LUXEMBOURG IN FIGURES 2017 SAVOIR POUR AGIR Contents Luxembourg 5 Territory Geographical survey 7 Land use 7 Climate 7 Environment Air quality 9 Status of water bodies 9 Wastes collected and treated 10 Forest 11 Energy 11 Population Population structure 12 The most populated municipalities 12 Households, inhabited buildings 13 Population by age groups 13 Life expectancy 14 Population movement 14 International protection 14 Employment Employment and unemployment 16 Domestic employment by branches 17 Living conditions Income and poverty 18 Wages 18 Mean consumption expenditure of households 19 Social security 20 Health 20 Road accidents 21 General crime 22 Education 22 Elections 23 Culture 24 Travelling 25 Business demography Enterprises by economic activity 26 Enterprises by employee size class 27 Insolvencies 27 Largest private and public employers 28 Agriculture 29 Forestry 30 Wine-growing 30 3 Contents Handicraft 30 Industry Activity indices 31 Producer price indices 31 Steel industry 31 Construction Building permissions 32 Finished buildings 32 Activity indices 32 Average apartment prices 32 Tourism 33 Transport 34 Financial services 36 Telecommunication 38 Information society 38 National accounts Main aggregates 39 Structure of the gross value added 40 Public finances General government expenditure and revenue 41 Public debt 41 External trade 42 Balance of current account 44 Prices 46 Consumption 47 International comparison Population and employment 49 Business economy 51 National accounts 52 Prices and finances 53 Publications of STATEC 54 Useful addresses and phone numbers 60 4 Luxembourg Canton of Clervaux Germany Canton Canton of Wiltz of Vianden Canton of Diekirch Canton of Redange Canton Canton of Echternach of Mersch Canton of Grevenmacher Belgium Canton of Capellen Canton of Luxembourg Canton Canton of Remich of Esch France Official designation Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Form of government Representative democracy in the form of a constitutional monarchy Chief of State H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri Head of government Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister President of the Chamber of Deputies Mars Di Bartolomeo National language Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch) Administrative languages French, German, Luxembourgish Currency Euro Capital Luxembourg Administrative divisions 12 cantons, 105 municipalities 5 LuxStats Looking for more? LE LUXEMBOURG EN CHIFFRES 2017 INTERACTIF 1.0 Le Luxembourg 5.0 Entreprises 2.0 Territoire et environnement 6.0 Économie et finances 3.0 Population et emploi 7.0 Comparaison internationale 4.0 Conditions sociales Cliquez ici pour obtenir de l’aide sur Climat - Climat à Luxembourg-Ville 3 8 l’utilisation de cette application. Moyenne 1981-2010 Janvier Avril Juillet Octobre 12 mois Mentions légales ? Température moyenne en °C 1.4 8.9 18.6 9.7 9.6 Température maximum enS °CAVOIR P OUR A GIR 11.3 22.9 32.7 21.7 21.9 Température minimum en °C -10.1 -3.0 6.8 -1.4 -2.0 Humidité relative en % 86.9 71.7 71.0 85.0 79.1 Heures d’insolation 45.7 166.9 229.8 100.2 Quantité de pluie en mm 77.1 53.3 64.3 78.9 823.6 Discover Luxembourg in figures, with many definitions and explanations and even more graphs and maps in the new LuxStats interactive app. LuxStats is available for free in French. To download the LuxStats app, simply scan the