This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of immigrants in China as of 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, Chinese respondents overestimated the proportion of immigrants in their country. On average, the respondents thought that around 14 out of every 100 people in China were immigrants, when the actual share of immigrant population was around 0.1 percent in China.
Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in China as of 2018
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in China as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953071/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
Ipsos. "Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in China as of 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953071/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in China as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953071/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
Ipsos. "Perceived and Actual Percentage of Immigrants in China as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953071/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
Ipsos, Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in China as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953071/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Perceived and actual percentage of immigrants in China as of 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953071/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-immigrants/
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