Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 4.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Luxembourg, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Luxembourg stood at 4.6%.
That represents a change of up 38.7% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Luxembourg peaked at 19.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
That places Luxembourg 119th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19.1% | — |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 15.2% | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | -25.7% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | -28.3% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -23.9% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +75.6% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -39.7% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +64.2% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +38.7% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 24% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 4.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 8.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.5% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 116 Iceland 6.1% compare
- 117 Switzerland 6.0% compare
- 118 Netherlands 5.7% compare
- 120 Norway 3.8% 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Luxembourg?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Luxembourg was 4.6% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Luxembourg ranks 119th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.