Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — France

Number of immigrants in France in 2024 — 9,186,757 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 56%.

2024 9.19M people +6.69% vs 2020
World rank 5of 215
Period maximum 9.19M people2024
Period minimum 5.89M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — France, 1990–20245M6M7M8M9M10M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 5,890,023 people1995: 5,936,326 people2000: 6,141,350 people2005: 6,839,877 people2010: 7,322,210 people2015: 7,978,076 people2020: 8,610,719 people2024: 9,186,757 people
Change over the period: +3.3M (+55.97%) Average annual rate: 1.32 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 9.19M people
World 303M people
Europe & Central Asia 106M people
Western Europe computed 36.72M people
High-income countries computed 205M people
Number of immigrants — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 9.19M
2020 8.61M
2015 7.98M
2010 7.32M
2005 6.84M
2000 6.14M
1995 5.94M
1990 5.89M

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.