Residence permits by nationality
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Morocco | 22 155 | 21 624 | 21 612 | 22 735 | 23 925 | 25 053 | 25 698 | 28 475 | 30 632 | 33 447 | 28 755 |
Algeria | 23 792 | 23 229 | 24 454 | 24 009 | 24 540 | 26 512 | 27 656 | 29 993 | 28 936 | 27 722 | 23 816 |
Tunisia | 11 770 | 11 153 | 11 373 | 12 301 | 12 929 | 12 994 | 14 075 | 15 006 | 17 668 | 18 650 | 15 097 |
Ivory Coast | 4 152 | 3 941 | 3 898 | 4 358 | 5 177 | 5 220 | 5 706 | 6 507 | 7 529 | 9 701 | 9 093 |
Senegal | 5 038 | 4 630 | 4 699 | 5 358 | 5 139 | 5 481 | 6 033 | 7 462 | 8 271 | 8 340 | 7 240 |
China | 13 225 | 12 452 | 12 678 | 14 063 | 12 691 | 12 406 | 12 727 | 11 871 | 11 494 | 10 058 | 6 968 |
Guinea | 2 471 | 2 275 | 2 255 | 2 525 | 2 882 | 3 404 | 3 567 | 3 728 | 4 491 | 6 190 | 6 674 |
Afghanistan | 418 | 517 | 714 | 1 014 | 940 | 832 | 1 942 | 5 359 | 5 832 | 6 283 | 5 914 |
Cameroon | 4 537 | 4 245 | 4 157 | 4 355 | 4 298 | 4 256 | 4 270 | 4 620 | 4 925 | 5 463 | 5 093 |
Mali | 5 419 | 5 101 | 3 708 | 4 075 | 4 408 | 4 112 | 4 584 | 4 489 | 4 608 | 4 780 | 4 950 |
Comoros | 2 887 | 2 618 | 3 148 | 5 158 | 6 440 | 8 364 | 4 704 | 4 591 | 5 556 | 5 709 | 4 514 |
Lebanon | 1 269 | 1 222 | 1 213 | 1 426 | 1 671 | 1 656 | 1 782 | 1 914 | 2 051 | 2 543 | 4 078 |
India | 2 627 | 2 813 | 3 180 | 3 462 | 3 569 | 3 897 | 4 389 | 5 221 | 6 836 | 6 849 | 4 040 |
Turkey | 6 407 | 5 772 | 5 626 | 5 738 | 4 916 | 4 479 | 4 414 | 4 390 | 4 228 | 4 448 | 3 739 |
Syria | 596 | 610 | 682 | 1 242 | 1 902 | 2 887 | 4 404 | 5 789 | 5 550 | 5 487 | 3 441 |
Congo DRC | 3 955 | 4 028 | 4 218 | 4 485 | 4 701 | 4 720 | 5 056 | 5 107 | 4 609 | 4 630 | 3 398 |
Russia | 4 783 | 5 129 | 4 992 | 5 262 | 5 662 | 5 577 | 5 617 | 5 634 | 5 058 | 4 721 | 3 195 |
Brazil | 3 989 | 3 554 | 4 049 | 4 236 | 4 549 | 5 216 | 4 091 | 4 358 | 4 797 | 4 406 | 3 154 |
Congo ("Congo-Brazzaville") | 2 790 | 2 464 | 2 381 | 2 373 | 2 420 | 2 391 | 2 557 | 2 756 | 2 824 | 3 192 | 3 107 |
United States of America | 3 886 | 4 092 | 4 006 | 3 777 | 3 799 | 3 967 | 4 141 | 4 354 | 4 655 | 4 160 | 2 929 |
Sudan | 288 | 357 | 387 | 334 | 391 | 876 | 2 110 | 4 288 | 3 796 | 3 859 | 2 850 |
Bangladesh | 678 | 703 | 927 | 1 300 | 1 914 | 2 255 | 2 713 | 2 730 | 2 804 | 2 885 | 2 481 |
Madagascar | 2 961 | 2 728 | 2 491 | 2 531 | 2 785 | 2 640 | 2 449 | 2 600 | 2 627 | 3 020 | 2 480 |
Gabon | 1 190 | 904 | 939 | 890 | 1 068 | 1 399 | 1 564 | 1 833 | 2 287 | 2 646 | 2 452 |
Albania | 390 | 466 | 497 | 662 | 975 | 1 436 | 1 869 | 2 354 | 2 641 | 2 963 | 2 156 |
Total (all nationalities) | 184 331 | 177 594 | 179 910 | 192 304 | 199 774 | 209 918 | 218 229 | 237 602 | 249 314 | 256 911 | 211 721 |
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, 77 (4), 2022.
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