458,095 59,987,905
2003 451,630 59,647,577
2002 446,175 59,370,479
2001 441,525 59,119,673
2000 436,300 58,892,514
1999 430,475 58,682,466
1998 424,700 58,487,141
1997 419,450 58,316,954
1996 414,225 58,166,950
1995 408,625 58,019,030
1994 402,925 57,865,745
1993 397,475 57,718,614
1992 392,175 57,580,402
1991 387,000 57,424,897
1990 381,850 57,247,586
1989 377,100 57,076,711
1988 373,450 56,928,327
1987 370,750 56,802,050
1986 368,355 56,681,396
1985 366,706 56,550,268
1984 365,998 56,422,072
1983 365,622 56,332,848
1982 365,525 56,313,641
1981 365,225 56,333,829
1980 364,150 56,314,216
1979 362,856 56,246,951
1978 362,007 56,196,504
1977 361,358 56,193,492
1976 360,731 56,211,968
1975 358,950 56,225,800
1974 355,050 56,229,974
1973 350,450 56,194,527
1972 346,600 56,086,065
1971 342,421 55,896,223
1970 339,171 55,663,250
1969 337,500 55,441,750
1968 335,850 55,211,700
1967 334,995 54,943,600
1966 333,895 54,648,500
1965 331,500 54,348,050
1964 327,750 54,000,000
1963 324,100 53,650,000
1962 320,750 53,250,000
1961 316,845 52,800,000
1960 313,970 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Luxembourg United Kingdom
2100 -0.24% -0.17%
2099 -0.23% -0.16%
2098 -0.24% -0.15%
2097 -0.22% -0.15%
2096 -0.17% -0.15%
2095 -0.21% -0.13%
2094 -0.2% -0.13%
2093 -0.19% -0.12%
2092 -0.23% -0.12%
2091 -0.22% -0.11%
2090 -0.22% -0.11%
2089 -0.23% -0.09%
2088 -0.25% -0.09%
2087 -0.25% -0.09%
2086 -0.24% -0.08%
2085 -0.24% -0.07%
2084 -0.2% -0.07%
2083 -0.25% -0.05%
2082 -0.23% -0.04%
2081 -0.21% -0.04%
2080 -0.21% -0.04%
2079 -0.18% -0.02%
2078 -0.19% -0.02%
2077 -0.18% -0.003%
2076 -0.17% -0.02%
2075 -0.16% -0.01%
2074 -0.18% -0.01%
2073 -0.18% 0.01%
2072 -0.13% 0.01%
2071 -0.17% 0.01%
2070 -0.12% 0.009%
2069 -0.09% 0.001%
2068 -0.08% 0.01%
2067 -0.05% 0.009%
2066 -0.04% 0.001%
2065 -0.04% 0.004%
2064 -0.03% -0%
2063 -0.03% 0.009%
2062 0.02% 0.003%
2061 0.01% -0.001%
2060 0.03% -0.001%
2059 0.05% 0.02%
2058 0.05% 0.03%
2057 0.05% 0.04%
2056 0.14% 0.05%
2055 0.15% 0.09%
2054 0.16% 0.1%
2053 0.17% 0.12%
2052 0.24% 0.14%
2051 0.22% 0.16%
2050 0.26% 0.17%
2049 0.31% 0.19%
2048 0.31% 0.21%
2047 0.34% 0.22%
2046 0.38% 0.24%
2045 0.39% 0.25%
2044 0.41% 0.27%
2043 0.46% 0.27%
2042 0.48% 0.28%
2041 0.5% 0.28%
2040 0.56% 0.29%
2039 0.59% 0.3%
2038 0.58% 0.3%
2037 0.62% 0.32%
2036 0.67% 0.34%
2035 0.68% 0.35%
2034 0.72% 0.38%
2033 0.78% 0.38%
2032 0.79% 0.4%
2031 0.83% 0.44%
2030 0.89% 0.45%
2029 0.97% 0.48%
2028 0.99% 0.51%
2027 1% 0.52%
2026 1.06% 0.57%
2025 1.15% 0.62%
2024 1.59% 1.07%
2023 2.04% 1.31%
2022 2.04% 0.93%
2021 1.53% 0.36%
2020 1.68% 0.17%
2019 1.98% 0.52%
2018 1.95% 0.49%
2017 2.46% 0.55%
2016 2.18% 0.8%
2015 2.39% 0.72%
2014 2.38% 0.75%
2013 2.34% 0.67%
2012 2.43% 0.71%
2011 2.25% 0.78%
2010 1.84% 0.79%
2009 1.87% 0.76%
2008 1.8% 0.79%
2007 1.56% 0.78%
2006 1.61% 0.74%
2005 1.54% 0.69%
2004 1.43% 0.57%
2003 1.22% 0.47%
2002 1.05% 0.42%
2001 1.2% 0.39%
2000 1.35% 0.36%
1999 1.36% 0.33%
1998 1.25% 0.29%
1997 1.26% 0.26%
1996 1.37% 0.25%
1995 1.41% 0.26%
1994 1.37% 0.25%
1993 1.35% 0.24%
1992 1.34% 0.27%
1991 1.35% 0.31%
1990 1.26% 0.3%
1989 0.98% 0.26%
1988 0.73% 0.22%
1987 0.65% 0.21%
1986 0.45% 0.23%
1985 0.19% 0.23%
1984 0.1% 0.16%
1983 0.03% 0.03%
1982 0.08% -0.04%
1981 0.3% 0.03%
1980 0.36% 0.12%
1979 0.23% 0.09%
1978 0.18% 0.005%
1977 0.17% -0.03%
1976 0.5% -0.02%
1975 1.1% -0.007%
1974 1.31% 0.06%
1973 1.11% 0.19%
