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Syria → Luxembourg

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Syria
To
Luxembourg
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
770
Change since 2018
+268.4%
Share of all arrivals in Luxembourg, 2023
3.08%
Inflow 2023770OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Syria to Luxembourg

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

Inflows by year

429857200020032006200920122015201820212023
4298572000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20000
20010
20021
20030
20042
20054
20061
20071
20080
20093
20100
201110
20129
201319
2014112
2015682
2016371
2017529
2018209
2019292
2020303
2021394
2022857
2023770
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—3,742—
20237703,231173
20228572,696172
20213942,535142
20203032,26630
20192921,93310
20182091,7008
20175291,183—
2016371831—
2015682148—
2014112431
201319311
2012930—
20111025—
2010———
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

1,0622,12420202024
1,0622,12420202024
Data table
20201,839
20242,124
Estimate, 2024
2,124
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.62%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
22
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Luxembourg

First residence permits issued by Luxembourg to citizens of Syria (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family708
  2. Other reasons108
  3. Work3
  4. Education1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025820200
2024646116721
2023547016918
2022497117017
2021378114226
202020103028
201929921026
20184100823
2017657106
2016532007
2015116104
201457013
20133012
20125000
20113000
20102000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities2
  2. EU Blue Card1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,631
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
4
Changed status into work, 2025
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Luxembourg, 2023; Syria ranks 9.

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 Syria, 2023
  1. Germany128,742
  2. Netherlands19,551
  3. Austria15,246
  4. Canada9,345
  5. Belgium5,496
  6. United States4,250
  7. France3,381
  8. Türkiye3,330
  9. Norway3,116
  10. Sweden2,515
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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