This graph shows the population distribution of Chinese people living abroad in 2010 and 2020, by continent, according to official Taiwanese sources. By the end of 2020, around 2.4 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 2010 and 2020, 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 13, 2021). Number of Chinese people living overseas 2010 and 2020, by continent (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Number of Chinese people living overseas 2010 and 2020, by continent (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. (2021). Number of Chinese people living overseas 2010 and 2020, by continent (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Number of Chinese People Living Overseas 2010 and 2020, by Continent (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC, Number of Chinese people living overseas 2010 and 2020, by continent (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/ (last visited June 30, 2022)
