Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of global population living in extreme poverty including was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China in Luxembourg, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Luxembourg is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Luxembourg peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.
That places Luxembourg 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -74.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +126.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -91.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +487.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +320.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -68.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +104.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +80.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +93.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -62.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +148.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -18.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 21% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Luxembourg?
- Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Luxembourg was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Luxembourg ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.