Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.2109 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Luxembourg, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Luxembourg stood at 0.2109.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Luxembourg peaked at 1.15 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1988.
That places Luxembourg 118th 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2 | — |
| 1986 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0.1 | — |
| 1995 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0.1 | — |
| 2003 | 0.5184 | +418.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0935 | -82.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1433 | +53.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1341 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0323 | -75.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1652 | +411.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2579 | +56.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2555 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2136 | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3381 | +58.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2545 | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2861 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7729 | +170.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5905 | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 1.15 | +94.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7523 | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3302 | -56.1% |
| 2020 | 0.031 | -90.6% |
| 2021 | 0.453 | +1362.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2456 | -45.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2109 | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.05 | 0 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1445 | 0 | 0.5184 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4943 | 0.2136 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2351 | 0.031 | 0.453 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More poverty & inequality data for Luxembourg
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.4 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,540 (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 revenues vs income inequality 40.92 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.044 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Luxembourg?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Luxembourg was 0.2109 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1988.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Luxembourg ranks 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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