09/05/2023
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The Grand Duchy's population is the fastest-growing in the EU, expanding at more than 15 times the rate of the bloc as a whole in the decade from 2011, census statistics published by Statec show. The EU's population increased by just 1.7% in the ten years to 2021.
Luxembourg’s prominent position as a financial capital, together with its buoyant job market, high salaries and standard of living are continuing to attract immigrants from elsewhere in Europe and around the globe.
Over 9,000 more people entered the country than left in 2021, a three-fold increase since 1990, Statec said. The average age of a typical Luxembourg resident rose by just one year, to 39, from the previous census.
Statec also said that in 2022, around 3,200 Luxembourg nationals left the country, the highest figure ever registered since recordkeeping started in 1967. Luxembourgers only constitute around a quarter of the workforce, which also includes over 200,000 cross-border commuters.
Almost one in ten new cross-border commuters is a Luxembourg citizen, according to data compiled by think tank Fondation Idea, as housing prices are forcing people to look for cheaper options abroad.