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PEOPLE

Language
Letzebuergisch, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	0.5 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	0.5 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	0.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	0.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	0.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	0.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	0.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	0.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	0.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
0.7 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Luxemburger 67 percent, Portuguese 12 percent. There are smaller Italian, French, Belgian and German minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Majority Catholic (95 percent), with Protestant and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	82.5 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	82.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	82.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	83.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	83.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	83.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	83.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	83.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1919
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
98 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	18.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	19.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	19 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	19 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	19.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	18.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2

Climate description
Modified continental with mild winters, cool summers

Currency
Euro

Telephone dialling code
(+) 352

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	78.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	75.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	74.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	74.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	81.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	81.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	81.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	81.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	81.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	80.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	2 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	6 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	12 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	28 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	18	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	12	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	4	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	15	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	15	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	16	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	542 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	523 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	529 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	527 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	534 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	541 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	555 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	580 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	570 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1471 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1441 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1519 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	1099 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	1025 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	1189 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	1056 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	925 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	694 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	780 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	780 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	710 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	690 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	650 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	530 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	400 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	363 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	230 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	11	Transparency International 2008
2007	12 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	11 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	13	Transparency International
2004	13 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	11 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	7 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	9	Transparency International
2000	11 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	No data available current US$
2006	72430 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	68060 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	59140 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	41450 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	40150 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	43100 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	43490 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	49.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	42.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	37.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	34.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	29.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	22.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	20.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	20.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	6.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	3.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	1.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	2.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	8.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	2.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	6.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	2.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	0.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	2.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	266 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	266 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	254 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	253 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	12 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	12 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	No data available
2007	2	UNHCR
2006	2	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	1	UNHCR
2004	6	UNHCR
2003	No data available
2002	No data available
2001	No data available
2000	No data available

Number of refugees residing here

2008	3109	UNHCR
2007	2737	UNHCR
2006	2206	UNHCR
2005	1822	UNHCR
2004	1590	UNHCR
2003	1201	UNHCR
2002	1201	UNHCR
2001	1201	UNHCR
2000	759	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	0.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	No data available percent
1999-2001	4.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	3.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	7.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	6.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	5.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	5.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	5.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003