In 2023, over 313,000 foreigners called the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg home. The largest group of foreign inhabitants came from Portugal, at just over 92,000. There were almost twice as many Portuguese living in Luxembourg as any of other nationality. By comparison: the second largest group of foreigners, the French, numbered around 49,100 individuals. In total, Luxembourg had 660,800 thousand inhabitants that year.
Nearly half of Luxembourg’s population is of foreign origin
In 2021, the share of foreign nationals living in the country reached 47.2 percent. This was a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year, when the share of foreigners was at 47.4 percent. In the last decade, Luxembourg’s foreign population share never dropped below 43 percent.
Foreign population by age and gender
Luxembourg’s foreign population counted approximately as many men as women, with men outnumbering women by just 8.9 thousand. The average foreigner was roughly between 25 and 55 years old, with those aged 35-39 making up the largest age group, at just under 30 thousand.
Number of foreigners in Luxembourg in 2023, by nationality
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STATEC. (April 18, 2023). Number of foreigners in Luxembourg in 2023, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584918/foreigners-in-luxembourg-by-nationality/
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