The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
By Isabelle Myers
Social and Political Data
Population Statistics
Economic Data
Education
Health Care
Birth Control
Birth Control Pill
Abortion
- After World War I a broad system of social security and health services was introduced in Luxembourg to ensure maximum welfare protection for each citizen.
- One of the best in Europe
- 98% of the population are covered by compulsory public health insurance
- Legal for contraceptive purposes
- Pill prescription required
- Pill subsidy- free
- Abortion is permitted under one or more exceptions
- To save the life of the pregnant woman
- To preserve the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman
- If the pregnancy is the result of rape or an act of incest
- If the fetus is severely physically or mentally impaired
- Economic or social reasons
- Does not require spousal consent before abortion
- Minors do not require parental consent
- Literacy rates:
- Male: 100%
- Female: 100%
- School is required from ages 6 to 15.
- School has a heavy focus on language- children learn German and French in school
- In 2003 the University of Luxembourg was founded in Luxembourg City and now provides undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Natural Resources
Primary Exports:
- Currency: Euro
- GDP per capita ($US): $110,697
- GNI PPP ($US): $57,420
- Total GDP: $60.13 billion
- Machinery and equipment
- Steel products
- Chemicals
- Rubber products
- Glass
Predicted Population
- 2025: 607,000
- 2050: 706,000
- 2100: 715,000
- Not that many natural resources
- Iron ore (once abundant but it was exhausted in the 1980s)
- Agriculture is pretty bad
- Mostly livestock
- Some wheat, barley, and other grains.
- Some root vegetables
- Some wine
- No natural sources of energy except water and timber.
- Net migration (migrants/ 1,000 population): 7.97
- Predominant ethnic groups:
- Luxembourger 63.1%
- Portuguese 13.3%
- French 4.5%
- Italian 4.3%
- German 2.3%
- Other EU 7.3%
- Other 5.2%
- Religion:
- 87% Roman Catholic
- 13% other (Jewish, Protestant, and Muslim)
- Life expectancy at birth
- Both sexes: 82 years
- Males: 80 years
- Females: 84 years
- Infant mortality rate/1000: 4.28
- Child mortality rate/1000: 2 (lowest in the world)
- Percent population urban vs. rural:
- Urban: 85.5%
- Rural: 14.5%
- Population: 556,000 (mid. 2014)
- Population density per square km: 210
- Crude birth rate: 11 (per 1000 people)
- Crude death rate: 7 (per 1000 people)
- Population growth rate: 1.12%
- Rate of natural increase: 0.4%
- Population < 15 years: 17%
- Population > 65 years: 14%
- Total fertility rate: 1.6
Status of Women
Government
- Not as many women work compared to men
- 59% women work
- 72% of men work
- Less women have successfully completed high school compared to men
- 75% of women
- 79% of men
- Constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (Chamber of Deputies)
- Head of state:
- Henri the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- Head of government:
- Prime Minister: Xavier Bettel
Economy
- Lots of banking
- Financial services
- Close connections with the rest of Europe
- Information technology and electronic commerce contributes to the economy in the 21st century.
- High standard of living
No national policy on population
Analysis
- Great economy
- Great education
- Great healthcare
- Leads to steadily increasing population
- low birth rate
- low death rate
- Conclude that Luxembourg is in the late part of the industrial stage or early part of postindustrial stage.
Works Cited
- http://www.prb.org/DataFinder/Geography/Data.aspx?loc=432
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lu.html
- http://www.luxembourg.public.lu/en/luxembourg-glance/population-languages/population-demographics/index.html
- http://populationpyramid.net/luxembourg/2025/
- http://www.wort.lu/en/lifestyle/united-nations-report-2013-luxembourg-boasts-world-s-lowest-child-mortality-rate-541843c2b9b3988708065c62
- http://www.indexmundi.com/luxembourg/infant_mortality_rate.html
- http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/659970-child-mortality-rate-around-the-world-drops-un.html
- http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/09/16/new-data-child-mortality-rates-falling-faster
- http://www.indexmundi.com/luxembourg/demographics_profile.html
- http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
- http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.MKTP.PP.CD
- http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD
- http://data.worldbank.org/country/luxembourg
- http://www.indexmundi.com/luxembourg/exports_commodities.html
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/352260/Luxembourg/306716/Demographic-trends
- http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/05/abortion_and_birth_control_a_global_map.html
- http://luxembourg.angloinfo.com/information/healthcare/pregnancy-birth/termination-abortion/
- http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/luxembourg/