Country profile
Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · Western Europe
👥 Population
686,970
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Luxembourg
🗺 Area
2,586 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$101.16B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.922
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
266 /km²
💱 Currency
EUR
Euro
🗣 Languages
German, French, Luxembourgish
About Luxembourg
Luxembourg (officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) is a country in Western Europe, with Luxembourg as its capital. It is home to roughly 686.97 thousand people, giving a population density of about 266 people per square kilometre. The country covers 2,586 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $101.16B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.922. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main languages are German, French, Luxembourgish.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$105.57B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$155,941
GDP growth
0.6%
Inflation
2.3%
Unemployment
6.3%
👥 People
Life expectancy
83.2 yrs
Fertility rate
1.25
Pop. growth
1.5%
Urban population
94.9%
Infant mortality /1k
1.9
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
99.1%
Physicians /1k
2.98
Renewable energy
20.5%
Travel & practical
Capital
Luxembourg
Currency
EUR
Dialing code
+352
Internet TLD
.lu
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Fun facts about Luxembourg
- Luxembourg is the 162nd most populous country in the world, with about 686.97 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 168th-largest country in the world, covering 2,586 km².
- It has the world's 74th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($101.16B).
- Luxembourg shares land borders with 3 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.922.
- Luxembourg has a population density of about 266 people per square kilometre.
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