Share of Immigrants in France: A Level and an Increase Lower Than in the Main European Host Countries
The share of immigrants in the population of the European Union increased between 2010 and 2024, but at very different rates across countries.
By Anthony Edo, Jérôme Valette
PostIn 2024, immigrants account for nearly 14% of the French population, a level lower than that observed in the other main host countries of the European Union (EU). France notably lags behind its Belgian, Spanish, and German neighbors, where this share ranges between 18% and 20%.
The evolution of the share of immigrants has also occurred at different paces across countries. Between 2010 and 2024, the increase in France was limited to 2.3 percentage points, making it the smallest rise among the countries considered, where increases generally exceed 5 points.
France nevertheless shares one common feature with its neighbours: the predominance of immigrants from outside the EU compared with those originating from within the Union.
To go further, see Naturalisation, asile, régularisation : des leviers en faveur de l’intégration économique des immigrés.
Data source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). International Migrant Stock 2024.
The evolution of the share of immigrants has also occurred at different paces across countries. Between 2010 and 2024, the increase in France was limited to 2.3 percentage points, making it the smallest rise among the countries considered, where increases generally exceed 5 points.
France nevertheless shares one common feature with its neighbours: the predominance of immigrants from outside the EU compared with those originating from within the Union.
To go further, see Naturalisation, asile, régularisation : des leviers en faveur de l’intégration économique des immigrés.
Data source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). International Migrant Stock 2024.
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