Luxembourg vs. Germany
Demographics
| Luxembourg | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 639,589 (July 2021 est.) | 79,903,481 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 16.73% (male 54,099/female 51,004) 15-24 years: 11.78% (male 37,946/female 36,061) 25-54 years: 43.93% (male 141,535/female 134,531) 55-64 years: 12.19% (male 39,289/female 37,337) 65 years and over: 15.37% (male 43,595/female 52,984) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 12.89% (male 5,302,850/female 5,025,863) 15-24 years: 9.81% (male 4,012,412/female 3,854,471) 25-54 years: 38.58% (male 15,553,328/female 15,370,417) 55-64 years: 15.74% (male 6,297,886/female 6,316,024) 65 years and over: 22.99% (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 39.5 years male: 38.9 years female: 40 years (2020 est.) | total: 47.8 years male: 46.5 years female: 49.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.7% (2021 est.) | -0.21% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.62 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.26 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 12.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.78 years male: 80.31 years female: 85.39 years (2021 est.) | total population: 81.3 years male: 78.93 years female: 83.8 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.63 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.48 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.3% (2018 est.) | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Luxembourger(s) adjective: Luxembourg | noun: German(s) adjective: German |
| Ethnic groups | Luxembourger 51.1%, Portuguese 15.7%, French 7.5%, Italian 3.6%, Belgian 3.3%, German 2.1%, Spanish 1.1%, British 1%, other 14.6% (2019 est.) note: data represent population by nationality | German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.) note: data represent population by nationality |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1,200 (2018 est.) | 93,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 70.4%, Muslim 2.3%, other (includes Buddhist, folk religions, Hindu, Jewish) 0.5%, none 26.8% (2010 est.) | Roman Catholic 27.1%, Protestant 24.9%, Muslim 5.2%, Orthodox 2%, other Christian 1%, other 1%, none 38.8% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2018 est.) | <500 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| 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.) | German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages major-language sample(s): Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2018) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 3.6% of GDP (2017) | 4.9% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 91.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 77.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 98.8% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1.2% of population total: 1% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 99.9% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0.1% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 120,000 LUXEMBOURG (capital) (2018) | 3.567 million BERLIN (capital), 1.789 million Hamburg, 1.553 million Munich, 1.129 million Cologne, 785,000 Frankfurt (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 5.3% (2018) | 11.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 4.25 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 8 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 22.6% (2016) | 22.3% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 31.1 years (2019 est.) | 29.8 years (2019 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 42.8 youth dependency ratio: 22.2 elderly dependency ratio: 20.5 potential support ratio: 4.9 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 55.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 33.7 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
