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Median age in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Median age was 38.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.89 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
65th
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.89 years
in 2023
All-time low
33.8 years
in 1978
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Luxembourg, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Luxembourg is 38.89 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Luxembourg peaked at 38.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.8 years, in 1978.

That places Luxembourg 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Luxembourg, year by year

Year years Change
1950 33.88 years —
1951 33.99 years +0.3%
1952 34.04 years +0.1%
1953 34.03 years -0.0%
1954 34.01 years -0.1%
1955 34.01 years -0.0%
1956 34.02 years +0.0%
1957 34.05 years +0.1%
1958 34.09 years +0.1%
1959 34.07 years -0.1%
1960 34.06 years -0.0%
1961 34.1 years +0.1%
1962 34.1 years -0.0%
1963 34.12 years +0.1%
1964 34.16 years +0.1%
1965 34.2 years +0.1%
1966 34.23 years +0.1%
1967 34.26 years +0.1%
1968 34.29 years +0.1%
1969 34.32 years +0.1%
1970 34.35 years +0.1%
1971 34.26 years -0.3%
1972 34.1 years -0.4%
1973 34.05 years -0.2%
1974 34.03 years -0.1%
1975 33.97 years -0.2%
1976 33.87 years -0.3%
1977 33.81 years -0.2%
1978 33.8 years -0.1%
1979 33.84 years +0.1%
1980 33.93 years +0.3%
1981 34.02 years +0.3%
1982 34.16 years +0.4%
1983 34.35 years +0.6%
1984 34.58 years +0.7%
1985 34.79 years +0.6%
1986 34.96 years +0.5%
1987 35.09 years +0.4%
1988 35.2 years +0.3%
1989 35.27 years +0.2%
1990 35.34 years +0.2%
1991 35.4 years +0.2%
1992 35.45 years +0.1%
1993 35.5 years +0.1%
1994 35.58 years +0.2%
1995 35.66 years +0.2%
1996 35.78 years +0.3%
1997 35.93 years +0.4%
1998 36.09 years +0.4%
1999 36.22 years +0.4%
2000 36.19 years -0.1%
2001 36.25 years +0.2%
2002 36.54 years +0.8%
2003 36.78 years +0.7%
2004 37 years +0.6%
2005 37.22 years +0.6%
2006 37.41 years +0.5%
2007 37.57 years +0.4%
2008 37.7 years +0.3%
2009 37.84 years +0.4%
2010 37.98 years +0.4%
2011 38.07 years +0.2%
2012 38.09 years +0.0%
2013 38.12 years +0.1%
2014 38.2 years +0.2%
2015 38.27 years +0.2%
2016 38.34 years +0.2%
2017 38.42 years +0.2%
2018 38.46 years +0.1%
2019 38.48 years +0.1%
2020 38.56 years +0.2%
2021 38.65 years +0.2%
2022 38.68 years +0.1%
2023 38.89 years +0.6%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 38.89 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 38.89 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 34.02 years 33.88 years 34.09 years 10
1960s 34.18 years 34.06 years 34.32 years 10
1970s 34.01 years 33.8 years 34.35 years 10
1980s 34.63 years 33.93 years 35.27 years 10
1990s 35.7 years 35.34 years 36.22 years 10
2000s 37.05 years 36.19 years 37.84 years 10
2010s 38.24 years 37.98 years 38.48 years 10
2020s 38.69 years 38.56 years 38.89 years 4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 62 Montenegro 39.29 years compare
  2. 63 China 39.07 years compare
  3. 64 Barbados 38.91 years compare
  4. 66 Gibraltar 38.88 years compare
  5. 67 Saint Barthelemy 38.81 years compare
  6. 68 Ireland 38.42 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Luxembourg?
Median age in Luxembourg was 38.89 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 38.89 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 33.8 years in 1978.
How does Luxembourg rank for median age?
Luxembourg ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.