This graph shows the population distribution of overseas Chinese people as of December 2013 and 2023, by continent, according to official Taiwanese sources. In 2023, almost 70 percent of people of Chinese birth or descent living overseas were living in other Asian countries. As the figures include not only first generation migrants, but also their descendants, the distribution varies considerably from figures published by the UN, which only include first generation migrants.
Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2013 and 2023, by continent
(in percent)
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). Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2013 and 2023, by continent (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2013 and 2023, by continent (in percent)." Chart. September 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. (2024). Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2013 and 2023, by continent (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Distribution of Overseas Chinese Population as of December 2013 and 2023, by Continent (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC, Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2013 and 2023, by continent (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2013 and 2023, by continent (in percent) [Graph], OCAC, September 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
