Share of the population that is female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of the population that is female was 49.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
160th
of 215 regions
All-time high
51.4%
in 1984
All-time low
49.6%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Luxembourg stood at 49.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Luxembourg peaked at 51.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2025.
Luxembourg ranks 160th of 215 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 50.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 50.3% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.7% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 6 |
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More gender data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Luxembourg?
- Share of the population that is female in Luxembourg was 49.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of the population that is female?
- Luxembourg ranks 160th out of 215 regions with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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