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Diaspora and mobility: India and China

First country

Second country

In 2024, 8 thousand people born in India lived in China, and 88 thousand people born in China lived in India.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in China who live in India rose from 17 thousand in 1990 to 88 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 India living in China

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 7,571Low 7,235 / High 14,7262024: 7,765

19907,571
19958,879
200010,567
200512,578
201014,726
201510,522
20207,235
20247,765

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in China living in India

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 17,187Low 17,187 / High 126,4202024: 88,321

199017,187
1995120,082
2000112,563
2005103,503
2010118,018
2015126,420
2020106,434
202488,321

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

More on this relationship

Benefits

  • BothIndia resumed tourist visas for Chinese citizens in July 2025, and direct flights and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra restarted.

Constraints

  • BothTravel was suspended after the 2020 border clashes, and visas for Chinese businesspeople were reported to need security clearance.

Sources: Wikipedia: China–India relations (revision of 23 September 2026)

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