Rural population in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Rural population was 35,144 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 35,144 for rural population in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Luxembourg peaked at 95,732 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 34,219, in 2022.
Luxembourg ranks 183rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93,344 | 88,425 | 95,732 | 10 |
| 1970s | 80,456 | 72,616 | 87,032 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,308 | 70,821 | 72,202 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,168 | 68,936 | 73,728 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,787 | 59,545 | 67,983 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,348 | 41,794 | 58,361 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,379 | 34,219 | 38,707 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 180 Kiribati 49,975 compare
- 181 Aruba 41,612 compare
- 182 Isle of Man 40,262 compare
- 184 Liechtenstein 35,022 compare
- 185 Faroe Islands 33,136 compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31,954 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Luxembourg
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population 5.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 234.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 26,730 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,540 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 148,070 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 171.1 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Luxembourg?
- Rural population in Luxembourg was 35,144 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 95,732 in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,219 in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for rural population?
- Luxembourg ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.