Luxembourg - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Luxembourg was 11.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.90 in 1991 and a minimum value of 11.80 in 2012.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 13.80
1991 13.90
1994 13.70
1997 13.20
2000 12.90
2003 13.10
2004 13.20
2005 13.00
2006 12.90
2007 12.90
2008 12.60
2009 12.70
2010 12.90
2011 12.40
2012 11.80
2013 12.50
2014 12.90
2015 12.30
2016 12.70
2017 11.90
2018 11.90
2019 11.90

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Luxembourg was 16.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.80 in 1994 and a minimum value of 16.50 in 2012.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 17.70
1991 17.50
1994 17.80
1997 17.00
2000 17.10
2003 17.20
2004 17.20
2005 17.10
2006 17.10
2007 17.00
2008 16.70
2009 17.20
2010 17.30
2011 17.00
2012 16.50
2013 17.00
2014 17.20
2015 16.80
2016 17.10
2017 16.70
2018 16.50
2019 16.50

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Luxembourg was 23.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.20 in 2017 and a minimum value of 22.10 in 2008.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 22.80
1991 22.40
1994 22.50
1997 22.70
2000 22.70
2003 22.80
2004 22.60
2005 22.30
2006 22.40
2007 22.20
2008 22.10
2009 22.90
2010 22.90
2011 23.00
2012 22.70
2013 23.20
2014 22.90
2015 23.00
2016 23.20
2017 23.20
2018 22.80
2019 23.00

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Luxembourg was 41.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.20 in 2018 and a minimum value of 36.20 in 1985.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 36.20
1991 36.60
1994 36.60
1997 38.70
2000 39.00
2003 38.60
2004 38.70
2005 39.40
2006 39.40
2007 39.70
2008 40.80
2009 39.20
2010 38.80
2011 39.90
2012 41.70
2013 39.70
2014 39.10
2015 40.40
2016 39.40
2017 41.40
2018 42.20
2019 41.40

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Luxembourg was 25.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.60 in 2018 and a minimum value of 21.50 in 1985.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 21.50
1991 22.20
1994 21.90
1997 23.80
2000 23.90
2003 23.70
2004 23.70
2005 24.30
2006 24.30
2007 25.10
2008 25.80
2009 24.20
2010 23.70
2011 24.40
2012 26.40
2013 24.20
2014 24.30
2015 25.10
2016 24.10
2017 25.60
2018 26.60
2019 25.80

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Luxembourg was 2.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.20 in 1991 and a minimum value of 2.50 in 2017.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 4.00
1991 4.20
1994 4.10
1997 3.40
2000 3.50
2003 3.30
2004 3.30
2005 3.30
2006 3.30
2007 3.30
2008 3.20
2009 3.30
2010 3.30
2011 3.20
2012 3.00
2013 3.10
2014 3.20
2015 2.90
2016 2.90
2017 2.50
2018 2.50
2019 2.80

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Luxembourg was 7.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.60 in 1991 and a minimum value of 6.60 in 2018.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 9.50
1991 9.60
1994 9.40
1997 8.40
2000 8.40
2003 8.30
2004 8.30
2005 8.20
2006 8.20
2007 8.30
2008 7.80
2009 8.00
2010 8.20
2011 7.80
2012 7.30
2013 7.60
2014 7.90
2015 7.40
2016 7.60
2017 6.80
2018 6.60
2019 7.20

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution