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the European Union and Luxembourg

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the European Union

Luxembourg

The widest gap is Public spending on them: Luxembourg €64,412 against the European Union €19,707, 3.27× apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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the European Union
Luxembourg

People

Median age5.1 years
44.9 years
39.8 years
Life expectancy at birth1.7 years
81.5 years
83.2 years
People660.80×
450.6m
682k
People per square kilometre2.40×
110 per km²
264 per km²
Women in the population1.3 points
51.0%
49.7%
Born abroad37.1 points
14.4%
51.5%
Born outside the EU8.6 points
10.4%
19.0%

Money and work

Disposable income per person2.18×
€22,939
€50,046
Average net income2.30×
€25,952
€59,681
Take-home pay, average-wage worker86.5%
€29,954
€55,877
Gross pay, average-wage worker91.9%
€43,658
€83,760
In work, age 20 to 642.2 points
76.1%
73.9%
Out of work0.5 points
6.0%
6.5%
Hours worked a week0.7 hours
37.3 hours
38.0 hours
At risk of poverty1.5 points
16.3%
14.8%
Housing costs over 40% of income0.4 points
7.7%
8.1%
GDP per person3.12×
€41,700
€130,300

Family and home

People at home
2.3
2.3
Households with children2.3 points
28.7%
31.0%
Children per woman7.2%
1.34
1.25
Own their home4.4 points
68.5%
64.1%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds29.5%
507 per 100,000 people
392 per 100,000 people
Doctors31.7%
374 per 100,000 people
284 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree18.8 points
36.9%
55.7%
Students per 1,000 people3.42×
42.4 per 1,000 people
12.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them3.27×
€19,707
€64,412
Tax raised per person3.43×
€16,198
€55,503
Government debt55.2 points
81.7%
26.5%

Country and infrastructure

Land area1,628.17×
4,225,104 km²
2,595 km²
Railway density2.13×
49.1 per 1,000 km²
104.8 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density3.46×
18.6 per 1,000 km²
64.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people14.4%
584 per 1,000 people
668 per 1,000 people
Households with internet4.3 points
94.8%
99.1%
Tourist nights per resident22.8%
6.73
5.48

Environment

Renewable energy6.0 points
26.2%
20.2%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Luxembourg

Function
the European Union
Luxembourg
12.4%
11.5%
3.0%
2.1%
3.5%
2.9%
10.8%
12.1%
1.7%
2.5%
1.5%
1.6%
15.0%
11.8%
2.4%
2.8%
9.7%
10.5%
40.0%
42.2%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Luxembourg

  1. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 1,628.17×: the European Union 4,225,104, Luxembourg 2,595. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 660.80×: the European Union 450.6m, Luxembourg 682k. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 3.42×: the European Union 42.4, Luxembourg 12.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  4. Where is more tax raised per resident: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 3.43×: Luxembourg €55,503, the European Union €16,198. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. gov_10a_taxag · 2025. See the figure

  5. Where were more residents born abroad: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 37.1 points: Luxembourg 51.5%, the European Union 14.4%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. migr_pop3ctb · 2025. See the figure

  6. Where is GDP per person higher: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 3.12×: Luxembourg €130,300, the European Union €41,700. Gross domestic product at current market prices, divided by the population. nama_10_pc · 2025. See the figure

  7. Which government spends more per resident: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 3.27×: Luxembourg €64,412, the European Union €19,707. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. gov_10a_exp · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 6.0 points: the European Union 26.2%, Luxembourg 20.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 29.5%: the European Union 507, Luxembourg 392. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where do more households have children: the European Union or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 2.3 points: Luxembourg 31.0%, the European Union 28.7%. Share of private households with at least one dependent child. ilc_lvph02 · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.