Luxembourg Demographics Profile 2009

Population

491,775 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.5% (male 46,918/female 44,052)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 165,342/female 162,681)
65 years and over: 14.8% (male 29,839/female 42,943) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 39.2 years
male: 38.2 years
female: 40.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.172% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

11.73 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

8.44 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

8.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 82% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.33 years
male: 76.07 years
female: 82.81 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

fewer than 500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Luxembourger(s)
adjective: Luxembourg

Ethnic groups

Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, other EU 7.3%, other 5.2% (2000 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)

Languages

Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.4% of GDP (1999)