Australia vs Luxembourg: Annual number of objects launched into space
Australia
12 objects
in 2025
Luxembourg
14 objects
in 2025
Australia rank
14th
Luxembourg rank
12th
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- Australia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 14 objects against 12 objects in Australia, a difference of 2 objects.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Australia ranks 14th and Luxembourg ranks 12th of 50 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 objects | 1 objects | 0 objects | — |
| 2000s | 1 objects | 1.33 objects | 0.3333 objects | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.67 objects | 5 objects | 2.33 objects | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 8.6 objects | 10.8 objects | 2.2 objects | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, Australia or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 14 objects against 12 objects in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between Australia and Luxembourg?
- 2 objects, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- Australia ranks 14th and Luxembourg ranks 12th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.