Canada vs France: Total number of international immigrants
Canada
8.81 million immigrants
in 2024
France
9.19 million immigrants
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
France rank
5th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 9.19 million immigrants against 8.81 million immigrants in Canada, a difference of 380,920 immigrants.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and France ranks 5th of 232 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.55 million immigrants | 5.91 million immigrants | 1.36 million immigrants | France |
| 2000s | 5.81 million immigrants | 6.49 million immigrants | 684,425 immigrants | France |
| 2010s | 7.54 million immigrants | 7.65 million immigrants | 107,710 immigrants | France |
| 2020s | 8.57 million immigrants | 8.90 million immigrants | 329,375 immigrants | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Canada or France?
- France, at 9.19 million immigrants against 8.81 million immigrants in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Canada and France?
- 380,920 immigrants, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Canada ranks 7th and France ranks 5th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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