Recent immigrants by citizenship in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Recent immigrants by citizenship was 8.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Luxembourg, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, recent immigrants by citizenship in Luxembourg stood at 8.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants by citizenship in Luxembourg peaked at 11.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2021.
Luxembourg ranks 1st of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.8% | — |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -67.7% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +129.0% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +26.1% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 8.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 11.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 8.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 10.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recent immigrants by citizenship in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +129.0% | 3.1% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 3.1% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recent immigrants by citizenship in Luxembourg?
- Recent immigrants by citizenship in Luxembourg was 8.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Luxembourg rank for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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