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
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg, 1985–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.7% compare
- 79 Spain 9.7% compare
- 81 Mauritania 9.5% compare
- 84 Canada 9.1% compare
- 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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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.