Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Population density (people per sq. km of land area) was 262.97 people per sq. km of land area in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population density in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in people per sq. km of land area.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 262.97 people per sq. km of land area for population density in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Luxembourg peaked at 262.97 people per sq. km of land area in 2024 and was at its lowest, 169.47 people per sq. km of land area, in 2000.
Luxembourg ranks 49th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | people per sq. km of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 169.47 people per sq. km of land area | — |
| 2001 | 171.5 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 173.31 people per sq. km of land area | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 175.42 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 177.94 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 180.68 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 183.58 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 186.44 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 189.8 people per sq. km of land area | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 193.35 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 196.91 people per sq. km of land area | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 201.34 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 206.23 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 211.06 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 216.09 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 221.25 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 226.07 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 231.63 people per sq. km of land area | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 236.15 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 240.83 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 244.87 people per sq. km of land area | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 248.62 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 253.69 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 258.86 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 262.97 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 262.97 people per sq. km of land area is above the median for high income countries, which is 147 people per sq. km of land area, 1.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 262.97 people per sq. km of land area is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.13 people per sq. km of land area, 3.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 180.15 people per sq. km of land area | 169.47 people per sq. km of land area | 193.35 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 218.76 people per sq. km of land area | 196.91 people per sq. km of land area | 240.83 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 253.8 people per sq. km of land area | 244.87 people per sq. km of land area | 262.97 people per sq. km of land area | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 46 Gambia 272.73 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 266.84 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 48 Seychelles 265.55 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 50 Jamaica 262.16 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 51 British Virgin Islands 261.4 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 258.65 people per sq. km of land area compare
More urban development data for Luxembourg
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.43 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.4 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 11.54 Hectares (2020)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 372 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 68.8% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 3.58 million Number (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 8.1% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 87.69 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 3,622 Number (2024)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 5,465 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Luxembourg?
- Population density in Luxembourg was 262.97 people per sq. km of land area in 2024, according to FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest population density recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 262.97 people per sq. km of land area in 2024.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 169.47 people per sq. km of land area in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for population density?
- Luxembourg ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population density rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.