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Population in Luxembourg compared to Nigeria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 693,885 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 351 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.95% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 694K (46.8% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Luxembourg vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg Nigeria
2100 757,616 481,678,166
2099 759,426 481,494,914
2098 761,176 481,219,866
2097 763,015 480,876,108
2096 764,666 480,460,381
2095 765,990 479,976,454
2094 767,608 479,432,855
2093 769,178 478,807,152
2092 770,648 478,097,591
2091 772,463 477,274,569
2090 774,140 476,367,086
2089 775,834 475,363,859
2088 777,644 474,268,867
2087 779,590 473,072,894
2086 781,531 471,769,229
2085 783,409 470,365,292
2084 785,286 468,843,169
2083 786,877 467,224,322
2082 788,844 465,509,151
2081 790,684 463,679,779
2080 792,362 461,741,930
2079 794,006 459,680,797
2078 795,455 457,513,367
2077 796,986 455,254,796
2076 798,410 452,885,729
2075 799,754 450,402,898
2074 801,070 447,825,224
2073 802,482 445,152,156
2072 803,902 442,375,349
2071 804,943 439,499,004
2070 806,296 436,539,777
2069 807,272 433,472,204
2068 808,013 430,320,190
2067 808,667 427,066,199
2066 809,092 423,736,078
2065 809,449 420,318,527
2064 809,740 416,811,285
2063 810,010 413,231,409
2062 810,217 409,583,480
2061 810,062 405,859,509
2060 809,971 402,073,494
2059 809,738 398,228,736
2058 809,344 394,315,883
2057 808,943 390,341,867
2056 808,533 386,298,064
2055 807,418 382,193,151
2054 806,176 378,030,342
2053 804,878 373,799,276
2052 803,482 369,501,634
2051 801,594 365,149,555
2050 799,802 360,734,783
2049 797,764 356,271,401
2048 795,309 351,752,501
2047 792,814 347,169,674
2046 790,135 342,532,578
2045 787,133 337,834,528
2044 784,057 333,076,416
2043 780,860 328,256,555
2042 777,248 323,388,886
2041 773,499 318,469,120
2040 769,643 313,492,800
2039 765,360 308,474,350
2038 760,862 303,423,786
2037 756,459 298,351,344
2036 751,771 293,250,795
2035 746,768 288,138,368
2034 741,700 283,018,151
2033 736,388 277,897,810
2032 730,687 272,769,123
2031 724,969 267,666,779
2030 719,018 262,583,487
2029 712,675 257,504,936
2028 705,838 252,465,743
2027 698,918 247,457,208
2026 692,020 242,477,499
2025 684,765 237,546,527
2024 677,012 232,679,478
2023 666,430 227,882,945
2022 653,103 223,150,896
2021 640,064 218,529,286
2020 630,419 213,996,181
2019 620,001 209,485,641
2018 607,950 204,938,755
2017 596,336 200,254,579
2016 582,014 195,443,700
2015 569,604 190,671,878
2014 556,319 185,896,915
2013 543,360 181,049,443
2012 530,946 176,200,625
2011 518,347 171,379,598
2010 506,953 166,642,886
2009 497,783 162,049,464
2008 488,650 157,595,014
2007 479,993 153,267,261
2006 472,637 149,077,334
2005 465,158 145,017,253
2004 458,095 141,057,045
2003 451,630 137,202,644
2002 446,175 133,471,989
2001 441,525 129,862,595
2000 436,300 126,382,494
1999 430,475 123,047,320
1998 424,700 119,846,254
1997 419,450 116,754,792
1996 414,225 113,754,779
1995 408,625 110,819,428
1994 402,925 107,935,714
1993 397,475 105,122,069
1992 392,175 102,372,770
1991 387,000 99,720,162
1990 381,850 97,120,925
1989 377,100 94,531,014
1988 373,450 92,020,090
1987 370,750 89,591,716
1986 368,355 87,235,953
1985 366,706 84,897,973
1984 365,998 82,526,443
1983 365,622 80,438,260
1982 365,525 78,378,701
1981 365,225 76,068,103
1980 364,150 73,764,641
