Residence permits by nationality
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Morocco | 22 164 | 21 620 | 21 619 | 22 731 | 23 922 | 25 027 | 25 680 | 28 421 | 30 633 | 33 453 |
Algeria | 23 789 | 23 227 | 24 453 | 24 007 | 24 528 | 26 506 | 27 655 | 29 982 | 28 919 | 27 734 |
Tunisia | 11 773 | 11 156 | 11 373 | 12 311 | 12 922 | 12 993 | 14 074 | 14 989 | 17 637 | 18 656 |
China | 13 273 | 12 440 | 12 674 | 14 061 | 12 717 | 12 433 | 12 732 | 11 873 | 11 513 | 10 058 |
Ivory Coast | 4 151 | 3 940 | 3 897 | 4 360 | 5 181 | 5 226 | 5 710 | 6 510 | 7 546 | 9 702 |
Senegal | 5 048 | 4 629 | 4 716 | 5 381 | 5 146 | 5 490 | 6 033 | 7 467 | 8 295 | 8 341 |
India | 2 638 | 2 814 | 3 180 | 3 464 | 3 571 | 3 902 | 4 401 | 5 229 | 6 848 | 6 849 |
Afghanistan | 419 | 519 | 713 | 1 017 | 942 | 828 | 1 946 | 5 363 | 5 836 | 6 284 |
Guinea | 2 470 | 2 274 | 2 257 | 2 529 | 2 897 | 3 413 | 3 571 | 3 727 | 4 495 | 6 192 |
Comoros | 2 884 | 2 617 | 3 143 | 5 145 | 6 422 | 8 345 | 4 686 | 4 591 | 5 564 | 5 713 |
Syria | 596 | 608 | 682 | 1 241 | 1 905 | 2 895 | 4 387 | 5 790 | 5 545 | 5 492 |
Cameroon | 4 538 | 4 241 | 4 157 | 4 355 | 4 301 | 4 258 | 4 275 | 4 621 | 4 928 | 5 466 |
Mali | 5 436 | 5 133 | 3 718 | 4 079 | 4 417 | 4 116 | 4 592 | 4 500 | 4 616 | 4 782 |
Russia | 4 785 | 5 138 | 5 008 | 5 287 | 5 696 | 5 612 | 5 619 | 5 652 | 5 078 | 4 723 |
Congo DRC | 3 960 | 4 018 | 4 221 | 4 519 | 4 719 | 4 760 | 5 076 | 5 125 | 4 604 | 4 631 |
Turkey | 6 419 | 5 781 | 5 629 | 5 754 | 4 921 | 4 500 | 4 418 | 4 392 | 4 246 | 4 449 |
Brazil | 4 009 | 3 555 | 4 049 | 4 243 | 4 559 | 5 236 | 4 101 | 4 369 | 4 812 | 4 406 |
United States | 3 900 | 4 101 | 4 011 | 3 784 | 3 812 | 3 987 | 4 150 | 4 354 | 4 690 | 4 160 |
Sudan | 288 | 357 | 387 | 338 | 400 | 900 | 2 113 | 4 287 | 3 807 | 3 860 |
Congo ("Congo-Brazzaville") | 2 793 | 2 479 | 2 394 | 2 382 | 2 421 | 2 395 | 2 556 | 2 758 | 2 841 | 3 197 |
Madagascar | 2 964 | 2 729 | 2 489 | 2 530 | 2 785 | 2 638 | 2 452 | 2 601 | 2 643 | 3 021 |
Albania | 389 | 470 | 498 | 663 | 981 | 1 438 | 1 872 | 2 350 | 2 638 | 2 966 |
Bangladesh | 680 | 706 | 929 | 1 300 | 1 915 | 2 260 | 2 712 | 2 735 | 2 804 | 2 885 |
Haiti | 5 938 | 4 213 | 3 567 | 3 519 | 3 364 | 3 100 | 2 738 | 2 848 | 2 885 | 2 814 |
Gabon | 1 189 | 905 | 938 | 896 | 1 065 | 1 403 | 1 572 | 1 841 | 2 305 | 2 646 |
Total (all nationalities) | 184 429 | 177 669 | 180 010 | 192 398 | 199 885 | 210 040 | 218 354 | 237 741 | 249 474 | 257 137 |
Coverage: Residence permits issued to foreign citizens of third countries (non member states of the European Economic area and Switzerland)
Source: Authors’ compilation on the basis of data records from AGDREF ; Breton, D., Belliot, N., Barbieri, M., d’Albis, H., & Mazuy, M. : Recent demographic trends in France, Population-E, 76 (4), 2021.
Note on methodology
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Links for more info
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The demographic situation in France – Population journal
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How do we count international migration in France? [video]
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Statistics on residence permits [FR], Ministry of the Interior
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First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship, Eurostat
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Detailled statistics on annual admissions (1994-2008), INED