Mersch canton · report
People and new homes in Mersch canton
In 2025 the population grew by 501 while 232 new homes were granted a permit: 2.2 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.2
- Population change, 2025
- +501
Population change and homes permitted in Mersch canton
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes granted a building permit. STATEC.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 501 |
| 2024 | 546 |
| 2023 | 714 |
| 2022 | 888 |
| 2021 | 684 |
| 2020 | 747 |
| 2019 | 622 |
| 2018 | 640 |
| 2017 | 827 |
| 2016 | 579 |
| 2015 | 515 |
| 2014 | 592 |
| 2013 | 733 |
| 2012 | 647 |
| 2011 | 707 |
| 2010 | 708 |
| 2009 | 506 |
| 2008 | 359 |
| 2007 | 274 |
| 2006 | 502 |
| 2005 | 304 |
| 2004 | 223 |
| 2003 | 257 |
| 2002 | 219 |
| 2001 | 290 |
| 2000 | 327 |
| 1999 | 375 |
| 1998 | 268 |
| 1997 | 192 |
| 1996 | 350 |
| 1995 | 355 |
| 1994 | 421 |
| 1993 | 612 |
| 1992 | 372 |
| 1991 | 643 |
| 1990 | 451 |
Homes permitted
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| Year | Homes permitted |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 232 |
| 2024 | 155 |
| 2023 | 287 |
| 2022 | 277 |
| 2021 | 293 |
| 2020 | 299 |
| 2019 | 267 |
| 2018 | 267 |
| 2017 | 407 |
| 2016 | 220 |
| 2015 | 199 |
| 2014 | 368 |
| 2013 | 316 |
| 2012 | 300 |
| 2011 | 363 |
| 2010 | 300 |
| 2009 | — |
| 2008 | — |
| 2007 | — |
| 2006 | — |
| 2005 | — |
| 2004 | — |
| 2003 | — |
| 2002 | — |
| 2001 | — |
| 2000 | — |
| 1999 | — |
| 1998 | — |
| 1997 | — |
| 1996 | — |
| 1995 | — |
| 1994 | — |
| 1993 | — |
| 1992 | — |
| 1991 | — |
| 1990 | — |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +369 | +82 | +451 | — |
| 1991 | +548 | +95 | +643 | — |
| 1992 | +253 | +119 | +372 | — |
| 1993 | +439 | +173 | +612 | — |
| 1994 | +299 | +122 | +421 | — |
| 1995 | +218 | +137 | +355 | — |
| 1996 | +236 | +114 | +350 | — |
| 1997 | +45 | +147 | +192 | — |
| 1998 | +166 | +102 | +268 | — |
| 1999 | +242 | +133 | +375 | — |
| 2000 | +233 | +94 | +327 | — |
| 2001 | +171 | +119 | +290 | — |
| 2002 | +133 | +86 | +219 | — |
| 2003 | +202 | +55 | +257 | — |
| 2004 | +76 | +147 | +223 | — |
| 2005 | +196 | +108 | +304 | — |
| 2006 | +373 | +129 | +502 | — |
| 2007 | +186 | +88 | +274 | — |
| 2008 | +240 | +119 | +359 | — |
| 2009 | +388 | +118 | +506 | — |
| 2010 | +607 | +101 | +708 | 300 |
| 2011 | +579 | +128 | +707 | 363 |
| 2012 | +503 | +144 | +647 | 300 |
| 2013 | +599 | +134 | +733 | 316 |
| 2014 | +431 | +161 | +592 | 368 |
| 2015 | +396 | +119 | +515 | 199 |
| 2016 | +428 | +151 | +579 | 220 |
| 2017 | +679 | +148 | +827 | 407 |
| 2018 | +515 | +125 | +640 | 267 |
| 2019 | +478 | +144 | +622 | 267 |
| 2020 | +626 | +121 | +747 | 299 |
| 2021 | +516 | +168 | +684 | 293 |
| 2022 | +748 | +140 | +888 | 277 |
| 2023 | +582 | +132 | +714 | 287 |
| 2024 | +415 | +131 | +546 | 155 |
| 2025 | +396 | +105 | +501 | 232 |
Births, deaths and moves are STATEC's, from the national register of natural persons. A commune's migration counts moves from and to other communes as well as abroad; the country's counts moves abroad only. Homes finished are dwellings in completed buildings, counted for the country only and published about three years late; cantons use homes granted a permit. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
Other reports for Mersch canton
Figures for Luxembourg: Mersch canton has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €644,199. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,633 a month. Luxembourg sets no cap on the payment; the CSSF caps the loan at 100% of the home's value for first-time buyers who will live in it, 90% for other owner-occupiers and 80% for other buyers.
- Payment, two incomes
- 20%
- Payment, one income
- 40%
Figures for Luxembourg: Mersch canton has no reliable figures of its own.
Owning a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the mean price existing apartments sold for; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €3,569
- Owning per month
- €2,764
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 28.1% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +29.7%.
- Gap today
- +28.1%
- Change in a year
- −1.7 pp
Figures for Luxembourg: Mersch canton has no reliable figures of its own.
18.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 3,914
3.7% of the 13,247 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 3.7%
- Empty homes
- 492