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Nationality:
noun: Luxembourger(s)
adjective:
Luxembourg
Ethnic groups:
Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, other EU 7.3%, other 5.2% (2000 census)
Languages:
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
Population:
509,074 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.1% (male 47,411/female 44,540)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.6% (male 32,596/female 31,408)
25-54 years:
42.6% (male 108,650/female 108,172)
55-64 years:
11.7% (male 29,906/female 29,702)
65 years and over:
15.1% (male 31,941/female 44,748) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 39.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
38.4 years
female:
40.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.135% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
11.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
8.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
8.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 85% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
LUXEMBOURG (capital) 90,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
20 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 192
male:
4.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.75 years
country comparison to the world: 37
male:
76.5 years
female:
83.21 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.77 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 158
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.862 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.57 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
