This graph shows the population distribution of Chinese people living abroad in 2011 and 2021, by continent, according to official Taiwanese sources. By the end of 2021, around 2.45 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 2011 and 2021, by continent (in 1,000s)
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OCAC. (September 14, 2022). Number of Chinese people living overseas 2011 and 2021, by continent (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Number of Chinese people living overseas 2011 and 2021, by continent (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. (2022). Number of Chinese people living overseas 2011 and 2021, by continent (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Number of Chinese People Living Overseas 2011 and 2021, by Continent (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC, Number of Chinese people living overseas 2011 and 2021, by continent (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Number of Chinese people living overseas 2011 and 2021, by continent (in 1,000s) [Graph], OCAC, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/