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*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%)'''. | *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%)'''. | ||
*Since the beginning of the Yugoslav wars, Luxembourg has seen many immigrants from '''Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia'''. <ref>"Luxembourg", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg, accessed 13 May 2021.</ref> | *Since the beginning of the Yugoslav wars, Luxembourg has seen many immigrants from '''Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia'''. <ref>"Luxembourg", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg, accessed 13 May 2021.</ref> | ||
===Emigration=== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in luxembourgItaly== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Italy, see [[Luxembourg Finding Town of Origin|'''Luxembourg Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | |||
==Luxembourg Emigration and Immigration== | |||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. (See [[Italy Emigration and Immigration#Immigration into Italy|'''Immigration into Italy.''']]) </span><br> | |||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | |||
*Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. | *Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. | ||
*Despite the rather small number of Luxembourgers, there is a relatively large diaspora, in Europe and elsewhere. Particularly, there are populations in the surrounding countries of '''Belgium, France, and Germany'''. For the most part, this is due to historic reasons, especially the three Partitions of Luxembourg, which led to former territories of Luxembourg being incorporated into each of the three surrounding countries. | *Despite the rather small number of Luxembourgers, there is a relatively large diaspora, in Europe and elsewhere. Particularly, there are populations in the surrounding countries of '''Belgium, France, and Germany'''. For the most part, this is due to historic reasons, especially the three Partitions of Luxembourg, which led to former territories of Luxembourg being incorporated into each of the three surrounding countries. | ||