Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 14.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.4%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
38th
of 130 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2022
All-time low
5.4%
in 1993
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Luxembourg, 1985–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Luxembourg is 14.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Luxembourg peaked at 16.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1993.
Luxembourg ranks 38th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.6% | — |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +46.3% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -10.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 14.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 14.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 5.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.8% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More infrastructure data for Luxembourg
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 960,900 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 144.47 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 260,060 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.81 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3982 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 260,060 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Luxembourg?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Luxembourg was 14.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1993.
- How does Luxembourg rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Luxembourg ranks 38th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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