Luxembourgers
Luxembourgers (/ˈlʌksəmbɜːrɡərz/ LUK-səm-bur-gərz; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger [ˈlətsəbuəjɐ] ⓘ) are an ethnic group native to their nation state of Luxembourg, where they make up around half of the population. They share the culture of Luxembourg and speak Luxembourgish, a West Germanic language.
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Map of the Luxembourgish diaspora in the world (includes ancestry and Luxembourger citizens from other countries). Luxembourg
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| Total population | |
| c. 300,000 (2013)[a] (Luxembourgish ancestry) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Luxembourg c. 298,000 (2013)[b] (self-identified Luxembourgers) | |
| Languages | |
| Luxembourgish (L1) French • German (L2) | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
a Upper estimate is merely a sum of all referenced figures given below. b In 2013, 55.5% of the population of Luxembourg (537,039) declared sole Luxembourgish ethnic descent and nationally, while the remaining 45.5% were either of foreign descent or foreign nationals. |
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Luxembourgers were, much like Austrians, historically considered to be a regional sub-group of ethnic Germans and viewed themselves as such until the collapse of the German Confederation. Luxembourg became independent, while remaining in personal union with the Netherlands, after the signing of the Treaty of London in 1839. The personal union proved short-lived as it was bilaterally and amicably dissolved in 1890.
Legally, all citizens of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are considered to be Luxembourgers per Luxembourgish law, although a distinct Germanic ethnolinguistic identification is vocally espoused and promoted. The corresponding adjective is "Luxembourgish".