Population 448,569 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 18.9% (male 43,634; female 41,164)
15-64 years: 67% (male 151,364; female 149,156)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 25,486; female 37,765) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.25% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 12.06 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 8.83 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 9.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.48 years
female: 80.97 years (2002 est.)
male: 74.2 years

Total fertility rate 1.7 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.16% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Luxembourg on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Luxembourg People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Luxembourg People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.