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Germany → Luxembourg

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Germany
To
Luxembourg
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
824
Change since 2018
-17.0%
Share of all arrivals in Luxembourg, 2023
3.29%
Inflow 2023824OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Germany to Luxembourg

Inflows of nationals of Germany recorded by Luxembourg; stock of nationals of Germany living there; and acquisitions of Luxembourg's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

5651,130200020032006200920122015201820212023
5651,1302000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000631
2001657
2002646
2003741
2004802
2005781
2006929
20071,045
20081,130
20091,008
20101,008
20111,110
20121,006
20131,037
20141,023
20151,020
2016945
20171,026
2018993
20191,003
2020948
2021909
2022844
2023824
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—12,480—
202382412,678308
202284412,796289
202190912,785289
202094812,849360
20191,00313,015360
201899313,146364
20171,02613,092288
201694512,787246
20151,02012,789279
20141,02312,659209
20131,03712,382195
20121,00612,259201
20111,11012,049208
20101,00812,059333
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Germany who live in Luxembourg: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

9,86520k19901995200020052010201520202024
9,86520k19902000201020202024
Data table
199012,616
199510,558
20008,612
20058,886
20109,259
201514,125
202017,080
202419,730
Estimate, 2024
19,730
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
5.7%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
5
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Luxembourg's consulates in Germany

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Luxembourg's consulates located in Germany.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024105330.0%
2023110—
2021220—
2019110—
201842125.0%
2017330—
201665116.7%
201511110—
2014770—
201132133.3%
2009101100.0%

Applications by year

61120092011201420152016201720182019202120232024
611200920142016201820212024
Data table
20091
20113
20147
201511
20166
20173
20184
20191
20212
20231
202410
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Luxembourg in Germany, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBerlinberlin.mae.lu
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Luxembourg, 2023; Germany ranks 7.

Inflows to Luxembourg, 2023
  1. Portugal3,638
  2. France3,145
  3. Italy1,947
  4. Spain1,022
  5. India889
  6. Belgium882
  7. Germany824
  8. Ukraine807
  9. Syria770
  10. Romania642
  11. Russia534
  12. Brazil483
Other destinations for people from Germany, 2023
  1. Switzerland26,211
  2. Austria19,774
  3. Spain17,445
  4. Netherlands10,429
  5. Türkiye9,355
  6. France7,105
  7. Portugal5,483
  8. Japan5,277
  9. Denmark5,042
  10. United States4,430
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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