Short facts about people of Luxembourg

Population:

442,972 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  18.91% (male 43,051; female 40,711) 15-64 years:  67.03% (male 149,781; female 147,165) 65 years and over:  14.06% (male 24,921; female 37,343) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.26% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

12.25 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.88 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

9.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.67 male(s)/female total population:  0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

4.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  77.3 years male:  74.02 years female:  80.8 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.7 children born/woman (2001 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.)

Source: World Factbook