Luxembourg vs Nigeria: Population density

Luxembourg
258.86 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Nigeria
250.21 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
52nd
Nigeria rank
53rd

Population density over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Nigeria
50100150200250196119922023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 258.86 people per sq. km of land area against 250.21 people per sq. km of land area in Nigeria, a difference of 8.65 people per sq. km of land area.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 216 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 180.15 people per sq. km of land area 157.56 people per sq. km of land area 22.59 people per sq. km of land area Luxembourg
2010s 218.76 people per sq. km of land area 206.63 people per sq. km of land area 12.12 people per sq. km of land area Luxembourg
2020s 251.51 people per sq. km of land area 242.53 people per sq. km of land area 8.98 people per sq. km of land area Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Luxembourg or Nigeria?
Luxembourg, at 258.86 people per sq. km of land area against 250.21 people per sq. km of land area in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Luxembourg and Nigeria?
8.65 people per sq. km of land area, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Nigeria rank globally for population density?
Luxembourg ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.