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 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.8% | — |
| 1981 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 24.8% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 27.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 27.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
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
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 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 countries 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
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.