N° 26 Les communes de la région sud
148 812 people lived in the south region of Luxembourg at the time of the census (1 February 2011). This means an increase of 12.3% compared to 2001, which is lower than the national average (+16.6 %). 58.9 % of the residents of the south region are Luxembourgers and 23.1 % are Portuguese. The percentage of the persons of all other nationalities reaches 18 % of the population. With 41.1 %, the global part of the foreigners in the population of the south region is a little lower than the national average (43.0 % of foreigners).The part of home owners is slightly higher in the south region than the national average (76.0 % against 73.0 % for the whole country). The average housing surface is lower in the south region than in the country in general (117 m ², against 130 m ²). 45.5 % of the population of the south region have a low educational level (primary, lower secondary). The corresponding percentage is only 34.5 % on average in the country. On the other hand, the part of the residents of the south region having a high educational level is, with 15.1 %, largely lower than the national average (27.1 %).