Population ages 65 and above in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Population ages 65 and above was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above in Luxembourg stood at 15.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Luxembourg peaked at 15.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1960.
Luxembourg ranks 64th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Luxembourg
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,502 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,709 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 108,626 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 470,174 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,779 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 240,380 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Luxembourg?
- Population ages 65 and above in Luxembourg was 15.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1960.
- How does Luxembourg rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Luxembourg ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.