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Diaspora and mobility: China and France

First country

Second country

In 2024, 121 thousand people born in China lived in France, and 10 thousand people born in France lived in China.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in China who live in France rose from 19 thousand in 1990 to 121 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 China living in France

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 18,863Low 18,863 / High 120,5952024: 120,595

199018,863
199527,845
200042,871
200573,324
201096,880
2015110,174
2020114,237
2024120,595

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in France living in China

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 7,511Low 7,511 / High 14,7482024: 10,089

19907,511
19958,855
200010,539
200512,544
201014,748
201511,949
20209,317
202410,089

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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