Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 40.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
40.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
100th
of 236 countries
All-time high
42.3%
in 1950
All-time low
33.9%
in 1986
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 40.0% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Luxembourg peaked at 42.3% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1986.
Luxembourg ranks 100th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.3% | — |
| 1951 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 41.5% | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 40.8% | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 41.9% | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 39.4% | -6.0% |
| 1961 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 38.1% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 36.6% | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 38.2% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 36.6% | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 36.4% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 36.1% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 37.5% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 34.4% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 36.8% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 35.9% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 34.6% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 34.9% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 35.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 36.2% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 35.3% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 35.8% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 36.1% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -0.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 40.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 40.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.4% | 40.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.9% | 36.4% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.8% | 34.4% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 33.9% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 34.9% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 36.3% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 37.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.8% | 40.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More gender data for Luxembourg
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 109.93 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2279 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 603.74 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 603.74 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9746 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,400 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Luxembourg?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Luxembourg was 40.0% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1986.
- How does Luxembourg rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Luxembourg ranks 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.