Abstract
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small country with a surface area of 65.401 km2, situated between Belgium, France and Germany. The country has just over 630.000 inhabitants who are fluent in several languages: Lëtzebuergesch, French, German, English for the most part and Portuguese by Portuguese immigrants representing approximately 17% of the population.
The country is located at the centre of a population basin of more than 11 million inhabitants, called the “Grande Région”, with an area of 65.401 km2 The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg therefore welcomes a growing number of cross-border commuters who work in Luxembourg. Of the 477.452 active workers, 262.490 are residents and 214.962 (45%) are cross border commuters. The cross-border commuters are distributed as follows according to their country of origin: Belgium 51.000; Germany 53.000; France 112.000. A large number of these cross-border commuters work in the health sector (Table 1) and in particular in the hospital sector. Of the 13.769 healthcare workers in the hospital sector, some 7.800 people are cross border commuters, i.e. 56% of the workers in the hospital sector. These cross-border commuters are currently distributed as follows, according to their country of origin: Belgium 1.687 persons; Germany 2.712 persons and France 3.370 persons.
