LUXENBOURG

The people of Luxembourg descend from a Celtic base with French and German blend. There are also guest-workers from Portugal, Italy, and other European countries.

POPULATION GRAPH

Population:
480.222 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.8% (male 46,478; female 43,656)
15-64 years: 66.6% (male 161,466; female 158,261)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 28,530; female 41,831) (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.207% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:
11.84 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:
8.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:
8.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.065 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.682 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
4.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.03 years
female: 82.52 years (2007 est.)
male: 75.76 years
Total fertility rate:
1.78 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
less than 500 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Luxembourger(s)
adjective: Luxembourg
Ethnic groups:
Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kososvo) and European (guest and resident workers)
Religions:
the greatest preponderance of the population is Roman Catholic with a very few Protestants, Jews, and Muslims
note: 1979 legislation forbids the collection of religious statistics
Languages:
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)