This graph shows the population distribution of Chinese people living abroad in 2013 and 2023, by continent, according to official Taiwanese sources. By the end of 2023, around 2.44 million people of Chinese birth or descent who were living overseas were living in Europe. The figures of the source are in most cases higher - in some cases considerably higher - than figures published by the UN, as not only first generation migrants are included, but also their descendants.
Number of Chinese people living overseas 2013 and 2023, by continent
(in 1,000s)
Figures are year-end figures.
Overseas Chinese are defined by the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) of Taiwan as people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.
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OCAC. (September 11, 2024). Number of Chinese people living overseas 2013 and 2023, by continent (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Number of Chinese people living overseas 2013 and 2023, by continent (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. (2024). Number of Chinese people living overseas 2013 and 2023, by continent (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Number of Chinese People Living Overseas 2013 and 2023, by Continent (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC, Number of Chinese people living overseas 2013 and 2023, by continent (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Number of Chinese people living overseas 2013 and 2023, by continent (in 1,000s) [Graph], OCAC, September 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
