Wealth share of the richest 1% in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Luxembourg, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 27.5% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Luxembourg peaked at 30.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1985.
Luxembourg ranks 95th of 215 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.3% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 25.1% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.5% | 27.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 92 British Virgin Islands 27.6% compare
- 93 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.5% compare
- 93 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 27.5% compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.5% compare
- 97 Sweden 27.5% compare
- 98 Ghana 27.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Luxembourg?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Luxembourg was 27.5% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1985.
- How does Luxembourg rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Luxembourg ranks 95th out of 215 regions with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.