DIVERSITY
DIVERSITY
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- According to Eurostat, Luxembourg is the most cosmopolitan country in the EU, with the highest percentage of immigrants (47.2% of its total population)
- The number of not-Luxembourgers increases during daytime: according to Statec, 47% of workers in Luxembourg are not residents, but cross-border commuters, mainly from France, Belgium and Germany. Only 25% of workers in Luxembourg have Luxembourg nationality
- According to Statec, Luxembourg is home to around 180 nationalities. The most represented are Portuguese (14.5%), French (16,1), Italian (7,9%), Belgian (6,5%9 and German (4,2%)
- Luxembourg is a multilingual country, with 3 official languages,124 different languages spoken in the country and an average of 3.6 languages spoken per resident
- According to an index by the World Economic Forum, which measures three indicators of a country’s economic development: growth, inclusion, and intergenerational equity, Luxembourg is the 3rd most inclusive economy in the world
- According to the Gender Equality Index (GEI), Luxembourg ranks 9th in the EU concerning equality between women and men, with a score of 63.9 points out of 100: With an increase of 10.1 points since 2015, the Grand Duchy is the 4th country with the highest increase
- According to Statec, Luxembourg is the only country in Europe where the gender pay gap is reversed, with women being paid more than men. This makes Luxembourg an exception in Europe
- The City of Luxembourg won the Access City Award 2022, organized by the European Commission in collaboration with the European Disability Forum for its achievements in accessibility for people with disabilities
- For Luxembourg companies, diversity is an important issue, as demonstrated by the number of signatories to the Diversity Charter