Emigration in France
France recorded 263,233 emigrants in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
France, 2024
263,233p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
−1.2%
European Union, 2024
3,166,449 emigrantsep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
3rd of 33
Emigration in France over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 263,233 emigrantsp (provisional) | 3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 266,368 emigrantsp (provisional) | 3,017,592 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 279,833 emigrantsp (provisional) | 2,694,009 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 147,051 emigrants | 2,692,807 emigrantsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2020 | 191,893 emigrants | 2,141,596 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 259,143 emigrants | 2,562,378 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 188,740 emigrants | 2,400,434 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 215,470 emigrants | 2,583,494 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2016 | 313,622 emigrants | 2,635,757 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2015 | 324,517 emigrants | 2,450,290 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 308,103 emigrants | 2,439,337 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 239,813 emigrants | 2,444,099 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2012 | 255,922 emigrants | – |
| 2011 | 291,594 emigrants | – |
| 2010 | 269,531 emigrantsb (break in time series) | – |
| 2009 | 264,631 emigrants | – |
| 2008 | 239,796 emigrants | – |
| 2007 | 220,354 emigrants | – |
| 2006 | 189,403 emigrantsb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; be break in time series, estimated; b break in time series; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2% from 266,368 emigrants in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 308,103 emigrants, the figure has changed by −14.6%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, France has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,166,449 emigrants.
More for France
All statistics for France
Immigration
438,626p (Provisional) immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration
91,737 people
2025 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
103,661 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
116,475 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
3.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
1.4 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division