Statistics about China are scattered. Planet Asia has thus compiled key statistics to better understand expatriate demographics in China. By http://planetasia.org/

1. Foreign Nationals in China
S. Korea 120,570
USA71493
Japan 66,159
Myanmar 39,776
Vietnam 36,205
Canada 19,990
France 15,087
Based on the 2010 Census: phbang.cn/general/143570.html

2. Number of Visas Issued
Work Visas
593,832
Student Visa
356,499
Sources: en.people.cn/n/2014/0602/c90882-8735618.html
(2000) | news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-
04/29/c_13851456.htm (2010)

3. Number of Expats by Province
Guangdong 316,138
Shanghai 208,000
Beijing 107,445
Jiangsu 64,177
Fujian 62,564
Yunnan 47,396
Zhejiang 36,380
Data from 2014: tieba.baidu.com/p/2240035934

4. Number of expats per city
Shanghai 210,000
Guangzhou 118,000
Beijing 107,000
Nanjing 17,000
Suzhou 15,000
Shenzhen 13,000
Hangzhou 10,000
Sources: china-briefing.com/news/2015/01/08/nali-lai-de-overview-expats-china.html (Shanghai) |
newsgd.com/gdnews/content/2014-12/01/content_113355224.htm (Guangzhou) | china-
briefing.com/news/2015/01/08/nali-lai-de-overview-expats-china.html (Beijing) | yznews.com.cn/news/2013-
03/17/content_4298907_2.htm (Nanjing) | mandarinhouse.com.cn/waiguoren/201305072086.html (Suzhou)
| shenzhen-standard.com/2011/05/12/how-many-people-actually-live-in-shenzhen/ (Shenzhen) |
jobsitechina.com/news/news-nr3844.html (Hangzhou)

5. http://planetasia.org/
Data compiled by Planet Asia