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Diaspora and mobility: China and United Kingdom

First country

Second country

In 2024, 179 thousand people born in China lived in United Kingdom, and 14 thousand people born in United Kingdom lived in China.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in China who live in United Kingdom rose from 15 thousand in 1990 to 179 thousand in 2024.
  • BothThe number of people born in United Kingdom who live in China rose from 6 thousand in 1990 to 14 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 United Kingdom

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 15,269Low 15,269 / High 282,7632024: 179,337

199015,269
199548,320
2000128,015
2005198,650
2010282,763
2015254,071
2020213,560
2024179,337

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in United Kingdom living in China

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 6,157Low 6,157 / High 13,6302024: 13,630

19906,157
19957,306
20008,695
200510,350
201012,329
201512,566
202012,324
202413,630

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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