此排名依據《Incredible Asia》的「全球最大的海外華人群體」排名
- 印尼
- 泰國
- 馬來西亞
- 美國
- 新加坡
- 加拿大
- 澳洲
- 法國
- 南非
- 英國
為什麼這麼多華人住在國外？
理解術語：誰是「海外華人」？
海外華人人口常見問題
來源: Statista, My China Roots, MRG, AAPI Data, Pew Research, NPTD Singapore, StatsCan, Lowy Institute, VOA, Gov.UK
社群內部存在「土生華人」(Peranakan，通常指在本地出生，常帶有印尼血統，已融入當地，普遍使用印尼語) 與「新客」(Totok，通常指在中國出生，與中國的文化和語言聯繫更為緊密，操持如福建話、客家話等方言) 的重要區別。近年來，華語(普通話)教育有所復興。
該社群曾面臨巨大困境，包括針對性的暴力事件 (尤其在1965年後及1998年)，以及蘇哈托時代禁止華文和華人文化表達的同化政策。
自1998年以來，相關限制有所放寬，華人文化習俗、華語(普通話)教育和政治參與得以復甦，儘管融合仍是一個複雜的議題。
2006年，儒家思想被承認為官方正式宗教，這是一個重要的里程碑。
馬來西亞擁有另一龐大的華裔人口，估計約690萬至740萬，約佔全國總人口的22-23%，是僅次於馬來族裔的第二大族群。
新加坡將居民分為華族、馬來族、印度族及其他 (CMIO模式)，這一源於殖民歷史的制度持續影響著如住房和教育等社會政策。
與美國和加拿大相似，華人大規模移民始於1850年代的淘金熱時期，其後亦面臨了限制非歐洲移民的排斥性政策 (「白澳政策」)。
早期抵達南非的華人包括來自巴達維亞的囚犯、契約勞工，以及後來在1880年代末約翰內斯堡淘金熱時期到來的「自由」華人，他們主要來自中國南方 (操持廣東話(粵語)的地區)。
在種族隔離制度下，南非華人經歷了複雜的種族劃分。
從19世紀的淘金熱 (美國、加拿大、澳洲) 和殖民時期東南亞對勞動力的需求 (印尼、馬來西亞)，到現代的技術移民和創業精神，追求更好的經濟前景一直是主要的驅動力。
19至20世紀中國的戰爭 (如鴉片戰爭)、叛亂 (太平天國之亂) 及政治動盪，迫使許多人到別處尋求安全與穩定。
其後，東南亞的衝突亦導致華裔難民流向法國等國家。
到海外尋求教育機會是一個主要因素，尤其在近幾十年，對美國、英國、澳洲、加拿大和法國等國的人口構成有顯著貢獻。
許多學生畢業後選擇留下。
一旦社群建立，以家庭為單位的連鎖移民便成為重要的途徑，這在澳洲和加拿大等國的家庭類別簽證中尤為明顯。
估算整個全球華裔散居地 (包括所有後裔) 的人口頗具挑戰，但數字通常介於四千萬至六千萬人之間。僅在經濟合作暨發展組織 (OECD) 國家中，第一代移民 (在中國出生) 的人數在2021年便約有六百萬。
長期的歷史貿易聯繫 (如古代絲綢之路)、與華南地區 (許多移民的來源地) 的地理鄰近、殖民時期對勞動力的需求，以及既有的連鎖移民途徑，共同促成了在印尼、泰國和馬來西亞等國家形成龐大且多代同堂的社群。
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