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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> | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Luxembourg== | ||
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. | 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== | ==Luxembourg Emigration and Immigration== | ||
*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. | ||