This graph shows the population distribution of overseas Chinese people as of December 2012 and 2022, by continent, according to official Taiwanese sources. In 2022, 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 2012 and 2022, by continent (in percent)
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OCAC. (September 7, 2023). Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2012 and 2022, by continent (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2012 and 2022, by continent (in percent)." Chart. September 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. (2023). Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2012 and 2022, by continent (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC. "Distribution of Overseas Chinese Population as of December 2012 and 2022, by Continent (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/
OCAC, Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2012 and 2022, by continent (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Distribution of overseas Chinese population as of December 2012 and 2022, by continent (in percent) [Graph], OCAC, September 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632779/chinese-population-distribution-overseas-by-continent/