People

Population: 425 017 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 18% (male 39 565; female 37 824)

15-64 years: 67% (male 145 060; female 139 628)

65 years and over: 15% (male 25 449; female 37 491) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.02% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 11.12 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 9.29 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 8.4 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.04 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 77.49 years

male: 74.41 years

female: 80.68 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.63 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Luxembourger(s)

adjective: Luxembourg

Ethnic groups: Celtic base (with French and German blend) Portuguese Italian and European (guest and worker residents)

Religions: Roman Catholic 97% Protestant and Jewish 3%

Languages: Luxembourgian German French English

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (1980 est.)