Immigration in France
France recorded 438,626 immigrants in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
France, 2024
438,626p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
−6.2%
European Union, 2024
5,684,984 immigrantsip (Source flag ip)
Position in 2024
4th of 33
Immigration 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 | 438,626 immigrantsp (provisional) | 5,684,984 immigrantsip (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional) |
| 2023 | 467,548 immigrantsp (provisional) | 6,011,360 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 490,655 immigrantsp (provisional) | 6,997,284 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 388,513 immigrants | 4,132,213 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 331,137 immigrants | 3,279,673 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 385,596 immigrants | 4,206,293 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 387,160 immigrants | 3,936,055 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 369,621 immigrants | 3,766,413 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2016 | 377,709 immigrants | 3,735,536 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2015 | 364,221 immigrants | 4,097,244 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 340,383 immigrants | 3,187,841 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 338,752 immigrants | 2,901,962 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2012 | 327,431 immigrants | – |
| 2011 | 319,816 immigrants | – |
| 2010 | 307,111 immigrantsb (break in time series) | – |
| 2009 | 296,970 immigrants | – |
| 2008 | 296,608 immigrants | – |
| 2007 | 293,980 immigrants | – |
| 2006 | 301,544 immigrantsb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; ip value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional; b break in time series; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −6.2% from 467,548 immigrants in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 340,383 immigrants, the figure has changed by +28.9%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, France has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5,684,984 immigrants.
More for France
All statistics for France
Emigration
263,233p (Provisional) emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
103,661 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration
91,737 people
2025 · World Bank
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