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

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The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 686,970 in 2025 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 697,802 people compared to 344,434,632 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 494 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.15% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +1.94% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 698K (47.6% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.4% growth).

Luxembourg vs United States: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg United States
2100 760,055 415,429,771
2099 761,871 414,829,167
2098 763,627 414,231,720
2097 765,472 413,576,381
2096 767,128 412,927,393
2095 768,456 412,225,379
2094 770,080 411,498,749
2093 771,655 410,785,729
2092 773,129 410,051,921
2091 774,950 409,320,183
2090 776,632 408,613,732
2089 778,332 407,885,645
2088 780,148 407,129,733
2087 782,099 406,421,298
2086 784,047 405,715,343
2085 785,931 405,059,379
2084 787,814 404,343,130
2083 789,410 403,612,785
2082 791,384 402,871,293
2081 793,230 402,054,554
2080 794,913 401,319,194
2079 796,562 400,554,914
2078 798,015 399,737,968
2077 799,552 398,906,565
2076 800,980 398,035,750
2075 802,329 397,109,170
2074 803,649 396,226,412
2073 805,065 395,307,725
2072 806,490 394,393,561
2071 807,534 393,415,363
2070 808,891 392,469,727
2069 809,871 391,479,981
2068 810,615 390,517,695
2067 811,270 389,543,856
2066 811,697 388,597,719
2065 812,055 387,685,327
2064 812,347 386,805,026
2063 812,618 385,911,917
2062 812,825 385,032,627
2061 812,670 384,170,837
2060 812,579 383,361,269
2059 812,345 382,542,030
2058 811,949 381,704,804
2057 811,547 380,907,023
2056 811,136 380,159,777
2055 810,018 379,430,756
2054 808,772 378,682,851
2053 807,469 377,878,421
2052 806,069 377,073,303
2051 804,175 376,229,840
2050 802,377 375,373,155
2049 800,333 374,493,150
2048 797,869 373,590,762
2047 795,366 372,626,259
2046 792,679 371,644,809
2045 789,667 370,602,914
2044 786,581 369,518,897
2043 783,374 368,375,680
2042 779,750 367,158,772
2041 775,990 365,937,822
2040 772,121 364,671,837
2039 767,824 363,367,337
2038 763,311 361,997,023
2037 758,894 360,606,236
2036 754,191 359,193,245
2035 749,172 357,750,686
2034 744,087 356,266,726
2033 738,759 354,775,032
2032 733,039 353,259,037
2031 727,303 351,721,511
2030 721,333 350,155,042
2029 714,969 348,564,667
2028 708,110 346,906,294
2027 701,168 345,257,605
2026 694,248 343,565,426
2025 686,970 341,784,857
2024 677,012 340,110,988
2023 666,430 334,914,895
2022 653,103 333,271,411
2021 640,064 331,893,745
2020 630,419 331,526,933
2019 620,001 328,329,953
2018 607,950 326,838,199
2017 596,336 325,122,128
2016 582,014 323,071,755
2015 569,604 320,738,994
2014 556,319 318,386,329
2013 543,360 316,059,947
2012 530,946 313,877,662
2011 518,347 311,583,481
2010 506,953 309,327,143
2009 497,783 306,771,529
2008 488,650 304,093,966
2007 479,993 301,231,207
2006 472,637 298,379,912
2005 465,158 295,516,599
2004 458,095 292,805,298
2003 451,630 290,107,933
2002 446,175 287,625,193
2001 441,525 284,968,955
2000 436,300 282,162,411
1999 430,475 279,294,713
1998 424,700 276,115,288
1997 419,450 272,911,760
1996 414,225 269,667,391
1995 408,625 266,557,091
1994 402,925 263,435,673
1993 397,475 260,255,352
1992 392,175 256,894,189
1991 387,000 253,492,503
1990 381,850 250,131,894
1989 377,100 246,819,222
1988 373,450 244,499,004
1987 370,750 242,288,936
1986 368,355 240,132,831
1985 366,706 237,923,734
1984 365,998 235,824,908
1983 365,622 233,792,014
1982 365,525 231,664,432
1981 365,225 229,465,744
1980 364,150 226,542,250
1979 362,856 225,055,487
1978 362,007 222,584,545
1977 361,358 220,239,425
1976 360,731 218,035,164
1975 358,950 215,973,199
1974 355,050 213,853,928
1973 350,450 211,908,788
1972 346,600 209,896,021
1971 342,421 207,660,677
1970 339,171 205,052,174
1969 337,500 202,676,946
1968 335,850 200,706,052
1967 334,995 198,712,056
1966 333,895 196,560,338
1965 331,500 194,302,963
1964 327,750 191,888,791
1963 324,100 189,241,798
1962 320,750 186,537,737
1961 316,845 183,691,481
1960 313,970 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 115,788 people (a 19.9% growth), while the United States' population increased by 21,362,877 people (a 6.61% growth).

Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 8.98% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 813K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Luxembourg United States
2100 -0.24% 0.14%
2099 -0.23% 0.14%
2098 -0.24% 0.16%
2097 -0.22% 0.16%
2096 -0.17% 0.17%
2095 -0.21% 0.18%
2094 -0.2% 0.17%
2093 -0.19% 0.18%
2092 -0.23% 0.18%
2091 -0.22% 0.17%
2090 -0.22% 0.18%
2089 -0.23% 0.19%
2088 -0.25% 0.17%
2087 -0.25% 0.17%
2086 -0.24% 0.16%
2085 -0.24% 0.18%
2084 -0.2% 0.18%
2083 -0.25% 0.18%
2082 -0.23% 0.2%
2081 -0.21% 0.18%
2080 -0.21% 0.19%
2079 -0.18% 0.2%
2078 -0.19% 0.21%
2077 -0.18% 0.22%
2076 -0.17% 0.23%
2075 -0.16% 0.22%
2074 -0.18% 0.23%
2073 -0.18% 0.23%
2072 -0.13% 0.25%
2071 -0.17% 0.24%
2070 -0.12% 0.25%
2069 -0.09% 0.25%
2068 -0.08% 0.25%
2067 -0.05% 0.24%
2066 -0.04% 0.24%
2065 -0.04% 0.23%
2064 -0.03% 0.23%
2063 -0.03% 0.23%
2062 0.02% 0.22%
2061 0.01% 0.21%
2060 0.03% 0.21%
2059 0.05% 0.22%
2058 0.05% 0.21%
2057 0.05% 0.2%
2056 0.14% 0.19%
2055 0.15% 0.2%
2054 0.16% 0.21%
2053 0.17% 0.21%
2052 0.24% 0.22%
2051 0.22% 0.23%
2050 0.26% 0.23%
2049 0.31% 0.24%
2048 0.31% 0.26%
2047 0.34% 0.26%
2046 0.38% 0.28%
2045 0.39% 0.29%
2044 0.41% 0.31%
2043 0.46% 0.33%
2042 0.48% 0.33%
2041 0.5% 0.35%
2040 0.56% 0.36%
2039 0.59% 0.38%
2038 0.58% 0.39%
2037 0.62% 0.39%
2036 0.67% 0.4%
2035 0.68% 0.42%
2034 0.72% 0.42%
2033 0.78% 0.43%
2032 0.79% 0.44%
2031 0.83% 0.45%
2030 0.89% 0.46%
2029 0.97% 0.48%
2028 0.99% 0.48%
2027 1% 0.49%
2026 1.06% 0.52%
2025 1.47% 0.49%
2024 1.59% 1.55%
2023 2.04% 0.49%
2022 2.04% 0.42%
2021 1.53% 0.11%
2020 1.68% 0.97%
2019 1.98% 0.46%
2018 1.95% 0.53%
2017 2.46% 0.63%
2016 2.18% 0.73%
2015 2.39% 0.74%
2014 2.38% 0.74%
2013 2.34% 0.7%
2012 2.43% 0.74%
2011 2.25% 0.73%
2010 1.84% 0.83%
2009 1.87% 0.88%
2008 1.8% 0.95%
2007 1.56% 0.96%
2006 1.61% 0.97%
2005 1.54% 0.93%
2004 1.43% 0.93%
2003 1.22% 0.86%
2002 1.05% 0.93%
2001 1.2% 0.99%
2000 1.35% 1.03%
1999 1.36% 1.15%
1998 1.25% 1.17%
1997 1.26% 1.2%
1996 1.37% 1.17%
1995 1.41% 1.18%
1994 1.37% 1.22%
1993 1.35% 1.31%
1992 1.34% 1.34%
1991 1.35% 1.34%
1990 1.26% 1.34%
1989 0.98% 0.95%
1988 0.73% 0.91%
1987 0.65% 0.9%
1986 0.45% 0.93%
1985 0.19% 0.89%
1984 0.1% 0.87%
1983 0.03% 0.92%
1982 0.08% 0.96%
1981 0.3% 1.29%
1980 0.36% 0.66%
1979 0.23% 1.11%
1978 0.18% 1.06%
1977 0.17% 1.01%
1976 0.5% 0.95%
1975 1.1% 0.99%
1974 1.31% 0.92%
1973 1.11% 0.96%
1972 1.22% 1.08%
1971 0.96% 1.27%
1970 0.5% 1.17%
1969 0.49% 0.98%
1968 0.26% 1%
1967 0.33% 1.09%
1966 0.72% 1.16%
1965 1.14% 1.26%
1964 1.13% 1.4%
1963 1.04% 1.45%
1962 1.23% 1.55%
1961 0.92% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg United States
Current population
697802
344434632
Population rank 164/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 4.15%
One net population change
52.9 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
1.36 hours
8.75 seconds
One death every
1.96 hours
10.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +27 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +9,958 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.47% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 71/197 128/197
One migration net change every
1.68 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +5,237 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 51/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 344,309 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 94/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 51.2% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 8/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Luxembourg United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,237 - 1,230,663