1972 1.22% 0.34%
1971 0.96% 0.42%
1970 0.5% 0.4%
1969 0.49% 0.42%
1968 0.26% 0.49%
1967 0.33% 0.54%
1966 0.72% 0.55%
1965 1.14% 0.64%
1964 1.13% 0.65%
1963 1.04% 0.75%
1962 1.23% 0.85%
1961 0.92% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg United Kingdom
Current population
693885
70154914
Population rank 164/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.85%
One net population change
49.7 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
1.38 hours
45.9 seconds
One death every
1.99 hours
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +29 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +10,582 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 97/197
One migration net change every
1.68 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +5,237 +389,911
Net migration rank 51/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 344,309 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 94/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 51.2% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 8/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Luxembourg United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,237 - 389,911
2024 - 5,677 - 417,114
2023 1,933 5,905 34,589 445,523
2022 2,024 13,194 39,751 487,029
2021 2,240 8,724 30,612 462,967
2020 1,828 6,967 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,922 10,503 108,342 232,727
2018 1,945 10,145 119,321 259,744
2017 1,968 9,643 145,125 272,311
2016 2,095 12,760 177,139 324,649
2015 2,107 11,377 175,738 347,839
2014 2,225 11,217 206,784 306,091
2013 2,336 10,535 198,830 237,272
2012 2,124 10,273 248,473 172,088
2011 1,814 10,918 259,361 228,773
2010 2,129 7,909 251,066 274,811
2009 1,991 6,855 230,422 249,639
2008 2,003 7,969 216,325 263,390
2007 1,584 6,244 196,232 309,385
2006 1,748 5,557 176,455 288,923
2005 1,721 6,310 144,963 308,279
2004 1,878 4,566 131,974 276,077
2003 1,220 5,581 89,471 211,846
2002 1,607 2,759 65,308 203,577
2001 1,766 3,427 65,032 175,133
2000 1,963 4,516 70,671 153,917
1999 1,808 4,666 64,551 152,653
1998 1,486 3,874 87,730 125,541
1997 1,552 3,711 99,138 59,723
1996 1,781 3,603 98,884 54,964
1995 1,634 4,385 87,028 61,385
1994 1,652 3,900 127,304 45,339
1993 1,470 4,055 103,893 27,403
1992 1,098 4,101 149,709 17,846
1991 1,239 4,067 143,562 27,601
1990 1,145 3,992 154,569 57,132
1989 679 2,999 119,861 49,586
1988 747 2,909 136,628 13,952
1987 222 2,200 136,325 8,266
1986 331 2,121 90,690 41,836
1985 74 1,067 79,170 83,164
1984 146 346 84,633 71,107
1983 37 376 61,966 27,063
1982 183 334 56,314 -61,152
1981 329 443 73,234 -83,876
1980 37 840 95,734 -25,187
1979 72 670 61,872 11,255
1978 -145 3,155 16,859 3,783
1977 -36 2,830 0 -21,636
1976 -578 2,802 -5,621 -19,135
1975 -395 2,794 33,735 -40,241
1974 -390 2,728 67,476 -65,710
1973 -421 2,673 112,389 -33,840
1972 -35 4,143 162,650 -1,406
1971 69 4,274 257,123 1,175
1970 272 853 244,918 -15,254
1969 303 833 260,577 -60,655
1968 604 850 292,622 -38,852
1967 837 752 346,145 -39,659
1966 1,168 2,222 333,356 -27,935
1965 1,260 2,203 364,132 -24,955
1964 1,377 2,178 405,000 -23,885
1963 1,199 2,080 337,995 8,271
1962 1,091 2,014 340,800 76,443
1961 1,489 1,969 311,519 52,295
1960 1,319 61 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/luxembourg/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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