Number of people living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 665,863 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
665,863 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
117th
of 120 countries
All-time high
665,863 people
in 2023
All-time low
366,339 people
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 665,863 people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg peaked at 665,863 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 366,339 people, in 1985.
Luxembourg ranks 117th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 366,339 people | — |
| 1986 | 368,355 people | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 370,750 people | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 373,450 people | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 377,100 people | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 381,850 people | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 387,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 392,175 people | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 397,475 people | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 402,925 people | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 408,625 people | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 413,811 people | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 419,450 people | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 424,700 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 430,475 people | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 436,300 people | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 441,525 people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 446,175 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 451,306 people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 458,012 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 464,966 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 472,619 people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 479,888 people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 488,650 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 497,545 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 506,787 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 517,632 people | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 530,714 people | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 542,876 people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 555,427 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 567,839 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 581,332 people | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 594,600 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 606,102 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 619,374 people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 630,419 people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 639,537 people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 652,421 people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 665,863 people | +2.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 665,863 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.58 million people, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 665,863 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 371,199 people | 366,339 people | 377,100 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 405,849 people | 381,850 people | 430,475 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 463,699 people | 436,300 people | 497,545 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 562,268 people | 506,787 people | 619,374 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 647,060 people | 630,419 people | 665,863 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More poverty & inequality data for Luxembourg
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,540 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 40.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 40.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg was 665,863 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 665,863 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 366,339 people in 1985.
- How does Luxembourg rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Luxembourg ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.