Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life was 95.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
95.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
96.7%
in 2011
All-time low
79.0%
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2016

Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg, 1973–2016

0204060801001973199420161973: 79 %1975: 79.9 %1976: 87.7 %1977: 89.4 %1978: 86.3 %1979: 93.3 %1980: 92.7 %1981: 93.3 %1982: 90.5 %1983: 89.9 %1984: 91 %1985: 91.3 %1986: 92.5 %1987: 92.1 %1988: 87.3 %1989: 94.4 %1990: 93.5 %1991: 93.5 %1992: 94.1 %1993: 92.7 %1994: 94.3 %1996: 88.6 %1997: 93.5 %1998: 88.4 %1999: 90.5 %2000: 89.5 %2001: 92.4 %2002: 92.5 %2003: 86.9 %2004: 94.4 %2005: 93.7 %2006: 92.5 %2007: 93.1 %2008: 92.3 %2009: 95.7 %2010: 95.5 %2011: 96.7 %2012: 94.8 %2013: 93.2 %2014: 93.9 %2015: 95.1 %2016: 95.3 %

Source: Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg stood at 95.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg peaked at 96.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1973.

That places Luxembourg 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg, 1973 to 2016.
Year % Change
1973 79.0%
1975 79.9% +1.2%
1976 87.7% +9.7%
1977 89.4% +1.9%
1978 86.3% -3.5%
1979 93.3% +8.2%
1980 92.7% -0.7%
1981 93.3% +0.7%
1982 90.5% -3.1%
1983 89.9% -0.6%
1984 91.0% +1.2%
1985 91.3% +0.3%
1986 92.5% +1.4%
1987 92.1% -0.5%
1988 87.3% -5.1%
1989 94.4% +8.0%
1990 93.5% -0.9%
1991 93.5% -0.0%
1992 94.1% +0.6%
1993 92.7% -1.5%
1994 94.3% +1.7%
1996 88.6% -6.1%
1997 93.5% +5.5%
1998 88.4% -5.4%
1999 90.5% +2.4%
2000 89.5% -1.2%
2001 92.4% +3.2%
2002 92.5% +0.1%
2003 86.9% -6.1%
2004 94.4% +8.7%
2005 93.7% -0.8%
2006 92.5% -1.3%
2007 93.1% +0.6%
2008 92.3% -0.8%
2009 95.7% +3.6%
2010 95.5% -0.2%
2011 96.7% +1.3%
2012 94.8% -2.0%
2013 93.2% -1.7%
2014 93.9% +0.7%
2015 95.1% +1.3%
2016 95.3% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 85.9% 79.0% 93.3% 6
1980s 91.5% 87.3% 94.4% 10
1990s 92.1% 88.4% 94.3% 9
2000s 92.3% 86.9% 95.7% 10
2010s 94.9% 93.2% 96.7% 7

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 2 Denmark 97.3% compare
  2. 3 Netherlands 96.5% compare
  3. 4 Sweden 96.2% compare
  4. 6 Finland 94.7% compare
  5. 7 Ireland 94.5% compare
  6. 8 Norway 94.0% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg?
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg was 95.3% in 2016, according to Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1973.
How does Luxembourg rank for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life?
Luxembourg ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
Is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life
Unit
%
Source
Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 751 data points, 1973–2016
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