Characteristics of immigration flows
| Africa | Europe | Asia | Americas, Oceania | All immigrants | All non-immigrants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | in % | |||||
| Women | 52 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 52 | 51 |
| Age | ||||||
| < 18 years | 28 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| 18-29 | 35 | 27 | 41 | 34 | 33 | 39 |
| 30-44 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 19 |
| 45-64 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 65 + | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Education | ||||||
| No qualification | 28 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 4 |
| Lower secondary, lower secondary vocational | 14 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Upper secondary or equivalent | 20 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
| Higher education | 39 | 42 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 70 |
| Activity status | ||||||
| Employed | 22 | 49 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 52 |
| Unemployed | 27 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
| Students | 22 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| Inactive persons excl. students | 29 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 11 |
| Numbers of entries in 2019 | 112 000 | 87 000 | 44 000 | 30 000 | 273 000 | 113 000 |
Notes: - Non-immigrants are persons born in France or are French born abroad. - Educational attainment and activity status apply only to persons aged 15 or older.
Interpretation: In 2019, 112,000 immigrants originating from Africa entered France. Among them, 52% are women and 28% are under age 18.
Coverage: France.
Source : INSEE, annual census survey 2020.
Note on methodology
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