Netherlands vs Nigeria: Population density
Netherlands
519.97 people per km²
in 2100
Nigeria
523.46 people per km²
in 2100
Netherlands rank
30th
Nigeria rank
29th
Population density over time
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 523.46 people per km² against 519.97 people per km² in Netherlands, a difference of 3.49 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 47 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.96 people per km² | 7.69 people per km² | 3.27 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1100s | 13.15 people per km² | 8.23 people per km² | 4.92 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1200s | 14.8 people per km² | 8.78 people per km² | 6.01 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1300s | 26.18 people per km² | 9.88 people per km² | 16.3 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1400s | 18.7 people per km² | 10.98 people per km² | 7.72 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1500s | 32.27 people per km² | 12.08 people per km² | 20.19 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1600s | 45.83 people per km² | 15.37 people per km² | 30.46 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1700s | 59.4 people per km² | 19.76 people per km² | 39.64 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1710s | 60.37 people per km² | 20.64 people per km² | 39.73 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1720s | 61.34 people per km² | 20.79 people per km² | 40.55 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1730s | 62.31 people per km² | 20.96 people per km² | 41.35 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1740s | 63.28 people per km² | 21.13 people per km² | 42.15 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1750s | 64.25 people per km² | 21.31 people per km² | 42.94 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1760s | 65.22 people per km² | 21.5 people per km² | 43.72 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1770s | 66.19 people per km² | 21.7 people per km² | 44.49 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1780s | 67.16 people per km² | 21.92 people per km² | 45.24 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 68.13 people per km² | 22.15 people per km² | 45.98 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 60.03 people per km² | 13.29 people per km² | 46.74 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 64.59 people per km² | 13.29 people per km² | 51.3 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 73.21 people per km² | 13.52 people per km² | 59.69 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 81.51 people per km² | 14.03 people per km² | 67.48 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 88.5 people per km² | 14.56 people per km² | 73.94 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 94.91 people per km² | 15.22 people per km² | 79.69 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 102.37 people per km² | 16.06 people per km² | 86.31 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 112.84 people per km² | 17.06 people per km² | 95.78 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 126.41 people per km² | 18.31 people per km² | 108.09 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 142.47 people per km² | 19.7 people per km² | 122.77 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 162.66 people per km² | 21.44 people per km² | 141.22 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 187.62 people per km² | 23.77 people per km² | 163.85 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 216.47 people per km² | 26.97 people per km² | 189.51 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 246.68 people per km² | 31.43 people per km² | 215.25 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 279.33 people per km² | 36.98 people per km² | 242.35 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 318.01 people per km² | 44.61 people per km² | 273.4 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 362.46 people per km² | 54.53 people per km² | 307.93 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 403.79 people per km² | 69.19 people per km² | 334.6 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 431.41 people per km² | 92.17 people per km² | 339.24 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 460.45 people per km² | 120.39 people per km² | 340.06 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 487.36 people per km² | 157.56 people per km² | 329.8 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 508.23 people per km² | 206.63 people per km² | 301.6 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 541.25 people per km² | 258.38 people per km² | 282.87 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2030s | 562.51 people per km² | 313.05 people per km² | 249.45 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2040s | 565.41 people per km² | 366.82 people per km² | 198.59 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2050s | 559.55 people per km² | 415 people per km² | 144.55 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2060s | 551.79 people per km² | 456.34 people per km² | 95.45 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2070s | 546.25 people per km² | 488.94 people per km² | 57.31 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2080s | 537.28 people per km² | 510.61 people per km² | 26.67 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2090s | 525.83 people per km² | 521.21 people per km² | 4.62 people per km² | Netherlands |
| 2100s | 519.97 people per km² | 523.46 people per km² | 3.48 people per km² | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Netherlands or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 523.46 people per km² against 519.97 people per km² in Netherlands as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Netherlands and Nigeria?
- 3.49 people per km², with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Nigeria?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Netherlands and Nigeria rank globally for population density?
- Netherlands ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th 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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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.