This graph shows the population distribution of Chinese people living abroad as of 2018, by continent. By the end of that year, around 2.25 million people of Chinese birth or descent who were living overseas were living in Europe.
Number of Chinese people living overseas as of December 2018, by continent
(in 1,000s)
Overseas Chinese are defined by the source as people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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OCAC. (September 1, 2019). Number of Chinese people living overseas as of December 2018, by continent (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Number of Chinese people living overseas as of December 2018, by continent (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. (2019). Number of Chinese people living overseas as of December 2018, by continent (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Number of Chinese People Living Overseas as of December 2018, by Continent (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC, Number of Chinese people living overseas as of December 2018, by continent (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632850/chinese-nationals-number-overseas-by-continent/ (last visited June 07, 2020)
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