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Immigration 202425,72523rd in the EU-27
Net migration 2024+9,281immigration − emigration
First-time asylum claims 20251,76017th in the EU-27 · 0.3% UE
New citizenships 20245,89215th in the EU-27

Luxembourg ranks 23rd in the EU-27 for regular immigration: in 2024 it registered 25,725 arrivals and 16,444 departures, for a net balance of +9,281. In 2025 first-time asylum applications came to 1,760, 0.3% of the EU total; citizenship acquisitions in 2024 numbered 5,892.

Regular migration

The series includes all citizenships — EU citizens moving between member states and returning nationals included — and counts those moving their usual residence for at least 12 months. Compared with 2019, immigration is broadly stable.

Immigration Emigration

Regular migration, Luxembourg, by year · Eurostat
YearImmigrationEmigrationNet
202425,72516,444+9,281
202326,96416,588+10,376
202231,43317,227+14,206
202125,33515,959+9,376
202022,49014,870+7,620
201926,66815,593+11,075
201824,64413,985+10,659
201724,37913,831+10,548
201622,88813,442+9,446
201523,80312,644+11,159
201422,33211,283+11,049
201321,09810,750+10,348
201220,47810,442+10,036
201120,2689,264+11,004
201016,9629,302+7,660
200915,7519,168+6,583
200817,75810,058+7,700

Asylum applications

First-time applications for international protection lodged in Luxembourg in 2025 came to 1,760 (the 17th-highest in the EU). The series peak remains 2023, with 2,610 applications.

First-time asylum applications, Luxembourg, by year · Eurostat
YearFirst-time claims
20251,760
20242,130
20232,610
20222,410
20211,375
20201,305
20192,200
20182,220
20172,330
20162,060
20152,365
20141,030
2013990
20121,995
20111,920
2010650
2009·
2008·

New citizenships

In 2024 citizenship acquisitions came to 5,892, the 15th-highest in the EU-27. It is a lagging indicator: today's new citizens typically immigrated several years ago.

Citizenship acquisitions, Luxembourg, by year · Eurostat
YearAcquisitions
20245,892
20235,831
20225,350
20214,933
20204,640
20195,657
20186,950
20174,980
20163,315
20153,195
20143,206
20132,564
20124,680
20113,405
20104,311
20094,022
20081,215

Who leaves

In 2024, 3,346 of the country's own citizens moved abroad (the 25th-highest in the EU). The true number is almost certainly higher: emigration is measured through de-registrations, and people who leave do not always deregister.

How to read these numbers. Regular migration follows the UN definition (residence ≥ 12 months) and also includes EU citizens and returning nationals. “First-time applications” exclude repeat claims in the same country. Emigration, based on de-registrations, is generally undercounted. Definitions in the glossary, sources and limits in the methodology.

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