# Luxembourg — national dossier Luxembourg — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 42 indicators, each… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/LUX Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Capital: Luxembourg - Region: Western Europe, Europe - Population: 594,000 - Area: 2,586 km² - Languages: German, French, Luxembourgish - Currency: Euro (EUR) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $101 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $147,252 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | 0.6% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 2.3% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 349.9% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 687,000 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 83.2 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 94.9% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 1.3 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 86.0 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 84.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 91.0 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 83.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 87.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 88.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 5.9% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 2.98 | 2017 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 2.2 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 99.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Safe drinking water | 99.7% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Education spending | 3.7% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 99.2% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 108.6% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 22.4% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 1.1% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Researchers (per million) | 5,359 | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Internet users | 99.1% | 2025 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 144 | 2023 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 5.1% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 2,574 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 34.5% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 51.7% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 10.6 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 20.5% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 1.0% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $872 M | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 1,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:LUX::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/LUX.claims.json History: "From Siegfried's rock to the heart of Europe: a thousand-year fortress that lost two-thirds of its land yet became a founding capital of the Union." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/LUX/chronicle.md (6 eras, 26 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Luxembourg — national dossier", terralore.co/country/LUX, retrieved .