South Africa · overseas Chinese reference

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Chinese community in South Africa (Stats SA ethnicity/migration stats plus community estimates)

Reference estimate: ~400 thousand (2022)
Source: Statistics South Africa

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Chinese community in South Africa (Stats SA ethnicity/migration stats plus community estimates)

Data year	Reference value	Source
1996	~80k	Source
2001	~100k	Source
2007	~280k	Source
2011	~350k	Source
2016	~380k	Source
2022	~400 thousand	Source

Trend (by data year)

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Chinese community in South Africa (Stats SA ethnicity/migration stats plus community estimates)

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