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
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Luxembourg, 1973–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Share of people answering "very satisfied" or "fairly satisfied" to the question "On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied with the life you lead?"