Chinese people in Réunion
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 25,000 or more (2000) | |
| Languages | |
| French, Réunion Creole; Chinese (predominantly Hakka and Cantonese) spoken only by members of older generations | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism · Mahayana Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sino-Mauritians |
Chinois, also referred to by the Réunion Creole name Sinwa or Sinoi, are ethnic Chinese residing in Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. As of 2000, roughly 25,000 or more lived on the island, making them one of the region's largest Chinese communities along with Chinese South Africans, Chinese people in Madagascar, and Sino-Mauritians.