Luxembourg vs Tanzania: Population density

Luxembourg
290.54 people per km²
in 2100
Tanzania
296.72 people per km²
in 2100
Luxembourg rank
54th
Tanzania rank
51st

Population density over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Tanzania
0100200300100015502100

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 296.72 people per km² against 290.54 people per km² in Luxembourg, a difference of 6.18 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 54th and Tanzania ranks 51st of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 47 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Tanzania Difference Ahead
1000s 21.71 people per km² 0.9031 people per km² 20.81 people per km² Luxembourg
1100s 22.15 people per km² 1.44 people per km² 20.71 people per km² Luxembourg
1200s 22.61 people per km² 1.98 people per km² 20.63 people per km² Luxembourg
1300s 23.07 people per km² 2.51 people per km² 20.55 people per km² Luxembourg
1400s 23.54 people per km² 3.05 people per km² 20.49 people per km² Luxembourg
1500s 24.02 people per km² 1.98 people per km² 22.04 people per km² Luxembourg
1600s 24.51 people per km² 2.4 people per km² 22.11 people per km² Luxembourg
1700s 25.01 people per km² 2.82 people per km² 22.19 people per km² Luxembourg
1710s 26.44 people per km² 2.86 people per km² 23.58 people per km² Luxembourg
1720s 27.95 people per km² 2.89 people per km² 25.05 people per km² Luxembourg
1730s 29.54 people per km² 2.93 people per km² 26.62 people per km² Luxembourg
1740s 31.23 people per km² 2.97 people per km² 28.27 people per km² Luxembourg
1750s 33.02 people per km² 3 people per km² 30.01 people per km² Luxembourg
1760s 34.9 people per km² 3.05 people per km² 31.86 people per km² Luxembourg
1770s 36.9 people per km² 3.09 people per km² 33.81 people per km² Luxembourg
1780s 39.01 people per km² 3.14 people per km² 35.87 people per km² Luxembourg
1790s 41.24 people per km² 3.19 people per km² 38.05 people per km² Luxembourg
1800s 49.34 people per km² 3.39 people per km² 45.95 people per km² Luxembourg
1810s 49.37 people per km² 3.4 people per km² 45.97 people per km² Luxembourg
1820s 56.58 people per km² 3.74 people per km² 52.84 people per km² Luxembourg
1830s 67.65 people per km² 4.55 people per km² 63.1 people per km² Luxembourg
1840s 72.17 people per km² 5.54 people per km² 66.62 people per km² Luxembourg
1850s 76.67 people per km² 6.13 people per km² 70.54 people per km² Luxembourg
1860s 77.92 people per km² 6.07 people per km² 71.84 people per km² Luxembourg
1870s 78.99 people per km² 6 people per km² 72.99 people per km² Luxembourg
1880s 81.67 people per km² 6.02 people per km² 75.65 people per km² Luxembourg
1890s 86.24 people per km² 5.86 people per km² 80.38 people per km² Luxembourg
1900s 95.67 people per km² 5.5 people per km² 90.17 people per km² Luxembourg
1910s 102.39 people per km² 5.38 people per km² 97.01 people per km² Luxembourg
1920s 109.7 people per km² 5.76 people per km² 103.94 people per km² Luxembourg
1930s 116.44 people per km² 6.64 people per km² 109.8 people per km² Luxembourg
1940s 115.81 people per km² 7.78 people per km² 108.03 people per km² Luxembourg
1950s 118.19 people per km² 9.68 people per km² 108.51 people per km² Luxembourg
1960s 127.12 people per km² 12.83 people per km² 114.29 people per km² Luxembourg
1970s 136.72 people per km² 17.99 people per km² 118.73 people per km² Luxembourg
1980s 143.01 people per km² 25.09 people per km² 117.92 people per km² Luxembourg
1990s 157.52 people per km² 33.5 people per km² 124.02 people per km² Luxembourg
2000s 180.24 people per km² 43.79 people per km² 136.45 people per km² Luxembourg
2010s 218.86 people per km² 58.19 people per km² 160.67 people per km² Luxembourg
2020s 261.54 people per km² 78.67 people per km² 182.87 people per km² Luxembourg
2030s 286.4 people per km² 102.8 people per km² 183.6 people per km² Luxembourg
2040s 301.92 people per km² 130.22 people per km² 171.71 people per km² Luxembourg
2050s 309.66 people per km² 160.04 people per km² 149.62 people per km² Luxembourg
2060s 310.64 people per km² 191.31 people per km² 119.33 people per km² Luxembourg
2070s 307.02 people per km² 222.85 people per km² 84.18 people per km² Luxembourg
2080s 300.75 people per km² 253.44 people per km² 47.31 people per km² Luxembourg
2090s 294.11 people per km² 282.04 people per km² 12.07 people per km² Luxembourg
2100s 290.54 people per km² 296.72 people per km² 6.18 people per km² Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Luxembourg or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 296.72 people per km² against 290.54 people per km² in Luxembourg as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Luxembourg and Tanzania?
6.18 people per km², with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Tanzania?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Luxembourg and Tanzania rank globally for population density?
Luxembourg ranks 54th and Tanzania ranks 51st of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.