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Number of overseas Chinese people 2017, by continent
Number of Chinese people living overseas as of 2017, by continent (in 1,000s)
by Shu Han,
last edited
Feb 5, 2019
This graph shows the population distribution of Chinese people living abroad as of 2017, by continent. By the end of that year, around 2.25 million Chinese nationals who were living overseas were in Europe.
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by Shu Han,
last edited
Feb 5, 2019
This graph shows the population distribution of Chinese people living abroad as of 2017, by continent. By the end of that year, around 2.25 million Chinese nationals who were living overseas were in Europe.
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- Worldwide, China
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- Overseas Chinese are 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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- Overseas Chinese are 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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