The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,717 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 690,832 people compared to 241,467,099 in Nigeria.
Population statistics:
- Nigeria's population is 350 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 2.93% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 2.92% for Nigeria.
- For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.03% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
- Since 2005, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 465K people to 691K (48.5% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 145M to 241M (66.5% growth).
- Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 806K people compared to the peak of 477M people in 2100 for Nigeria.
Luxembourg vs Nigeria: live population counter
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| Current population |
690832
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241467099
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| Population rank | 164/197 | 6/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 2.92% |
| One net population change |
46.6 minutes
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6.58 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.38 hours
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4.2 seconds
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| One death every |
1.99 hours
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11.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.54 hours
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14.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +5,677 | -35,202 |
| Daily growth/decline | +31 | +13,141 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,287 | +4,796,533 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.69% | +2.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 68/197 | 50/197 |
Luxembourg and Nigeria: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 313,970 | 45,053,782 | - | - |
| 1961 | 316,845 | 45,989,310 | 0.92% | 2.08% |
| 1962 | 320,750 | 46,965,292 | 1.23% | 2.12% |
| 1963 | 324,100 | 47,973,575 | 1.04% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 327,750 | 49,012,016 | 1.13% | 2.16% |
| 1965 | 331,500 | 50,086,764 | 1.14% | 2.19% |
| 1966 | 333,895 | 51,188,234 | 0.72% | 2.2% |
| 1967 | 334,995 | 52,293,065 | 0.33% | 2.16% |
| 1968 | 335,850 | 53,432,783 | 0.26% | 2.18% |
| 1969 | 337,500 | 54,631,914 | 0.49% | 2.24% |
| 1970 | 339,171 | 55,893,838 | 0.5% | 2.31% |
| 1971 | 342,421 | 57,214,684 | 0.96% | 2.36% |
| 1972 | 346,600 | 58,601,748 | 1.22% | 2.42% |
| 1973 | 350,450 | 60,082,139 | 1.11% | 2.53% |
| 1974 | 355,050 | 61,679,144 | 1.31% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 358,950 | 63,410,815 | 1.1% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 360,731 | 65,258,009 | 0.5% | 2.91% |
| 1977 | 361,358 | 67,234,590 | 0.17% | 3.03% |
| 1978 | 362,007 | 69,326,532 | 0.18% | 3.11% |
| 1979 | 362,856 | 71,498,242 | 0.23% | 3.13% |
| 1980 | 364,150 | 73,764,641 | 0.36% | 3.17% |
| 1981 | 365,225 | 76,068,103 | 0.3% | 3.12% |
| 1982 | 365,525 | 78,378,701 | 0.08% | 3.04% |
| 1983 | 365,622 | 80,438,260 | 0.03% | 2.63% |
| 1984 | 365,998 | 82,526,443 | 0.1% | 2.6% |
| 1985 | 366,706 | 84,897,973 | 0.19% | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 368,355 | 87,235,953 | 0.45% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 370,750 | 89,591,716 | 0.65% | 2.7% |
| 1988 | 373,450 | 92,020,090 | 0.73% | 2.71% |
| 1989 | 377,100 | 94,531,014 | 0.98% | 2.73% |
| 1990 | 381,850 | 97,120,925 | 1.26% | 2.74% |
| 1991 | 387,000 | 99,720,162 | 1.35% | 2.68% |
| 1992 | 392,175 | 102,372,770 | 1.34% | 2.66% |
| 1993 | 397,475 | 105,122,069 | 1.35% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 402,925 | 107,935,714 | 1.37% | 2.68% |
| 1995 | 408,625 | 110,819,428 | 1.41% | 2.67% |
| 1996 | 414,225 | 113,754,779 | 1.37% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 419,450 | 116,754,792 | 1.26% | 2.64% |