code that corresponds to your device. App Store Google Play Windows Store 6 Territory Geographical survey Area Total area of the Grand Duchy 2586 km2 100% Area of the two natural regions in the north: Éislek (Oesling) 828 km2 32% in the south: Guttland (Good Country) 1758 km2 68% Dimensions North-South East-West Maximum 82 km 57 km Length of the border Total length 356 km with France 73 km with Germany 135 km with Belgium 148 km Altitudes Maximum (Wilwerdange) 560 m Minimum (Wasserbillig) 130 m Luxembourg-City 300 m Land use 2000 2010 2015 2016 in % Total area 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Agricultural and wooded area 87.4 85.7 85.3 85.1 Built-up area 8.1 9.3 9.7 9.8 of which: Industrial area and other 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 Road-net, railway network, etc. 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.5 Watercourses and waterbody 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Climate Climate in Luxembourg-City Average 1981-2010 January April July October 12 months Temperature (in °C) Average 1.4 8.9 18.6 9.7 9.6 Maximum 11.3 22.9 32.7 21.7 21.9 Minimum -10.1 -3.0 6.8 -1.4 -2.0 Relative humidity (in %) 86.9 71.7 71.0 85.0 79.1 Hours of sunshine 45.7 166.9 229.8 100.2 1568.1 Rainfall (in mm) 77.1 53.3 64.3 78.9 823.6 7 Land use Agricultural and wooded area 87.4 % 2000 85.3 % 2015 85.1 % 2016 Built-up area 2000 8.1 % 2015 9.7 % 2016 9.8 % Road-net, railway network, etc. 3.9 % 2000 4.4 % 2015 4.5 % 2016 Watercourses and waterbody 2000 0.6 % 2015 0.6 % 2016 0.6 % 8 Environment Air quality EU Norm 2010 2015 2016 Protection of the Highest recorded Pollution human health value 3 1 Sulphur dioxide (SO2) µg/m 350 69 45 24 3 2 Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) µg/m 40 59 48 45 Nitrogen oxides (NOx=NO+NO2 in rural areas) µg/m3 302.3 21 19 20 3 1,4 1,5 Ozone (O3) µg/m 180 /240 202 282 188 Carbon monoxide (CO) µg/m3 100006 1020 1220 1820 3 2 Benzene (C6H6) µg/m 5 0.6 0.6 0.6 3 2 Particulate matter (PM2.5, <2.5 µm) µg/m 25 19 12 13 3 2 Particulate matter (PM10, <10 µm) µg/m 40 25 21 21 3 7 Particulate matter (PM10, <10 µm) µg/m 50 80 84 84 8 Particulate matter (PM10, <10 µm) days 35 15 6 8 Lead (Pb) µg/m3 0.52 0.06 0.01 0.03 Arsenic (As) ng/m3 62 2.2 0.4 3.8 Cadmium (Cd) ng/m3 52 1.4 0.1 0.4 Nickel (Ni) ng/m3 202 4.4 1.4 7.5 Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) ng/m3 12 0.3 0.2 0.3 1 hourly average 2 annual average 3 protection of the vegetation 4 information threshold for the population (1 hour) 5 alert threshold (3 consecutive hours) 6 average over 8 hours 7 average over 24 hours 8 number of tolerated days over 50 µg/m³ Status of water bodies 2009 2015 Ecological status in % good 7 3 moderate 52 66 poor 26 23 bad 16 8 Chemical status good 70 - not good 30 100 Hydromorphological status good 63 - moderate 20 2 poor 16 31 bad 2 67 9 Wastes collected and treated 2000 2010 2014 2015 in 1000 tonnes Total1 285.26 344.26 348.15 355.70 of which: Household wastes 238.85 300.01 306.14 314.89 Other municipal wastes 46.41 44.25 42.01 40.81 in % recycling 21.6 26.9 28.4 29.1 composting 14.2 19.5 19.4 19.8 incineration with energy recovery 43.2 35.7 34.3 40.2 disposal 21.0 17.9 17.9 10.9 in kg Household wastes per capita 547 592 550 553 1 without inert wastes Woodland cover < 10 % 10-19 % 20-29 % 30-39 % 40-49 % >_ 50 % 10 Forest 2000 2010 2000 2010 in hectares in % Wooded land 