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Rural population — Luxembourg

Rural population in Luxembourg in 2025 — 35,144 people. Ranked 185 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 63.3%.

2025 35,144 people +0.68% vs 2024
World rank 185of 217
Period maximum 95,732 people1960
Period minimum 34,219 people2022

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Rural population — Luxembourg, 1960–202520,00040,00060,00080,000100,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 95,732 people1962: 95,526 people1964: 94,664 people1966: 92,993 people1968: 89,850 people1970: 87,032 people1972: 84,894 people1974: 81,999 people1976: 78,191 people1978: 74,089 people1980: 71,729 people1982: 71,141 people1984: 70,826 people1986: 71,012 people1988: 71,704 people1990: 72,841 people1992: 73,728 people1994: 73,335 people1996: 72,002 people1998: 69,941 people2000: 67,983 people2002: 66,019 people2004: 64,225 people2006: 62,511 people2008: 60,574 people2010: 58,361 people2012: 56,065 people2014: 53,085 people2016: 49,263 people2018: 44,557 people2020: 38,707 people2022: 34,219 people2024: 34,908 people2025: 35,144 people
Change over the period: −60,588 (−63.29%) Average annual rate: -1.53 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Luxembourg

Luxembourg 35,144 people
World 3.46B people
Europe & Central Asia 242M people
Western Europe computed 35.81M people
High-income countries computed 274M people
Rural population — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 35,144 +236 +0.68%
2024 34,908 +264 +0.76%
2023 34,644 +425 +1.24%
2022 34,219 −433 −1.25%
2021 34,652 −4,055 −10.48%
2020 38,707 −3,087 −7.39%
2019 41,794 −2,763 −6.2%
2018 44,557 −2,575 −5.46%
2017 47,132 −2,131 −4.33%
2016 49,263 −2,062 −4.02%
2015 51,325 −1,760 −3.32%
2014 53,085 −1,570 −2.87%
2013 54,655 −1,410 −2.51%
2012 56,065 −1,180 −2.06%
2011 57,245 −1,116 −1.91%
2010 58,361 −1,184 −1.99%
2009 59,545 −1,029 −1.7%
2008 60,574 −946 −1.54%
2007 61,520 −991 −1.59%
2006 62,511 −873 −1.38%
2005 63,384 −841 −1.31%
2004 64,225 −852 −1.31%
2003 65,077 −942 −1.43%
2002 66,019 −1,016 −1.52%
2001 67,035 −948 −1.39%
2000 67,983 −953 −1.38%
1999 68,936 −1,005 −1.44%
1998 69,941 −1,070 −1.51%
1997 71,011 −991 −1.38%
1996 72,002 −779 −1.07%
1995 72,781 −554 −0.76%
1994 73,335 −338 −0.46%
1993 73,673 −55 −0.07%
1992 73,728 +295 +0.4%
1991 73,433 +592 +0.81%
1990 72,841 +639 +0.89%
1989 72,202 +498 +0.69%
1988 71,704 +363 +0.51%
1987 71,341 +329 +0.46%
1986 71,012 +191 +0.27%
1985 70,821 −5 −0.01%
1984 70,826 −104 −0.15%
1983 70,930 −211 −0.3%
1982 71,141 −235 −0.33%
1981 71,376 −353 −0.49%
1980 71,729 −887 −1.22%
1979 72,616 −1,473 −1.99%
1978 74,089 −1,906 −2.51%
1977 75,995 −2,196 −2.81%
1976 78,191 −2,119 −2.64%
1975 80,310 −1,689 −2.06%
1974 81,999 −1,447 −1.73%
1973 83,446 −1,448 −1.71%
1972 84,894 −1,096 −1.27%
1971 85,990 −1,042 −1.2%
1970 87,032 −1,393 −1.58%
1969 88,425 −1,425 −1.59%
1968 89,850 −1,624 −1.78%
1967 91,474 −1,519 −1.63%
1966 92,993 −1,085 −1.15%
1965 94,078 −586 −0.62%
1964 94,664 −470 −0.49%
1963 95,134 −392 −0.41%
1962 95,526 −38 −0.04%
1961 95,564 −168 −0.18%
1960 95,732 — —

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DE Germany 14.91M FR France 14.54M AT Austria 2.79M BE Belgium 1.47M CH Switzerland 1.3M NL Netherlands 734,613 LU Luxembourg 35,144 LI Liechtenstein 35,022
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About the indicator

The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.

Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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