According to INSEE definitions, an immigrant is a person who lives in France but was born abroad and did not have French nationality at birth. A foreigner is a person living in France who does not have French nationality, even if born in France.
This statistic shows the distribution of the French population by origin in 2023. It is observed that native-born French people represented 87.2 percent of the French population, while foreigners represented 8.2 percent of the French population.
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Insee. (August 29, 2024). Distribution of the French population in 2023, by origin [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1627789/population-distribution-france-by-nationality/
Insee. "Distribution of the French population in 2023, by origin." Chart. August 29, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1627789/population-distribution-france-by-nationality/
Insee. (2024). Distribution of the French population in 2023, by origin. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1627789/population-distribution-france-by-nationality/
Insee. "Distribution of The French Population in 2023, by Origin." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Aug 2024, /statistics/1627789/population-distribution-france-by-nationality/
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Distribution of the French population in 2023, by origin [Graph], Insee, August 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1627789/population-distribution-france-by-nationality/
