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Born abroad in China

1990 – 2024 · 8 data points 41 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · China

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 0.1% ±0.0 pp since 2020
Countries · 2024 41 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 ±0.0 pp
vs World −3.6 pp World: 3.7% · 2024
Born abroad, 1990 – 2024 percent · China · World
±0.0 pp since 2010
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Born abroad · percent
China
0.1%
World
3.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 0.1% · 2024
First value 0.0% · 1990
Highest 0.1% · 1995
Lowest 0.0% · 1990
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearChinaChange World
2024 0.1% ±0.0 pp 3.7%
2020 0.1% ±0.0 pp 3.5%
2015 0.1% ±0.0 pp 3.3%
2010 0.1% ±0.0 pp 3.2%
2005 0.1% ±0.0 pp 2.9%
2000 0.1% ±0.0 pp 2.8%
1995 0.1% +0.1 pp 2.8%
1990 0.0% 2.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBorn abroad
1 Hong Kong SAR China 41.3%
2 Saudi Arabia 40.3%
3 Lebanon 24.5%
4 Canada 22.2%
5 Germany 19.8%
6 Spain 18.5%
7 Norway 18.2%
8 Gabon 17.7%
9 United Kingdom 17.1%
10 Netherlands 16.2%
11 United States 15.2%
12 Greece 14.2%
13 France 13.8%
14 Italy 11.0%
15 Czechia 9.5%
16 Finland 9.2%
17 Türkiye 8.1%
18 Chile 7.8%
19 Congo - Brazzaville 6.1%
20 Lithuania 6.1%
21 Colombia 5.8%
22 Russia 5.3%
23 Poland 4.5%
24 Bulgaria 4.4%
25 Argentina 4.3%
26 Ecuador 4.1%
27 South Korea 3.5%
28 Romania 3.4%
29 Bangladesh 1.7%
30 Mexico 1.3%
31 Liberia 1.3%
32 Congo - Kinshasa 1.0%
33 Egypt 1.0%
34 Yemen 1.0%
35 Brazil 0.7%
36 Algeria 0.6%
37 Sierra Leone 0.6%
38 Honduras 0.4%
39 India 0.3%
40 Indonesia 0.2%
41 China 0.1%
42 Philippines 0.1%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

The share of residents who were born in another country.

How it is calculated

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).