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The People of Luxembourg

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Population: 491,775 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.5% (male 46,918/female 44,052) 15-64 years: 66.7% (male 165,342/female 162,681) 65 years and over: 14.8% (male 29,839/female 42,943) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 39.2 years male: 38.2 years female: 40.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.172% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 8.43 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 8.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.33 years male: 76.07 years female: 82.81 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: fewer than 500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Luxembourger(s) adjective: Luxembourg

Ethnic groups: Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, other EU 7.3%, other 5.2% (2000 census)

Religions: Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)

Languages: Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2000 est.)