1979 362,856 71,498,242
1978 362,007 69,326,532
1977 361,358 67,234,590
1976 360,731 65,258,009
1975 358,950 63,410,815
1974 355,050 61,679,144
1973 350,450 60,082,139
1972 346,600 58,601,748
1971 342,421 57,214,684
1970 339,171 55,893,838
1969 337,500 54,631,914
1968 335,850 53,432,783
1967 334,995 52,293,065
1966 333,895 51,188,234
1965 331,500 50,086,764
1964 327,750 49,012,016
1963 324,100 47,973,575
1962 320,750 46,965,292
1961 316,845 45,989,310
1960 313,970 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Luxembourg's population will grow by 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Luxembourg Nigeria
2100 -0.24% 0.04%
2099 -0.23% 0.06%
2098 -0.24% 0.07%
2097 -0.22% 0.09%
2096 -0.17% 0.1%
2095 -0.21% 0.11%
2094 -0.2% 0.13%
2093 -0.19% 0.15%
2092 -0.23% 0.17%
2091 -0.22% 0.19%
2090 -0.22% 0.21%
2089 -0.23% 0.23%
2088 -0.25% 0.25%
2087 -0.25% 0.28%
2086 -0.24% 0.3%
2085 -0.24% 0.32%
2084 -0.2% 0.35%
2083 -0.25% 0.37%
2082 -0.23% 0.39%
2081 -0.21% 0.42%
2080 -0.21% 0.45%
2079 -0.18% 0.47%
2078 -0.19% 0.5%
2077 -0.18% 0.52%
2076 -0.17% 0.55%
2075 -0.16% 0.58%
2074 -0.18% 0.6%
2073 -0.18% 0.63%
2072 -0.13% 0.65%
2071 -0.17% 0.68%
2070 -0.12% 0.71%
2069 -0.09% 0.73%
2068 -0.08% 0.76%
2067 -0.05% 0.79%
2066 -0.04% 0.81%
2065 -0.04% 0.84%
2064 -0.03% 0.87%
2063 -0.03% 0.89%
2062 0.02% 0.92%
2061 0.01% 0.94%
2060 0.03% 0.97%
2059 0.05% 0.99%
2058 0.05% 1.02%
2057 0.05% 1.05%
2056 0.14% 1.07%
2055 0.15% 1.1%
2054 0.16% 1.13%
2053 0.17% 1.16%
2052 0.24% 1.19%
2051 0.22% 1.22%
2050 0.26% 1.25%
2049 0.31% 1.28%
2048 0.31% 1.32%
2047 0.34% 1.35%
2046 0.38% 1.39%
2045 0.39% 1.43%
2044 0.41% 1.47%
2043 0.46% 1.51%
2042 0.48% 1.54%
2041 0.5% 1.59%
2040 0.56% 1.63%
2039 0.59% 1.66%
2038 0.58% 1.7%
2037 0.62% 1.74%
2036 0.67% 1.77%
2035 0.68% 1.81%
2034 0.72% 1.84%
2033 0.78% 1.88%
2032 0.79% 1.91%
2031 0.83% 1.94%
2030 0.89% 1.97%
2029 0.97% 2%
2028 0.99% 2.02%
2027 1% 2.05%
2026 1.06% 2.08%
2025 1.15% 2.09%
2024 1.59% 2.1%
2023 2.04% 2.12%
2022 2.04% 2.11%
2021 1.53% 2.12%
2020 1.68% 2.15%
2019 1.98% 2.22%
2018 1.95% 2.34%
2017 2.46% 2.46%
2016 2.18% 2.5%
2015 2.39% 2.57%
2014 2.38% 2.68%
2013 2.34% 2.75%
2012 2.43% 2.81%
2011 2.25% 2.84%
2010 1.84% 2.83%
2009 1.87% 2.83%
2008 1.8% 2.82%
2007 1.56% 2.81%
2006 1.61% 2.8%
2005 1.54% 2.81%
2004 1.43% 2.81%
2003 1.22% 2.8%
2002 1.05% 2.78%
2001 1.2% 2.75%
2000 1.35% 2.71%
1999 1.36% 2.67%
1998 1.25% 2.65%
1997 1.26% 2.64%
1996 1.37% 2.65%
1995 1.41% 2.67%
1994 1.37% 2.68%
1993 1.35% 2.69%
1992 1.34% 2.66%
1991 1.35% 2.68%
1990 1.26% 2.74%
1989 0.98% 2.73%
1988 0.73% 2.71%
1987 0.65% 2.7%
1986 0.45% 2.75%
1985 0.19% 2.87%
1984 0.1% 2.6%
1983 0.03% 2.63%
1982 0.08% 3.04%
1981 0.3% 3.12%
1980 0.36% 3.17%
1979 0.23% 3.13%
1978 0.18% 3.11%
1977 0.17% 3.03%
1976 0.5% 2.91%
1975 1.1% 2.81%
1974 1.31% 2.66%
1973 1.11% 2.53%
1972 1.22% 2.42%
1971 0.96% 2.36%
1970 0.5% 2.31%
1969 0.49% 2.24%
1968 0.26% 2.18%
1967 0.33% 2.16%
1966 0.72% 2.2%
1965 1.14% 2.19%
1964 1.13% 2.16%
1963 1.04% 2.15%
1962 1.23% 2.12%
1961 0.92% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Luxembourg grew by 1.59%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg Nigeria
Current population
693885
243824469
Population rank 164/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 2.94%
One net population change
49.7 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
1.38 hours
4.2 seconds
One death every
1.99 hours
