RP2021 N°3 - The territorial distribution of the population

On 8 November 2021, 643,941 inhabitants were enumerated in Luxembourg. The population is distributed very unevenly across Luxembourg. The southern part of the country, which is highly urbanised, is much more populated than the rural regions in the centre and north of the country. At cantonal level, Luxembourg and Esch-sur-Alzette are the most populous cantons, with 197,932 and 186,224 inhabitants respectively. They alone account for approximately 60% of the national population. At municipal level, Luxembourg City has by far the largest population, with 128,097 inhabitants. Its residents represent about one fifth of the total population of Luxembourg.