Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 1.4 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Luxembourg stood at 1.4 live births per woman.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Luxembourg peaked at 2.4 live births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.34 live births per woman, in 2019.
That places Luxembourg 194th out of 236 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.12 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Luxembourg?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Luxembourg was 1.4 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 live births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 live births per woman in 2019.
- How does Luxembourg rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Luxembourg ranks 194th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.