91450 91400 100.0 100.0 Public forest 40950 42000 44.8 46.0 Municipalities 30000 30900 32.8 33.8 State 9800 9950 10.7 10.9 Public institutions 1150 1150 1.3 1.3 Private forest 50500 49400 55.2 54.0 1993 2000 2015 2016 in % State of health of the forest Trees with no damage 42.2 43.6 30.5 28.6 Trees slightly damaged 34.0 33.0 36.6 33.1 Trees considerably damaged 23.8 23.4 32.9 38.3 Energy Final consumption of energy 2010 2014 2015 2015/14 By product in 1000 toe1 in % Coal products 67 53 49 -7.9 Natural gas (NCV) 675 570 598 4.9 Electricity 567 532 535 0.6 Heat 73 60 56 -7.2 Oil products 2838 2645 2599 -1.7 Other (wood, biofuel) 108 141 149 5.7 By use Transport 2628 2510 2431 -3.1 Industries 756 654 652 -0.4 Households 511 469 496 5.8 Services 423 362 401 10.8 Agriculture 8 6 6 -3.9 Total 4327 4001 3986 -0.4 1 ton of oil equivalent 11 Population Population structure Population censuses 1991 2001 2011 20171 x 1000 Total population 384.4 439.5 512.4 590.7 of which: Women 196.1 223.0 257.4 294.0 Luxembourgers 271.4 277.2 291.9 309.2 Foreigners 113.0 162.3 220.5 281.5 of which: Portuguese 39.1 58.7 82.4 96.8 French 13.0 20.0 31.5 44.3 Italians 19.5 19.0 18.1 21.3 Belgians 10.1 14.8 16.9 20.0 Germans 8.8 10.1 12.0 13.1 British 3.2 4.3 5.5 6.1 Dutch 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.3 Other EU countries 6.6 9.2 21.5 34.4 Other 9.2 22.5 28.7 41.2 Foreigners in % 29.4 36.9 43.0 47.7 1 based on the population register on 1st January The most populated municipalities 1991 2001 2011 20171 x 1000 Luxembourg-City 75.8 76.7 95.1 114.3 Esch-sur-Alzette 24.0 27.2 30.1 34.4 Differdange 15.7 18.2 21.9 25.4 Dudelange 14.7 17.3 18.8 20.5 Pétange 12.4 13.7 16.1 18.2 Sanem 11.6 13.0 14.5 16.1 Hesperange 9.9 10.4 13.3 15.0 Bettembourg 8.0 9.1 9.8 10.7 Schifflange 6.9 7.8 8.9 10.4 Käerjeng 6.7 8.7 9.7 10.2 Mersch 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.2 Mamer 6.3 6.6 7.5 9.2 1 based on the population register on 1st January 12 Households, inhabited buildings 1970 1991 2001 2011 x 1000 Private households 108.7 144.7 172.0 208.6 of which: Foreign households 17.7 39.9 59.2 88.9 Inhabited buildings 80.9 105.8 119.6 130.1 Population by age groups 1991 2001 2011 20171 in % Working age (15 to 64 years) 68.4 67.2 68.7 69.5 of which: Women (15 to 64 years) 33.7 33.2 33.8 34.0 Children (0 to 14 years) 17.3 18.9 17.3 16.2 of which: Girls (0 to 14 years) 8.4 9.2 8.4 7.9 Third age (65 years and more) 14.3 13.9 14.0 14.2 of which: Women (65 years and more) 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.9 1 based on the population register on 1st January Total population by age group (January 1st, 2017) Men Women +90 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 in % of total population 13 Life expectancy 1990/92 2000/02 2010/12 2014/16 Males 72.6 74.8 79.5 80.7 Females 79.1 81.0 84.3 85.4 Population movement 2000 2010 2015 2016 Live births 5723 5874 6115 6050 of which: Girls 2745 2914 2947 2973 Luxembourgers 2917 3029 3166 3123 Foreigners 2806 2845 2949 2927 Births per 1000 inhabitants 13.1 11.6 10.7 10.4 Luxembourgers 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.1 Foreigners 17.3 13.0 11.2 10.6 Total fertility rate 1.78 1.63 1.47 1.40 Deaths 3749 3760 3983 3967 of which: Women 1859 1857 2017 1927 Luxembourgers 3202 3049 3184 3070 Foreigners 547 711 799 897 Deaths by some main causes Diseases of the circulatory system 1442 1256 1187 ..