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

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The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 686,970 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 697,802 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 100.4 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 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +1.94% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 698K (47.6% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg United Kingdom
2100 760,055 74,517,005
2099 761,871 74,647,273
2098 763,627 74,766,073
2097 765,472 74,879,923
2096 767,128 74,991,940
2095 768,456 75,102,041
2094 770,080 75,198,597
2093 771,655 75,296,704
2092 773,129 75,390,038
2091 774,950 75,480,137
2090 776,632 75,566,962
2089 778,332 75,649,353
2088 780,148 75,721,067
2087 782,099 75,791,990
2086 784,047 75,859,854
2085 785,931 75,918,647
2084 787,814 75,969,065
2083 789,410 76,018,614
2082 791,384 76,059,464
2081 793,230 76,086,593
2080 794,913 76,118,679
2079 796,562 76,147,352
2078 798,015 76,165,841
2077 799,552 76,183,437
2076 800,980 76,185,828
2075 802,329 76,198,349
2074 803,649 76,209,676
2073 805,065 76,218,781
2072 806,490 76,211,187
2071 807,534 76,200,495
2070 808,891 76,190,801
2069 809,871 76,184,140
2068 810,615 76,183,288
2067 811,270 76,175,881
2066 811,697 76,168,987
2065 812,055 76,168,193
2064 812,347 76,165,129
2063 812,618 76,165,534
2062 812,825 76,158,910
2061 812,670 76,156,587
2060 812,579 76,157,104
2059 812,345 76,157,593
2058 811,949 76,139,384
2057 811,547 76,119,478
2056 811,136 76,086,799
2055 810,018 76,047,952
2054 808,772 75,980,524
2053 807,469 75,907,047
2052 806,069 75,815,200
2051 804,175 75,709,173
2050 802,377 75,591,218
2049 800,333 75,460,140
2048 797,869 75,313,837
2047 795,366 75,153,802
2046 792,679 74,986,563
2045 789,667 74,808,886
2044 786,581 74,623,687
2043 783,374 74,424,133
2042 779,750 74,224,922
2041 775,990 74,020,934
2040 772,121 73,812,680
2039 767,824 73,600,788
2038 763,311 73,378,310
2037 758,894 73,155,497
2036 754,191 72,921,995
2035 749,172 72,671,687
2034 744,087 72,418,766
2033 738,759 72,145,065
2032 733,039 71,869,259
2031 727,303 71,581,519
2030 721,333 71,267,237
2029 714,969 70,948,992
2028 708,110 70,609,246
2027 701,168 70,248,858
2026 694,248 69,883,746
2025 686,970 69,487,000
2024 677,012 69,281,000
2023 666,430 68,526,000
2022 653,103 67,636,000
2021 640,064 66,978,000
2020 630,419 66,740,000
2019 620,001 66,628,000
2018 607,950 66,287,000
2017 596,336 65,964,000
2016 582,014 65,606,000
2015 569,604 65,087,000
2014 556,319 64,619,000
2013 543,360 64,138,000
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 (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 the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 115,788 people (a 19.9% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% 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% to 802,377 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 813K people compared to the peak of 76.2M 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 1.47% 0.3%
2024 1.59% 1.1%
2023 2.04% 1.32%
2022 2.04% 0.98%
2021 1.53% 0.36%
2020 1.68% 0.17%
2019 1.98% 0.51%
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 (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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg United Kingdom
Current population
697802
70071289
Population rank 164/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.84%
One net population change
52.9 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
46 seconds
One death every
1.96 hours
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +27 +564
Annual growth/decline +9,958 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.47% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 71/197 145/197
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 1,963 5,677 13,233 417,114
2023 1,933 5,905 34,606 445,523
2022 2,024 13,194 39,770 487,029
2021 2,240 8,724 30,609 462,967
2020 1,828 6,967 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,922 10,503 108,338 232,727
2018 1,945 10,145 119,317 259,744
2017 1,968 9,643 145,121 272,311
2016 2,095 12,760 177,136 324,649
2015 2,107 11,377 175,735 347,839
2014 2,225 11,217 206,781 306,091
2013 2,336 10,535 198,827 237,272
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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/luxembourg/united-kingdom | CC BY

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 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 (1960–2025, 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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