Population
With 626,108 inhabitants on 1st January 2020, of which 49.68% are women and 50.32% are men, Luxembourg is growing steadily, at a pace of approx. 2% per year since the beginning of the century. The median age in the country is 39.7 years.
According to figures provided by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (STATEC), the resident population has increased by more than 300,000 people over the last 30 years (in 1988, the total population was 372,000).
This increase is mainly due to immigration. According to data from Statec, the proportion of foreigners in the total population was 47.48% as of 1st January 2020. Portugal comes first with 33.5%, followed by France with 15.9% and Italy with 7.62%, then Belgium with 7.01%, Germany with 4.56%, Great Britain with 2.06% and the Netherlands with 1.49%