2024 1,963 5,677 544,178 1,286,132
2023 1,933 5,905 502,372 1,322,668
2022 2,024 13,194 399,926 1,319,009
2021 2,240 8,724 199,137 674,787
2020 1,828 6,967 208,862 329,769
2019 1,922 10,503 887,476 1,774,500
2018 1,945 10,145 955,022 1,764,961
2017 1,968 9,643 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 2,095 12,760 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 2,107 11,377 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 2,225 11,217 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 2,336 10,535 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 2,124 10,273 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 1,814 10,918 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 2,129 7,909 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 1,991 6,855 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 2,003 7,969 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 1,584 6,244 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 1,748 5,557 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 1,721 6,310 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 1,878 4,566 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 1,220 5,581 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 1,607 2,759 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 1,766 3,427 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 1,963 4,516 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 1,808 4,666 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 1,486 3,874 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 1,552 3,711 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 1,781 3,603 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 1,634 4,385 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 1,652 3,900 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 1,470 4,055 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 1,098 4,101 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 1,239 4,067 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 1,145 3,992 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 679 2,999 1,875,826 400,998
1988 747 2,909 1,735,943 460,778
1987 222 2,200 1,720,252 480,815
1986 331 2,121 1,656,917 493,082
1985 74 1,067 1,689,258 598,777
1984 146 346 1,627,192 622,793
1983 37 376 1,636,544 662,840
1982 183 334 1,714,317 600,149
1981 329 443 1,652,153 583,070
1980 37 840 1,608,450 595,916
1979 72 670 1,597,894 503,559
1978 -145 3,155 1,402,283 556,521
1977 -36 2,830 1,431,556 577,060
1976 -578 2,802 1,264,604 635,590
1975 -395 2,794 1,252,644 655,078
1974 -390 2,728 1,218,968 706,978
1973 -421 2,673 1,165,499 783,163
1972 -35 4,143 1,301,355 833,543
1971 69 4,274 1,640,519 833,549
1970 272 853 1,824,965 744,902
1969 303 833 1,702,487 523,740
1968 604 850 1,565,507 594,514
1967 837 752 1,669,181 585,410
1966 1,168 2,222 1,749,387 637,692
1965 1,260 2,203 1,943,030 644,902
1964 1,377 2,178 2,245,099 618,635
1963 1,199 2,080 2,289,826 639,495
1962 1,091 2,014 2,406,337 625,617
1961 1,489 1,969 2,571,681 580,333
1960 1,319 61 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2024, 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 the United States 34% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,192,763 people) and 66% is from migration (a gain of 13,947,820 people).

As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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