France · overseas Chinese reference

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Official reference (this country)

Immigrants and descendants with origin in China (INSEE migration-origin statistics)

Reference estimate: ~700 thousand (2024)
Source: INSEE (French national statistics institute)

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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2024; 11 year(s) on file for this definition (2010–2024). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.

Immigrants and descendants with origin in China (INSEE migration-origin statistics)

Data year	Reference value	Source
2010	~520k	Source
2012	~540k	Source
2014	~600k	Source
2016	~630k	Source
2018	~660k	Source
2019	~670k	Source
2020	~680k	Source
2021	~685k	Source
2022	~680 thousand	Source
2023	~690 thousand	Source
2024	~230 thousand	Source

Trend (by data year)

Trend lines only link years that share the same statistical definition as the current reference row; mismatched years are excluded. Needs 2+ years. (2010 → 2024)

Immigrants and descendants with origin in China (INSEE migration-origin statistics)

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Official reference (this country)

Immigrants born in China (INSEE; narrower than origin-in-China descendants)

Reference estimate: ~230 thousand (2024)
Source: INSEE — immigration by country of birth

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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2024; 13 year(s) on file for this definition (2010–2024). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.

Immigrants born in China (INSEE; narrower than origin-in-China descendants)

Data year	Reference value	Source
2010	~200k	Source
2011	~195k	Source
2013	~200k	Source
2014	~210k	Source
2015	~205k	Source
2017	~212k	Source
2018	~220k	Source
2019	~218k	Source
2020	~225k	Source
2021	~222k	Source
2022	~680 thousand	Source
2023	~690 thousand	Source
2024	~230 thousand	Source

Trend (by data year)

Trend lines only link years that share the same statistical definition as the current reference row; mismatched years are excluded. Needs 2+ years. (2010 → 2024)

Immigrants born in China (INSEE; narrower than origin-in-China descendants)

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