Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 2.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.0%
Change on year
up 45.2%
World rank
16th
of 26 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2015
All-time low
1.1%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2012–2020
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Luxembourg, 2012–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Luxembourg is 2.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 45.2% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Luxembourg peaked at 3.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2017.
Luxembourg ranks 16th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.6% | — |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -39.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -38.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +45.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Luxembourg?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Luxembourg was 2.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- How does Luxembourg rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Luxembourg ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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