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Luxembourg

Official name:

the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Name in native language:

Luxembourg /

Capital:

Luxembourg

ISO country code

LU

Nat. statistical agency:

STATEC

Region:

Western Europe

Census Results

1821-01-01 : 134,082
1839-10-01 : 175,223
1846-12-03 : 186,140
1847-12-31 : 186,062
1849-12-03 : 189,783
1851-12-31 : 194,719
1871-12-01 : 204,028
1875-12-01 : 204,606
1880-12-01 : 210,507
1885-12-01 : 214,633
1890-12-01 : 211,481
1895-12-02 : 217,716
1900-12-01 : 234,674
1905-12-01 : 245,888
1910-12-01 : 259,027
1916-12-01 : 263,490
1922-12-01 : 261,643
1927-12-01 : 284,702
1930-12-31 : 299,782
1935-12-31 : 296,913
1947-12-21 : 290,992
1960-12-31 : 314,889
1966-12-31 : 334,790
1970-12-31 : 339,841
1981-03-31 : 364,602
1991-03-01 : 384,634
2001-02-15 : 439,539

the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Administrative units

district canton	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1990-01-01 admin.	population 2002-01-01 admin.	population 2008-01-01 admin.
source: STATEC, Luxemburg.
Diekirch district		1,157.24	56,700	68,132	74,863
Clerveaux canton		331.75	10,220	12,546	14,032
Diekirch canton		214.93	23,300	27,029	28,138
Redange canton		267.49	11,040	13,849	15,344
Vianden canton		78.51	2,670	2,920	4,264
Wiltz canton		264.55	9,470	11,788	13,085
Grevenmacher district		524.78	42,180	52,618	58,109
Echternach canton		185.54	11,490	14,300	15,606
Grevenmacher canton		211.37	17,960	21,972	24,081
Remich canton		127.87	12,730	16,346	18,422
Luxembourg district		904.34	279,520	323,300	350,827
Capellen canton		199.21	31,090	37,337	39,605
Esch-sur-Alzette canton		242.77	114,950	135,859	146,484
Luxembourg-Campagne canton		238.46	114,640	126,534	139,390
Mersch canton		223.90	18,840	23,570	25,348
total		2,586.36	378,400	444,050	483,799

Main cities

name	population 1990-01-01 admin.	population 2002-01-01 admin.	population 2008-01-01 admin.
Luxembourg-City	74,400	77,965	85,467
Esch-sur-Alzette	23,890	27,244	29,515
Differdange	16,050	18,300	20,443
Dudelange	14,230	17,411	18,052
Pétange	11,900	13,986	15,151
source: STATEC, Luxembourg.