Wealth share of the richest 1% in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
95th
of 215 regions
All-time high
30.7%
in 2014
All-time low
24.8%
in 1985
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Wealth share of the richest 1% in Luxembourg, 1980–2024

01020301980200220241980: 24.8 %1981: 24.8 %1982: 24.8 %1983: 24.8 %1984: 24.8 %1985: 24.8 %1986: 24.8 %1987: 24.8 %1988: 24.8 %1989: 24.8 %1990: 24.8 %1991: 24.8 %1992: 24.8 %1993: 24.8 %1994: 24.8 %1995: 25 %1996: 25.1 %1997: 25.4 %1998: 25.7 %1999: 25.6 %2000: 25.7 %2001: 25.7 %2002: 25.3 %2003: 25.4 %2004: 26 %2005: 26.1 %2006: 25.6 %2007: 26.1 %2008: 25.8 %2009: 25.3 %2010: 25.1 %2011: 27.1 %2012: 28.6 %2013: 29.7 %2014: 30.7 %2015: 30.4 %2016: 29.7 %2017: 29.8 %2018: 28.7 %2019: 27.7 %2020: 27.7 %2021: 27.6 %2022: 27.8 %2023: 27.5 %2024: 27.5 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 92 British Virgin Islands 27.6% compare
  2. 93 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.5% compare
  3. 93 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 27.5% compare
  4. 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.5% compare
  5. 97 Sweden 27.5% compare
  6. 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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Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
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
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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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.