| 1998 | 424,700 | 119,846,254 | 1.25% | 2.65% |
| 1999 | 430,475 | 123,047,320 | 1.36% | 2.67% |
| 2000 | 436,300 | 126,382,494 | 1.35% | 2.71% |
| 2001 | 441,525 | 129,862,595 | 1.2% | 2.75% |
| 2002 | 446,175 | 133,471,989 | 1.05% | 2.78% |
| 2003 | 451,630 | 137,202,644 | 1.22% | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 458,095 | 141,057,045 | 1.43% | 2.81% |
| 2005 | 465,158 | 145,017,253 | 1.54% | 2.81% |
| 2006 | 472,637 | 149,077,334 | 1.61% | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 479,993 | 153,267,261 | 1.56% | 2.81% |
| 2008 | 488,650 | 157,595,014 | 1.8% | 2.82% |
| 2009 | 497,783 | 162,049,464 | 1.87% | 2.83% |
| 2010 | 506,953 | 166,642,886 | 1.84% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 518,347 | 171,379,598 | 2.25% | 2.84% |
| 2012 | 530,946 | 176,200,625 | 2.43% | 2.81% |
| 2013 | 543,360 | 181,049,443 | 2.34% | 2.75% |
| 2014 | 556,319 | 185,896,915 | 2.38% | 2.68% |
| 2015 | 569,604 | 190,671,878 | 2.39% | 2.57% |
| 2016 | 582,014 | 195,443,700 | 2.18% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 596,336 | 200,254,579 | 2.46% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 607,950 | 204,938,755 | 1.95% | 2.34% |
| 2019 | 620,001 | 209,485,641 | 1.98% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 630,419 | 213,996,181 | 1.68% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 640,064 | 218,529,286 | 1.53% | 2.12% |
| 2022 | 653,103 | 223,150,896 | 2.04% | 2.11% |
| 2023 | 666,430 | 227,882,945 | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| 2024 | 677,717 | 232,679,478 | 1.69% | 2.1% |
| 2025 | 685,180 | 237,527,783 | 1.1% | 2.08% |
| 2026 | 692,217 | 242,431,830 | 1.03% | 2.06% |
| 2027 | 699,102 | 247,374,258 | 0.99% | 2.04% |
| 2028 | 705,956 | 252,346,128 | 0.98% | 2.01% |
| 2029 | 712,502 | 257,352,638 | 0.93% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 718,627 | 262,380,975 | 0.86% | 1.95% |
| 2031 | 724,433 | 267,421,079 | 0.81% | 1.92% |
| 2032 | 730,118 | 272,483,635 | 0.78% | 1.89% |
| 2033 | 735,604 | 277,555,116 | 0.75% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 740,767 | 282,622,388 | 0.7% | 1.83% |
| 2035 | 745,776 | 287,685,757 | 0.68% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 750,596 | 292,739,390 | 0.65% | 1.76% |
| 2037 | 755,119 | 297,773,236 | 0.6% | 1.72% |
| 2038 | 759,551 | 302,782,350 | 0.59% | 1.68% |
| 2039 | 763,923 | 307,764,754 | 0.58% | 1.65% |
| 2040 | 767,972 | 312,710,403 | 0.53% | 1.61% |
| 2041 | 771,757 | 317,607,237 | 0.49% | 1.57% |
| 2042 | 775,418 | 322,450,302 | 0.47% | 1.52% |
| 2043 | 778,811 | 327,243,941 | 0.44% | 1.49% |
| 2044 | 781,936 | 331,983,354 | 0.4% | 1.45% |
| 2045 | 784,957 | 336,662,502 | 0.39% | 1.41% |
| 2046 | 787,788 | 341,281,757 | 0.36% | 1.37% |
| 2047 | 790,356 | 345,844,004 | 0.33% | 1.34% |
| 2048 | 792,821 | 350,347,757 | 0.31% | 1.3% |
| 2049 | 795,064 | 354,792,418 | 0.28% | 1.27% |
| 2050 | 796,958 | 359,185,550 | 0.24% | 1.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Luxembourg increased by 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth), while Nigeria gained 45,654,625 people (a 31.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Luxembourg gained 121,228 (a 21.3% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 50,795,221 (a 26.6% growth).
Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2005 and is 164th in 2025. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2005 and ranked 6th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Luxembourg's population will grow by 15.4% to 796,958 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 48.8% to 359,185,550 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Luxembourg and Nigeria
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| Life expectancy | 82.5 years | 54.8 years |
| Average age | 40.6 years | 23.4 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 50.6:49.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman |
| Population density | 682 ppl/mi² | 662 ppl/mi² |
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