BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY 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 11.8 million people, around 5 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 |
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