Europe · Western Europe
Luxembourg
Luxembourg covers about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²), the 181st largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Samoa, at about 2,780 km².
- 2,610km²Area, main territory
- 691,000Population
- 0.09In Belgiums
10 km
- Luxembourg
Facts
| Area, main territory | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 2,590 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.09 |
| Capital | Luxembourg |
| Population | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Density | 265 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 50°N |
| In other languages | Luxemburgo Español · Luxemburg Deutsch · Luxemburgo Português · ルクセンブルク 日本語 · 卢森堡 中文 · 룩셈부르크 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#39 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Luxembourg
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 6,510× the size of Luxembourg.
- At 265 people per km², Luxembourg is the 24th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 50°N is drawn about 2.4× too large in area, so Luxembourg looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Luxembourg's main territory stretches about 82 km north to south and 57 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,590 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,610 km², to within 2%.
How Luxembourg measures up
Luxembourg holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.1% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Western Europe it is the 7th largest of 9.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,610 km² | 180th of 239 |
| Population | 691,000 | 166th of 237 |
| Density | 265 per km² | 24th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 49.8°N | 21st of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Luxembourg is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.09× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 210 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 1,208 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 3,248 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 3,622 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 6,510 its size |
Where Luxembourg sits
- Luxembourg's centre lies at 49.8°N, 6.1°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 5,530 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 49°N to 50°N, about 80 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Luxembourg had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Luxembourg would have 3.3 million people. It has 691,000.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Luxembourg would have 9,700 people. It has 691,000.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 189,000.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Luxembourg#39 · 2,610 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2026; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11