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== Emigration records (''emigratie registres'') == | == Emigration records (''emigratie registres'') == | ||
National archives; Agence de Voyages Weitzel, 23, Ave. Charlotta, Luxembourg. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The immigrant population of Luxembuorg increased in the 20th century due to the arrival of immigrants from '''Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, and Portugal, with the majority coming from Portugal'''. In 2013, there were about 88,000 inhabitants with Portuguese nationality. In 2013, there were 537,039 permanent residents, 44.5% of which were of foreign background or foreign nationals; '''the largest foreign ethnic groups were the Portuguese, comprising 16.4% of the total population, followed by the French (6.6%), Italians (3.4%), Belgians (3.3%) and Germans (2.3%)'''. Another 6.4% were of other EU background, while the remaining 6.1% were of other non-EU, but largely other European, background. | The immigrant population of Luxembuorg increased in the 20th century due to the arrival of immigrants from '''Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, and Portugal, with the majority coming from Portugal'''. In 2013, there were about 88,000 inhabitants with Portuguese nationality. In 2013, there were 537,039 permanent residents, 44.5% of which were of foreign background or foreign nationals; '''the largest foreign ethnic groups were the Portuguese, comprising 16.4% of the total population, followed by the French (6.6%), Italians (3.4%), Belgians (3.3%) and Germans (2.3%)'''. Another 6.4% were of other EU background, while the remaining 6.1% were of other non-EU, but largely other European, background. | ||