Luxemburg - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Luxemburg Luxemburg
Capital
name: Luxembourg

geographic coordinates: 49 36 N, 6 07 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the name derives from the Celtic lucilem (little) and the German burg (castle or fortress) to produce the meaning of the "little castle"; the name is actually ironic, since for centuries the Fortress of Luxembourg was one of Europe's most formidable fortifications; the name passed to the city that grew around the fortress
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: limited to situations where the parents are either unknown, stateless, or when the nationality law of the parents' state of origin does not permit acquisition of citizenship by descent when the birth occurs outside of national territory

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Luxembourg

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
Legal system
civil law system
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Area
total: 2,586 sq km

land: 2,586 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 50.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 24% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 26.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 33.5% (2018 est.)

other: 15.8% (2018 est.)
Location
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Age structure
0-14 years: 16.73% (male 57,006/female 53,593)

15-64 years: 67.38% (male 228,427/female 216,912)

65 years and over: 15.88% (2023 est.) (male 47,951/female 57,035)
Birth rate
11.59 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 55.8%, Portuguese 15.7%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 12.1%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 3.1%, Italian 2.9%, English 2.1%, other 8.4% (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 83.17 years

male: 80.73 years

female: 85.76 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
120,000 LUXEMBOURG (capital) (2018)
Median age
total: 39.5 years

male: 38.9 years

female: 40 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
31 years (2020 est.)
Net migration rate
11.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
most people live in the south, on or near the border with France
Population growth rate
1.58% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 92.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
5% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
2.87% (2021 est.)
Labor force
333,900 (2021 est.)

note: data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany
Population below poverty line
17.5% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
5.23% (2021 est.)

6.77% (2020 est.)

5.59% (2019 est.)
Public debt
23% of GDP (2017 est.)

20.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.53% (2021 est.)

0.82% (2020 est.)

1.74% (2019 est.)
Exports
$177.831 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$145.417 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$139.559 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
Germany 23%, France 13%, Belgium 12%, Netherlands 6%, Italy 5% (2019)
Imports
$148.15 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$121.328 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$116.803 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Belgium 27%, Germany 24%, France 11%, Netherlands 5% (2019)
Airports
2 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 235,155 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 633,600 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 99% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 271 km (2020) 262 km electrified
Roadways
total: 2,875 km (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 270,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 880,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 140 (2021 est.)
Waterways
37 km (2010) (on Moselle River)
Disputes - international

none identified


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Luxemburg
6 668 680 000 EUR
7 826 377 000 EUR
17.36 %
Bekleidung
Luxemburg
87 294 000 EUR
121 503 000 EUR
39.19 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Luxemburg
530 889 000 EUR
633 528 000 EUR
19.33 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Luxemburg
245 051 000 EUR
233 369 000 EUR
-4.77 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Luxemburg
339 527 000 EUR
340 750 000 EUR
0.36 %
Energieversorgung
Luxemburg
383 757 000 EUR
890 634 000 EUR
132.08 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Luxemburg
89 377 000 EUR
368 515 000 EUR
312.32 %
Erze
Luxemburg
109 000 EUR
60 000 EUR
-44.95 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Luxemburg
39 022 000 EUR
45 380 000 EUR
16.29 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Luxemburg
282 000 EUR
241 000 EUR
-14.54 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Luxemburg
6 610 000 EUR
16 287 000 EUR
146.40 %
Getränke
Luxemburg
67 817 000 EUR
75 499 000 EUR
11.33 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Luxemburg
175 395 000 EUR
208 316 000 EUR
18.77 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Luxemburg
381 334 000 EUR
396 478 000 EUR
3.97 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Luxemburg
130 015 000 EUR
140 027 000 EUR
7.70 %
Kohle
Luxemburg
595 000 EUR
751 000 EUR
26.22 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Luxemburg
302 056 000 EUR
391 618 000 EUR
29.65 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Luxemburg
851 202 000 EUR
793 265 000 EUR
-6.81 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Luxemburg
52 743 000 EUR
45 435 000 EUR
-13.86 %
Maschinen
Luxemburg
417 978 000 EUR
417 117 000 EUR
-0.21 %
Metalle
Luxemburg
459 210 000 EUR
437 901 000 EUR
-4.64 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Luxemburg
342 384 000 EUR
380 530 000 EUR
11.14 %
Möbel
Luxemburg
124 710 000 EUR
126 618 000 EUR
1.53 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Luxemburg
313 321 000 EUR
343 051 000 EUR
9.49 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Luxemburg
75 477 000 EUR
104 660 000 EUR
38.66 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Luxemburg
71 664 000 EUR
64 878 000 EUR
-9.47 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Luxemburg
33 240 000 EUR
34 796 000 EUR
4.68 %
Sonstige Waren
Luxemburg
976 773 000 EUR
1 029 491 000 EUR
5.40 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Luxemburg
38 368 000 EUR
37 312 000 EUR
-2.75 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Luxemburg
37 285 000 EUR
57 725 000 EUR
54.82 %
Textilien
Luxemburg
95 195 000 EUR
90 642 000 EUR
-4.78 %