Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 9.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.3%
Change on year
up 5.8%
Rank
82nd
of 109 regions
All-time high
17.1%
in 2007
All-time low
8.2%
in 2019
Years of data
26
1985–2022

Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg, 1985–2022

0510151985200320221985: 11.1 %1991: 11.6 %1994: 11.4 %1997: 12.4 %2001: 13 %2002: 11.4 %2003: 11.3 %2004: 14.8 %2005: 15.2 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 17.1 %2008: 15 %2009: 11.6 %2010: 12.1 %2011: 11.8 %2012: 14.8 %2013: 12.5 %2014: 12.6 %2015: 9.6 %2016: 10.8 %2017: 12 %2018: 10.2 %2019: 8.2 %2020: 8.3 %2021: 8.8 %2022: 9.3 %

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg stood at 9.3%.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg peaked at 17.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2019.

That places Luxembourg 82nd out of 109 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 1
1990s 11.8% 11.4% 12.4% 3
2000s 13.6% 11.3% 17.1% 9
2010s 11.5% 8.2% 14.8% 10
2020s 8.8% 8.3% 9.3% 3

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  2. 79 Spain 9.7% compare
  3. 81 Mauritania 9.5% compare
  4. 84 Canada 9.1% compare
  5. 85 Lithuania 9.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg?
Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg was 9.3% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2007.
What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2019.
How does Luxembourg rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Luxembourg ranks 82nd out of 109 regions with data for 2022.
Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.