Luxembourg vs United States: Birth rate vs. death rate
Luxembourg
10.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States
10.65 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
163rd
United States rank
162nd
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Luxembourg
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10.65 births per 1,000 people against 10.44 births per 1,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.21 births per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 163rd and United States ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.79 births per 1,000 people | 24.63 births per 1,000 people | 8.84 births per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1960s | 15.32 births per 1,000 people | 20.75 births per 1,000 people | 5.43 births per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1970s | 11.43 births per 1,000 people | 16.06 births per 1,000 people | 4.63 births per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 11.7 births per 1,000 people | 16.02 births per 1,000 people | 4.32 births per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 13.06 births per 1,000 people | 14.82 births per 1,000 people | 1.76 births per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 11.67 births per 1,000 people | 13.77 births per 1,000 people | 2.11 births per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 10.58 births per 1,000 people | 12.08 births per 1,000 people | 1.5 births per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 10.28 births per 1,000 people | 10.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.5117 births per 1,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Luxembourg or United States?
- United States, at 10.65 births per 1,000 people against 10.44 births per 1,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Luxembourg and United States?
- 0.21 births per 1,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and United States rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 163rd and United States ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.