Income inequality: Atkinson index in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1644 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Luxembourg, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Luxembourg is 0.1644, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.1856 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1445, in 2011.
Luxembourg ranks 142nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1488 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1445 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1445 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1445 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1613 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1472 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1675 | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1569 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1786 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1856 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.174 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.165 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1644 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1644 | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.1644 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 96% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.1644 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1579 | 0.1445 | 0.1856 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1669 | 0.1644 | 0.174 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 139 Algeria 0.1681 compare
- 140 United Kingdom 0.167 compare
- 141 Seychelles 0.1656 compare
- 143 South Korea 0.1642 compare
- 144 East Timor 0.1608 compare
- 145 Canada 0.1598 compare
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 income inequality: atkinson index in Luxembourg?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Luxembourg was 0.1644 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1856 in 2019.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1445 in 2011.
- How does Luxembourg rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Luxembourg ranks 142nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.