Luxembourg vs Vanuatu: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Luxembourg
197,272 people
in 2020
Vanuatu
209,344 people
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
158th
Vanuatu rank
157th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Luxembourg
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 209,344 people against 197,272 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 12,072 people.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 158th and Vanuatu ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 133,932 people | 54,087 people | 79,846 people | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 139,705 people | 69,394 people | 70,310 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 145,981 people | 85,451 people | 60,530 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 151,008 people | 107,556 people | 43,451 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 163,052 people | 124,578 people | 38,474 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 182,661 people | 149,644 people | 33,018 people | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 198,430 people | 182,180 people | 16,251 people | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 197,272 people | 209,344 people | 12,072 people | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Luxembourg or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 209,344 people against 197,272 people in Luxembourg as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Luxembourg and Vanuatu?
- 12,072 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Vanuatu?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Luxembourg and Vanuatu rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Luxembourg ranks 158th and Vanuatu ranks 157th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.