France
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
9,187,000
Immigrant Population
13.8%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
2,547,000
Emigrant Population
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Who Represents the Country? A Short History of Foreign-Born Athletes in the World Cup
Foreign-born athletes have competed in every FIFA World Cup since 1930, reflecting how citizenship, migration, and national identity intersect in global sports.
The COVID-19 Catalyst: Learning from pandemic-driven innovations in immigrant integration policy
COVID-19 forced a rapid digital shift in immigrant integration services across Europe, revealing lessons on online access, collaboration, and system resilience.
France Reckons with Immigration Amid Reality of Rising Far Right
Though France's immigrant population has grown more slowly than that of its neighbors, political debate has been driven by a resurgent far right.
Leveraging predeparture counseling to support returning migrants’ sustainable reintegration
Poor information-sharing limits predeparture counseling in European return programmes; data standards, virtual provider links, and digital tools can improve reintegration.
Destination-Country Policies to Foster Diaspora Engagement in Development
Few Western destination countries sustain diaspora-for-development programs. Patience, capacity support, and long-term commitment are key to success.
Refugee Resettlement and Complementary Pathways: Opportunities for growth
Resettlement reaches fewer than 1 percent of refugees annually. To scale protection, labor, education, and sponsorship pathways are being used but face persistent barriers.
Borderless Europe: Seven Decades of Free Movement
Europe's free-movement regime faces its greatest stress test, with Brexit, COVID-19, and rising nationalism challenging an area of mobility spanning more than 460 million people.
EU Strategy on Voluntary Return and Reintegration: Crafting a Road Map to Better Cooperation with Migrants’ Countries of Origin
The European Union’s 2021 voluntary return strategy must deepen cooperation with origin countries to make assisted departures and reintegration more effective and sustainable.
COVID-19 and the State of Global Mobility in 2020
In 2020, COVID-19 sharply curtailed global mobility, slashing international flights and leaving nearly 3 million people stranded by mid-year.
Managing the Pandemic and Its Aftermath: Economies, Jobs, and International Migration in the Age of COVID-19
Global migration fell 46 percent in the first half of 2020. This report examines the COVID-19 pandemic's economic toll on migration systems and paths toward recovery.
