Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0886 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0886
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
206th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1825
in 1951
All-time low
0.0865
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Luxembourg stood at 0.0886.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Luxembourg peaked at 0.1825 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0865, in 2021.
Luxembourg ranks 206th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1809 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1825 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1788 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1752 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1785 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1666 | -6.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1693 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1694 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1581 | -6.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1599 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1565 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1509 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.151 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1546 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1601 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1475 | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1468 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1397 | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.135 | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1404 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1457 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1423 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1329 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1388 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1399 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.139 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1356 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1327 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1276 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1303 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1183 | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1327 | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.13 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1222 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1273 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1215 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1169 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1234 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1204 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1204 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1152 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1226 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1171 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1173 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.112 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1131 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.11 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.105 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1091 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1074 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1067 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1071 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1112 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1035 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1028 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0987 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1014 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0966 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.093 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0938 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0944 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0931 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0929 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.093 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0908 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0905 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0898 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0917 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0887 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.091 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0872 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0865 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0894 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0886 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1719 | 0.1581 | 0.1825 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1482 | 0.135 | 0.1601 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1365 | 0.1276 | 0.1457 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1233 | 0.1169 | 0.1327 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1129 | 0.105 | 0.1226 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1015 | 0.093 | 0.1112 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0916 | 0.0887 | 0.0944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0879 | 0.0865 | 0.0894 | 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 lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Luxembourg?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Luxembourg was 0.0886 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1825 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0865 in 2021.
- How does Luxembourg rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Luxembourg ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.