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Luxembourg population according to 2007 report is 480,222. The growth rate of the population in Luxembourg is 1.207%. The people of Luxembourg are known as Luxembourger as per their nationality. The people of Luxembourg consist of a number of ethnic groups which are Celtic base, Italian, European, Portuguese and Slavs.
The percentage of population of Luxembourg within the age group of 0-14 years is 18.8%; 15-65 is 66.6% and 65 years and over is 14.7%. The birth rate of Luxembourg is 11.84 births per 1,000 population. On the other hand, the death rate is about 8.42 deaths per 1,000 population. The sex ratio of Luxembourg population is 0.97 male(s) per female. The infant mortality rate of the people of Luxembourg is 4.68 deaths per 1,000 live births. The literacy rate of the people above 15 years of age who can read and write is 100% as per 2000 data report.
There is about 87% of Roman Catholic in Luxembourg and the Jews, Muslims and the Protestants together form 13% of the Luxembourg population (as per the data report of 2000). The languages used by the people of Luxembourg are Luxembourgish. Besides, German and French are also spoken. These two are the administrative languages of Luxembourg.
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