Human development index (Our World) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Human development index (Our World) was 0.922 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.922
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.924
in 2014
All-time low
0.787
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Luxembourg, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index in Luxembourg is 0.922, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.924 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.787, in 1990.
Luxembourg ranks 25th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.787 | — |
| 1991 | 0.796 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.801 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.812 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.82 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.824 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.832 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.837 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.845 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.858 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.861 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.863 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.868 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.87 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.878 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.879 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.88 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.883 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.896 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.905 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.909 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.911 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.914 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.919 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.924 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.913 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.916 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.913 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.915 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.916 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.918 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.922 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.922 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.922 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8212 | 0.787 | 0.858 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8783 | 0.861 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.915 | 0.909 | 0.924 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9195 | 0.916 | 0.922 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Luxembourg?
- Human development index in Luxembourg was 0.922 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.924 in 2014.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 in 1990.
- How does Luxembourg rank for human development index?
- Luxembourg ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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