Chinese expatriates
| 海外華人/海外華人 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
|
c. 50 million (2012 estimate) |
|
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Thailand
|
9,349,900 |
 Malaysia
|
6,642,000 |
 United States
|
4,888,040 |
 Indonesia
|
2,832,510 |
 Singapore
|
2,571,000 |
 Canada
|
1,769,195 |
 South Korea
|
1,643,611 |
 Myanmar
|
1,637,540 |
 Philippines
|
1,350,000 |
 Australia
|
1,213,903 |
 Peru
|
900,000-1,300,000 |
 Vietnam
|
823,071 |
 France
|
700,000 |
 Japan
|
674,871 |
 United Kingdom
|
466,000 |
 Venezuela
|
420,000 |
 South Africa
|
300,000–400,000 |
 Russia
|
200,000–400,000 |
 Italy
|
320,794 |
 Brazil
|
300,000 |
 Germany
|
212,000 |
 New Zealand
|
191,681 |
 Laos
|
190,000 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
180,000 |
 Colombia
|
25,000 |
 Cambodia
|
150,000 |
 Spain
|
145,245 |
 Panama
|
135,000 |
 Argentina
|
120,000 |
 Cuba
|
114,242 |
 Dominican Republic
|
50,000 |
| Languages | |
| Languages of China and various languages of the countries they inhabit | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Buddhism, Taoism with Confucianism. Significant Christian, small Muslim and other religious minorities. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chinese people | |
Overseas Chinese (Chinese: 海外華人; pinyin: Hǎiwài Huárén) are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the People's Republic of China (the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau) and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Overseas Chinese can be of the Han Chinese ethnic majority, or from any of the other ethnic groups in China. On a per capita basis, Singapore has the highest proportion of Overseas Chinese outside Greater China, while Australia has the highest proportion outside Asia.
The Chinese language has various terms equivalent to the English "Overseas Chinese" which refers to Chinese citizens residing in countries other than China: Huáqiáo (Chinese: 華僑; pinyin: Huáqiáo) or Hoan-kheh in Hokkien (Chinese: 番客). At the end of the 19th century, the Chinese government realized that overseas Chinese could be an asset, a source of foreign investment, and a bridge to overseas knowledge; thus, it began to recognize the use of the term Huaqiao (華僑). The modern term haigui (海歸) refers to returned overseas Chinese and guīqiáo qiáojuàn (歸僑僑眷) to their returning relatives.
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