MigrantoMigration trends in Luxembourg
Europe
Luxembourg takes in more people than it loses: 340.1K immigrants against 61.9K emigrants. Net balance +278.2K — 41% of the country's population
677K
Population
340.1K
Immigrants
61.9K
Emigrants
+278.2K
Inflow
1 in 2 residents of Luxembourg was born abroad — and 1 in 12 people born in Luxembourg lives abroad
#94 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Luxembourg
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
113.4K immigrants · 27.7K emigrants
2000
- Belgium replaced France as the main destination for those leaving
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 53%
- Without migration, the population would have declined
Today
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 43%
- Migration accounted for 98% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: 226.6K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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