Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Luxembourg. Landlocked; the only grand duchy in the world. Mother's mean age at first birth is 31 years (2020 est.) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Location | Western Europe, between France and Germany |
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Geographic coordinates | 49 45 N, 6 10 E |
Map references | Europe |
Tarrain | mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast |
Natural Resources | iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land |
Natural Hazards | occasional flooding |
Irrigated Land | 0 sq km (2012) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 327 km |
Border Countries | Belgium 130 km; France 69 km; Germany 128 km |
Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
Climate | modified continental with mild winters, cool summers |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 2,586 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | slightly smaller than Rhode Island; about half the size of Delaware |
Maritime Claims | |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Buurgplaatz 559 m |
Lowest point | Moselle River 133 m |
Mean elevation | 325 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 50.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 24% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 26.1% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 33.5% (2018 est.) |
Other | 15.8% (2018 est.) |
Most people live in the south, on or near the border with France
In Luxembourg, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Luxembourger 52.9%, Portuguese 14.5%, French 7.6%, Italian 3.7%, Belgian 3%, German 2%, Spanish 1.3%, Romania 1%, other 14% (2022 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 1.52% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 11.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 5.8% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 4.3 beds/1,000 population (2019) |
Total fertility rate | 1.63 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.79 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 51.4% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | 5% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Net Migration rate | 10.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Luxembourg | Luxembourger(s) |
Languages | Luxembourgish (official administrative, judicial, and national language) 48.9%, Portuguese 15.4%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 14.9%, Italian 3.6%, English 3.6%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 2.9%, other 10.8% (2021 est.) |
Religions | Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 70.6%, Muslim 2.3%, other (includes Buddhist, folk religions, Hindu, Jewish) 0.4%, unaffiliated 26.7% (2020 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 16.7% (male 57,921/female 54,484) |
15-64 years | 67.1% (male 231,214/female 219,497) |
65 years and over | 16.1% (2024 est.) (male 49,567/female 58,571) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 44.2 |
Youth dependency ratio | 23 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 21.3 |
Potential support ratio | 4.7 (2021 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 39.9 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 39.4 years |
Female | 40.4 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 92.1% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 120,000 LUXEMBOURG (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.85 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.02 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 83.4 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 80.9 years |
Female | 85.9 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 98.6% of population |
Improved: total | total: 99.9% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 1.4% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 99.9% of population |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.1% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 11 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 4.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 4.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 2.14 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Tobacco use | |
Total | 21.1% (2020 est.) |
Male | 22.4% (2020 est.) |
Female | 19.8% (2020 est.) |
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