Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 94.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
94.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
25th
of 238 regions
All-time high
94.9%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Luxembourg, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Luxembourg is 94.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Luxembourg peaked at 94.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.

That places Luxembourg 25th out of 238 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1400s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1500s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1600s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1
1700s 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 1
1710s 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 1
1720s 8.4% 8.4% 8.4% 1
1730s 11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 1
1740s 13.5% 13.5% 13.5% 1
1750s 16.1% 16.1% 16.1% 1
1760s 18.6% 18.6% 18.6% 1
1770s 21.2% 21.2% 21.2% 1
1780s 23.8% 23.8% 23.8% 1
1790s 26.3% 26.3% 26.3% 1
1800s 28.9% 28.9% 28.9% 1
1810s 31.4% 31.4% 31.4% 1
1820s 34.0% 34.0% 34.0% 1
1830s 36.5% 36.5% 36.5% 1
1840s 39.1% 39.1% 39.1% 1
1850s 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 1
1860s 44.2% 44.2% 44.2% 1
1870s 46.8% 46.8% 46.8% 1
1880s 49.3% 49.3% 49.3% 1
1890s 51.9% 51.9% 51.9% 1
1900s 54.5% 54.5% 54.5% 1
1910s 57.0% 57.0% 57.0% 1
1920s 59.6% 59.6% 59.6% 1
1930s 62.1% 62.1% 62.1% 1
1940s 64.7% 64.7% 64.7% 1
1950s 68.0% 67.0% 69.2% 10
1960s 71.5% 69.5% 73.8% 10
1970s 77.2% 74.3% 80.0% 10
1980s 80.6% 80.3% 80.9% 10
1990s 82.2% 80.9% 84.0% 10
2000s 86.2% 84.4% 88.0% 10
2010s 90.8% 88.5% 93.3% 10
2020s 94.6% 93.9% 94.9% 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 23 Uruguay 95.7% compare
  2. 24 United States Virgin Islands 95.4% compare
  3. 27 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.4% compare
  4. 28 Puerto Rico 94.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Luxembourg?
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Luxembourg was 94.9% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2025.
What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
How does Luxembourg rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Luxembourg ranks 25th out of 238 regions with data for 2025.
Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.