IMMIGRATION
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FRANCE

Immigrant share of France’s population (INSEE)

Residents of France born abroad with foreign nationality at birth, including those who subsequently acquired French nationality.

11.6%1 Jan 2025

Provisional

Immigrant share of France’s population (INSEE)

France · observed years only

The source flags a break in this series. The chart leaves a gap between incompatible segments.

Data 2014–2025 · Source retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

INSEE

Published 25 Jun 2026 · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Source period: 2014-01-012025-01-01

Release schedule: Annual; stage updated archives for validation before publication.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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PeriodPopulation / groupValueSource flags
1 Jan 2014FR9.1%
1 Jan 2015FR9.3%
1 Jan 2016FR9.4%
1 Jan 2017FR9.7%
1 Jan 2018FR9.8%
1 Jan 2019FR10.0%
1 Jan 2020FR10.2%
1 Jan 2021FR10.2%
1 Jan 2022FR10.3%
1 Jan 2023FR10.7%
1 Jan 2024FR11.3%Break in series · Provisional
1 Jan 2025FR11.6%Provisional

What this measures

Residents of France born abroad with foreign nationality at birth, including those who subsequently acquired French nationality.

Calculation

Published INSEE percentage; denominator: All residents of France in the same year

Limitations

INSEE immigrants exclude people born abroad with French nationality at birth. Birthplace is not current citizenship, ethnicity or legal status. Figures are estimates; 2024 and 2025 are provisional. A census collection change creates a break between 2023 and 2024; levels across that break must not be interpreted as comparable growth. Imported the dated HTML tables. The linked workbook still contained older 2024 figures when retrieved and was excluded. Counts in this HTML are rounded to thousands; country shares to one decimal. Country rows are selected published countries, not an exhaustive country list. No counts are inferred from rounded shares.

Keep INSEE immigrants distinct from Eurostat foreign-born people. Never combine overlapping geographic groups or infer West Africa from all Africa. Published rounding can prevent exact reconciliation.

Data 2014–2025 · Source retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

INSEE

Published 25 Jun 2026 · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Source period: 2014-01-012025-01-01

Release schedule: Annual; stage updated archives for validation before publication.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

How updates are checked →
INSEE

Immigrants and foreigners: essential facts, June 2026

Original source ↗ · Retrieved 2026-09-17T18:07:32.099043+00:00