Portuguese in Germany

German Portuguese
Luso-alemães (Portuguese)
Portugiesen in Deutschland (German)
Germany Portugal
Total population
244,217[1]
Languages
German, Portuguese
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Other Portuguese people, Portuguese in Austria, Portuguese in Liechtenstein, Portuguese in the Netherlands, Portuguese in Switzerland

Portuguese in Germany (German: Portugiesen in Deutschland) are citizens and residents of Germany who are of Portuguese descent.

Portuguese in Germany (also known as Portuguese Germans/ German Portuguese Community or, in Portuguese, known as Portugueses na Alemanha / Comunidade portuguesa na Alemanha / Luso-alemães) are the citizens or residents of Germany whose ethnic origins lie in Portugal.

Portuguese Germans are Portuguese-born citizens with German citizenship or German-born citizens of Portuguese ancestry or citizenship.

There are about 245,000 Portuguese people living in Germany as of 2021. They represent 0.29% of the country's population.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Relações Bilaterais Portugal-Alemanha".
  2. ^ "Observatório da Emigração". observatorioemigracao.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Homepage". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 31 July 2023.