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Diaspora and mobility: Canada and China

First country

Second country

In 2024, 23 thousand people born in Canada lived in China, and 772 thousand people born in China lived in Canada.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in Canada who live in China rose from 10 thousand in 1990 to 23 thousand in 2024.
  • BothThe number of people born in China who live in Canada rose from 145 thousand in 1990 to 772 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in Canada living in China

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 9,726Low 9,726 / High 23,1772024: 23,177

19909,726
199511,550
200013,747
200516,363
201019,511
201520,594
202020,917
202423,177

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in China living in Canada

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 144,590Low 144,590 / High 771,9732024: 771,973

1990144,590
1995221,331
2000367,389
2005454,037
2010620,322
2015737,086
2020721,158
2024771,973

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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