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +29 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +10,582 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 48/197
One migration net change every
1.68 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +5,237 -15,258
Net migration rank 51/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 344,309 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 94/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 51.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 8/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Luxembourg Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,237 - -15,258
2024 - 5,677 - -35,202
2023 1,933 5,905 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 2,024 13,194 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 2,240 8,724 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 1,828 6,967 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 1,922 10,503 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 1,945 10,145 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 1,968 9,643 4,706,183 78,685
2016 2,095 12,760 4,761,594 75,265
2015 2,107 11,377 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 2,225 11,217 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 2,336 10,535 4,811,751 40,201
2012 2,124 10,273 4,774,508 71,138
2011 1,814 10,918 4,728,363 67,808
2010 2,129 7,909 4,629,173 47,966
2009 1,991 6,855 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 2,003 7,969 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 1,584 6,244 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 1,748 5,557 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 1,721 6,310 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 1,878 4,566 3,877,376 46,370
2003 1,220 5,581 3,751,120 33,857
2002 1,607 2,759 3,606,814 69,594
2001 1,766 3,427 3,478,370 64,163
2000 1,963 4,516 3,343,196 74,535
1999 1,808 4,666 3,155,425 97,195
1998 1,486 3,874 3,003,946 145,575
1997 1,552 3,711 2,936,500 96,885
1996 1,781 3,603 2,882,205 84,448
1995 1,634 4,385 2,830,771 73,243
1994 1,652 3,900 2,735,198 128,134
1993 1,470 4,055 2,673,675 90,200
1992 1,098 4,101 2,596,173 138,412
1991 1,239 4,067 2,527,807 42,760
1990 1,145 3,992 2,491,928 135,959
1989 679 2,999 2,452,324 99,588
1988 747 2,909 2,376,419 93,510
1987 222 2,200 2,322,397 64,418
1986 331 2,121 2,295,003 29,682
1985 74 1,067 2,289,784 61,514
1984 146 346 2,278,060 113,758
1983 37 376 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 183 334 2,233,401 101,116
1981 329 443 2,179,884 106,723
1980 37 840 2,121,618 198,672
1979 72 670 2,074,807 137,721
1978 -145 3,155 2,019,621 111,258
1977 -36 2,830 1,923,917 129,075
1976 -578 2,802 1,827,289 72,889
1975 -395 2,794 1,718,623 75,603
1974 -390 2,728 1,624,813 44,281
1973 -421 2,673 1,525,485 -618
1972 -35 4,143 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 69 4,274 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 272 853 1,295,507 7,953
1969 303 833 1,213,484 6,912
1968 604 850 1,168,254 9,615
1967 837 752 1,082,884 18,683
1966 1,168 2,222 1,095,582 12,513
1965 1,260 2,203 1,061,840 32,988
1964 1,377 2,178 1,028,272 26,411
1963 1,199 2,080 995,116 27,115
1962 1,091 2,014 966,452 27,906
1961 1,489 1,969 932,111 25,515
1960 1,319 61 901,301 12,131

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 16.8% of the population change in Luxembourg is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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