Countries With The Most Chinese Outside of China

By Number of Chinese
1. Thailand 9.4M
2. Malaysia 7.0M
3. United States 3.8M
4. Indonesia 2.8M
5. Singapore 2.8M
6. Myanmar 1.6M
7. Canada 1.5M
8. Peru 1.3M
9. Philippines 1.1M
10. Vietnam 971K
11. Australia 866K
12. South Korea 798K
13. Cambodia 783K
14. France 700K
15. Japan 675K
16. United Kingdom 466K
17. Venezuela 400K
18. Russia 400K
19. South Africa 350K
20. Italy 321K

These 20 countries make up 76% of Chinese outside of China.

By Chinese % of the Total Country Population
1. Singapore 51%
2. Christmas Island 47%
3. Malaysia 23%
4. Thailand 14%
5. Myanmar 6.5%
6. Cambodia 5.2%
7. Peru 4.2%
8. Canada 4.2%
9. New Zealand 4.0%
10. Australia 3.7%
11. Panama 3.6%
12. Laos 2.8%
13. United Arab Emirates 1.9%
14. South Korea 1.6%
15. Venezuela 1.3%
16. Angola 1.3%
17. United States 1.2%
18. Philippines 1.1%
19. Indonesia 1.1%
20. Vietnam 1.1%


Approximately 96% of all Chinese worldwide live in China and about 4% of all Chinese live outside of China.