African immigration to France
- This article addresses immigrants to France from Africa. For the French language spoken in Africa, please see African French.
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| Total population | |
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| About 6 million. 2,271,231 African-born as of 2008. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Predominantly in and around Paris, with growing populations in Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille, Nantes, Strasbourg, Overseas departments and territories of France | |
| Languages | |
| Common French with various native languages such as African languages. | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Christianity, irreligious |
African immigrants to France include French citizens and residents born in, or with ancestors from Africa.
Population statistics
The French national institute of statistics INSEE estimated that 5,3 million foreign-born immigrants and 6,5 million direct descendants of immigrants (born in France with at least one immigrant parent) lived in France representing a total of 11.8 million and 19% of the total population. From the 21.8 million people, around 15 million were African immigrants.[1][2]
Immigration flows
With 42.9% (90,582) of all immigrants in 2008, people from Africa are the largest regional immigration group in France. These statistics include 26.6% from Maghreb.[3]
By country
Selected countries:[4]
| Country | % of all immigrants 2008 | % of all immigrants 2007 | % of all immigrants 2006 | % of all immigrants 2005 | % of all immigrants 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 11.2% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 14.0% | 15.2% |
| Cameroon | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Mali | 2.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Morocco | 11.1% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| Senegal | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Tunisia | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.7% |
Current immigrant population by country of birth
| Immigrants by origin (2008) | % | N |
| Africa | 42.5 | 2 271 231 |
| Algeria | 13.4 | 713 334 |
| Morocco | 12.2 | 653 826 |
| Tunisia | 4.4 | 234 669 |
| Other countries of Africa | 12.5 | 669 401 |
Notable people
In politics
- Kofi Yamgnane, former minister, former MP, former mayor, former general councillor in Brittany.
- Rama Yade, former minister.
- Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, minister and government´s spokesperson.
In sport
- Marcel Desailly, footballer
- Boris Diaw, basketballer
- Steve Mandanda, footballer
- Patrick Vieira, footballer
See also
- Blacks in France
- Berbers in France
- Arabs in France
- African Australians
- African Europeans
- Cape Verdean French
- Beur
References
- ↑ Être né en France d’un parent immigré, Insee Première, n°1287, mars 2010, Catherine Borrel et Bertrand Lhommeau, Insee
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Répartition des immigrés par pays de naissance 2008, Insee, October 2011
- ↑ Statistiques détaillées sur les flux d'immigration, Ined, 2011
- ↑ INED
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