Luxembourg: People

The World Factbook 1993: Luxembourg People

Population: 398,220 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.04% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 12.96 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 9.56 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 6.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.43 years male: 72.71 years female: 80.3 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.63 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Luxembourger(s) adjective: Luxembourg

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

Religions: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant and Jewish 3%

Languages: Luxembourgisch, German, French, English

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%

Labor force: 177,300 one-third of labor force is foreign workers, mostly from Portugal, Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany

by occupation: services 65%, industry 31.6%, agriculture 3.4% (1988)