Portugal → Luxembourg
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Portugal
- To
- Luxembourg
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 3,638
- Change since 2018
- +3.9%
- Share of all arrivals in Luxembourg, 2023
- 14.55%
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Migration from Portugal to Luxembourg
Inflows of nationals of Portugal recorded by Luxembourg; stock of nationals of Portugal living there; and acquisitions of Luxembourg's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 2,193 |
| 2001 | 2,293 |
| 2002 | 2,767 |
| 2003 | 3,857 |
| 2004 | 3,542 |
| 2005 | 3,761 |
| 2006 | 3,796 |
| 2007 | 4,385 |
| 2008 | 4,531 |
| 2009 | 3,844 |
| 2010 | 3,845 |
| 2011 | 4,977 |
| 2012 | 5,193 |
| 2013 | 4,590 |
| 2014 | 3,832 |
| 2015 | 3,525 |
| 2016 | 3,355 |
| 2017 | 3,342 |
| 2018 | 3,501 |
| 2019 | 3,752 |
| 2020 | 3,286 |
| 2021 | 3,885 |
| 2022 | 3,633 |
| 2023 | 3,638 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 90,915 | — |
| 2023 | 3,638 | 92,101 | 1,237 |
| 2022 | 3,633 | 93,678 | 1,227 |
| 2021 | 3,885 | 94,335 | 1,141 |
| 2020 | 3,286 | 95,057 | 981 |
| 2019 | 3,752 | 95,516 | 1,067 |
| 2018 | 3,501 | 96,544 | 1,594 |
| 2017 | 3,342 | 96,779 | 1,328 |
| 2016 | 3,355 | 93,124 | 1,089 |
| 2015 | 3,525 | 92,063 | 1,168 |
| 2014 | 3,832 | 90,764 | 1,211 |
| 2013 | 4,590 | 88,243 | 982 |
| 2012 | 5,193 | 85,321 | 1,155 |
| 2011 | 4,977 | 82,363 | 1,085 |
| 2010 | 3,845 | 79,769 | 1,351 |
Migrant population
People born in Portugal who live in Luxembourg: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 30,614 |
| 1995 | 40,221 |
| 2000 | 50,254 |
| 2005 | 55,878 |
| 2010 | 62,068 |
| 2015 | 94,732 |
| 2020 | 75,221 |
| 2024 | 86,893 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 86,893
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 25.2%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 1
- Counted by
- country of birth
Luxembourg's consulates in Portugal
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Luxembourg's consulates located in Portugal.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 2023 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 2022 | 15 | 11 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 10.5% |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 31 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Luxembourg in Portugal, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Lisbon | lisbonne.mae.lu |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Luxembourg, 2023; Portugal ranks 1.
- Switzerland12,750
- Spain11,554
- Germany8,839
- France7,426
- Netherlands6,084
- Belgium4,398
- Denmark1,448
- United States1,290
- Canada1,005
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