Luxembourg has a population density of 682 people per square mile compared to 1,006 people in the Philippines. Luxembourg has 41,078 sq ft of land per person vs 31,912 sq ft in the Philippines. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Luxembourg and the Philippines are ranked 40th and 24th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Luxembourg has 0.008% of the world's population and 0.002% of the land area of all countries, compared to 1.42% of the population and 0.2% of the land area for the Philippines, hence the population density in Luxembourg is 32.2% lower than in the Philippines.
Population density comparison
Luxembourg
|
Philippines
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 682 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 40/197 | 24/197 |
| Population |
690832
|
117540050
|
| Land area | 994 sq mi | 115,124 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 40,889 sq ft | 27,705 sq ft |
| Rural population | 7.73% | 51.4% |
| Urban population | 92.3% | 48.6% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 7.12% |
Luxembourg vs the Philippines:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Luxembourg increased by 47.9%, compared to a 34.1% growth in the Philippines.
In 2004, Luxembourg ranked 49th for population density and is in 40th place now. The Philippines was 28th in 2004 and ranks 24th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Luxembourg
|
Philippines
|
|
| 2024 | 682 | 1,006 |
| 2023 | 670 | 998 |
| 2022 | 657 | 990 |
| 2021 | 644 | 982 |
| 2020 | 634 | 974 |
| 2019 | 624 | 962 |
| 2018 | 612 | 951 |
| 2017 | 600 | 939 |
| 2016 | 586 | 927 |
| 2015 | 573 | 915 |
| 2014 | 560 | 901 |
| 2013 | 547 | 887 |
| 2012 | 534 | 870 |
| 2011 | 521 | 853 |
| 2010 | 510 | 837 |
| 2009 | 501 | 820 |
| 2008 | 492 | 805 |
| 2007 | 483 | 791 |
| 2006 | 475 | 778 |
| 2005 | 468 | 765 |
| 2004 | 461 | 750 |
| 2003 | 454 | 736 |
| 2002 | 449 | 722 |
| 2001 | 444 | 707 |
| 2000 | 439 | 692 |
| 1999 | - | 675 |
| 1998 | - | 658 |
| 1997 | - | 642 |
| 1996 | - | 627 |
| 1995 | - | 613 |
| 1994 | - | 600 |
| 1993 | - | 587 |
| 1992 | - | 573 |
| 1991 | - | 559 |
| 1990 | - | 546 |
| 1989 | - | 532 |
| 1988 | - | 519 |
| 1987 | - | 505 |
| 1986 | - | 492 |
| 1985 | - | 480 |
| 1984 | - | 467 |
| 1983 | - | 453 |
| 1982 | - | 440 |
| 1981 | - | 428 |
| 1980 | - | 417 |
| 1979 | - | 407 |
| 1978 | - | 396 |
| 1977 | - | 385 |
| 1976 | - | 375 |
| 1975 | - | 366 |
| 1974 | - | 358 |
| 1973 | - | 350 |
| 1972 | - | 342 |
| 1971 | - | 334 |
| 1970 | - | 327 |
| 1969 | - | 318 |
| 1968 | - | 309 |
| 1967 | - | 301 |
| 1966 | - | 291.9 |
| 1965 | - | 283.3 |
| 1964 | - | 274.8 |
| 1963 | - | 266.4 |
| 1962 | - | 258.1 |
| 1961 | - | 250 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Luxembourg
|
Philippines
|
|
| 2024 | 92.3% | 48.6% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | 48.3% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | 48% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | 47.7% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | 47.4% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | 47.1% |
| 2018 | 91% | 46.9% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | 46.7% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | 46.5% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | 46.3% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | 46.1% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | 45.9% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | 45.7% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | 45.5% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | 45.3% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | 45.5% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | 45.5% |
| 2006 | 87% | 45.6% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | 45.7% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | 45.8% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | 45.9% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | 46% |
| 2001 | 84.8% | 46% |
| 2000 | 84.2% | 46.1% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | 46.2% |
| 1998 | 82.9% | 46.3% |
| 1997 | 82.8% | 46.4% |
| 1996 | 82.8% | 46.5% |
| 1995 | 82.9% | 46.6% |
| 1994 | 82.5% | 46.6% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | 46.7% |
| 1992 | 81.5% | 46.8% |
| 1991 | 81.1% | 46.9% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | 47% |
| 1989 | 80.9% | 46.2% |
| 1988 | 80.8% | 45.2% |
| 1987 | 80.8% | 44.2% |
| 1986 | 80.7% | 43.2% |
| 1985 | 80.7% | 42.2% |
| 1984 | 80.6% | 41.3% |
| 1983 | 80.6% | 40.3% |
| 1982 | 80.5% | 39.3% |
| 1981 | 80.4% | 38.4% |
| 1980 | 80% | 37.5% |
| 1979 | 79.5% | 37% |
| 1978 | 79% | 36.6% |
| 1977 | 78.4% | 36.3% |
| 1976 | 77.9% | 35.9% |
| 1975 | 77.3% | 35.6% |
| 1974 | 76.7% | 35.1% |
| 1973 | 76.1% | 34.5% |
| 1972 | 75.5% | 34% |
| 1971 | 74.9% | 33.5% |
| 1970 | 74.4% | 33% |
| 1969 | 73.9% | 32.7% |
| 1968 | 73.4% | 32.4% |
| 1967 | 72.9% | 32.1% |
| 1966 | 72.5% | 31.9% |
| 1965 | 72% | 31.6% |
| 1964 | 71.5% | 31.3% |
| 1963 | 71% | 31.1% |
| 1962 | 70.4% | 30.8% |
| 1961 | 69.9% | 30.6% |
| 1960 | 69.6% | 30.3% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 86.2% to 92.3% in Luxembourg and from 45.8% to 48.6% in the Philippines.
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