In 2022, over 300 thousand foreigners called the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg home. The largest group of foreign inhabitants came from Portugal, at just under 94 thousand. 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 49.2 thousand individuals. In total, Luxembourg had 645.4 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 2022, by nationality
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STATEC. (April 11, 2022). Number of foreigners in Luxembourg in 2022, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584918/foreigners-in-luxembourg-by-nationality/
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