The number of people living on French territory who were born abroad has increased steadily since 2010. That year, the number of people born outside France was approximately 7.3 million. The 2015 refugee crisis did not change the curve, with the number of people born abroad increasing linearly over the years throughout the decade 2010. In 2022 this number was 8.65 million.
Foreign-born population of France from 2009 to 2022
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Naturalisation and expulsion
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The refugee crisis
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Public opinion
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Foreign-born population of France from 2009 to 2022 [Graph], Eurostat, November 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/548869/foreign-born-population-of-france/