China
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
1639000
Immigrant Population
0.1%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
11702000
Emigrant Population
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Destination China: The Country Adjusts to its New Migration Reality
China's 2012 immigration overhaul toughened penalties for unauthorized migrants.
Following the Money: Chinese Labor Migration to Zambia
Chinese investment has driven a 60 percent rise in Chinese migration to Zambia since 2009, yet these immigrants remain a small share of the population.
Chinese Immigrants in the United States
In 2013, Chinese immigrants were nearly twice as likely as all immigrants to hold a bachelor's degree, and China led all nations in U.S. asylum applications.
Migration with Chinese Characteristics: Hukou Reform and Elite Emigration
China’s leaders paired ambitious hukou reforms with concern over elite emigration, reshaping internal and international migration.
What We Know About Circular Migration and Enhanced Mobility
Circular migration offers real development gains for origin countries, destinations, and migrants, but only when governance and bilateral policy cooperation are in place.
Engaging the Asian Diaspora
Asian diaspora programs lack the sustained, broad-based strategies needed to maximize diaspora contributions to development in countries of origin.
Here, There, and Back Again: A New Zealand Case Study of Chinese Circulatory Transmigration
Among Chinese migrants in New Zealand, younger people identify more strongly with their homeland, contradicting classical theories of acculturation.
Living In Between: The Chinese in South Africa
South Africa is home to three distinct communities of Chinese, whose levels of integration vary sharply by time of arrival, language, and legal status.
China's Young Rural-to-Urban Migrants: In Search of Fortune, Happiness, and Independence
Survey data from 2006 and 2007 found that school fatigue and the lure of city life rivaled economic need as top drivers for young Chinese rural-urban migrants.
China: An Emerging Destination for Economic Migration
Among the largest emigration countries in 2010, China faces a shrinking labor force and rising immigration.