Overseas Chinese

Overseas Chinese
  • 海外華人海外华人
  • 海外中國人海外中国人
Total population
60,000,000
10,500,000 (born in mainland China, 2023)
Regions with significant populations
 Thailand9,392,792 (2012)
 Malaysia6,892,367 (2020)
 United States5,457,033 (2023)
 Indonesia2,832,510 (2010)
 Singapore2,675,521 (2020)
 Myanmar1,725,794 (2011)
 Canada1,715,770 (2021)
 Australia1,390,637 (2021)
 Philippines1,350,000 (2013)
 South Korea1,070,566 (2018)
Languages
Chinese languages
Religion
Overseas Chinese
Traditional Chinese海外華人
Simplified Chinese海外华人
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎiwài huárén
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese海外中國人
Simplified Chinese海外中国人
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎiwài Zhōngguórén

Overseas Chinese people are people of Chinese origin who reside outside Greater China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan). As of 2011, there were over 40.3 million overseas Chinese. As of 2023, there were 10.5 million people living outside mainland China who were born in mainland China. Overall, China has a low percent of population living overseas.