The following is an overview of the demographics of Luxembourg. Demographic topics include basic statistics, most populous cities, and religious affiliation.
The population of Luxembourg as of 1 January 2024 was 672,050 (52.7% Luxembourgers and 47.3% of foreign nationality).[3]
Luxembourg does not formally collect ethnic or racial data of its citizens.[11] The foreign population resident in Luxembourg currently numbers over 313,407, corresponding to 47.43% of the total population (compared to 13.2% in 1961).[3] That means there are currently almost as many immigrants as there are native citizens. These immigrants are overwhelmingly[12] nationals of EU countries (accounting for over 80%), by far the greater part of whom originally come from Portugal, Italy and the two neighbouring countries, France and Belgium. For some years, there has also been a large increase in the number of immigrants and asylum seekers from the countries of Eastern Europe, and especially the new republics to have emerged from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro). These immigrants include a considerable proportion of young people. Immigrants (especially asylum seekers) have a strong impact on the birth rate, accounting for nearly 50% of births in Luxembourg. The population of Ukrainian immigrants increased dramatically following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, representing nearly a percent of the total population as of 2023.[13]
A more detailed breakdown by nationality[12] shows that the Portuguese community is still the largest group, accounting for around 30% of the foreign population. The Italian population has been stable for the past ten years at approximately 20,000. Some 80,000 foreigners come from bordering countries (France, Belgium and Germany).
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The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is complicated. The "national language" is Luxembourgish, a West Germanic language based on the same German dialect as in the neighbouring part of Germany. Three languages are used by the administration: Luxembourgish, French and German. French is the only language of legislation.[16]
According to the census of 2011, the residents of Luxembourg answer very differently about their use of language, depending on the context (see table).[17]
Religion
The predominant religion of the Luxembourg population is Roman Catholic, with Protestant, Anglican, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu minorities. According to a 1979 law, the government forbids collection of data on religious practices, but over 90% is estimated to be baptized Catholic (the Virgin Mary is the Patroness of the city of Luxembourg).
The Lutherans are the largest Protestant denomination in the country. Muslims are estimated to number approximately 6,000 persons, notably including 1,500 refugees from Montenegro; Orthodox (Albanian, Greek, Montenegrin, Serbian, Russian, and Romanian) adherents are estimated to number approximately 5,000 persons, along with approximately 1,000 Jews. Freedom of religion is provided by the Luxembourg Constitution.[18]
References
^"Population totale 1821 - 2016". Le portail des statistiques. Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^"Population"(PDF). Archived(PDF) from the original on 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-02-01. Updated 19-04-2018
^Gilles, Peter, Sebastian Seela, Heinz Sieburg, Melanie Wagner: Sprachen und Identitäten. In: IPSE – Identités Politiques Sociétés Espaces (ed.): Doing Identity in Luxemburg. Subjektive Aneignungen – institutionelle Zuschreibungen – sozio-kulturelle Milieus. transcript: Bielefeld, 2010, pp. 63-104. See here p. 63.
^Fehlen, Fernand, Andreas Heinz: Die Luxemburger Mehrsprachigkeit. Ergebnisse einer Volkszählung. transcript: Bielefeld, 2016.
^"WIPOLex". wipolex.wipo.int. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
