French diaspora

French diaspora
Diaspora française

Total population
c. 30 million worldwide[1]
Regions with significant populations
Canada	9.6 million[2] 27.4%
United States	9.4 million[3] 2.9%
Argentina	c. 6 million[4] 17%
United Kingdom	c. 3 million[5] 4.6%
Brazil	c. 1 million[6] 0.5%
Chile	c. 800,000[7]
South Africa	c. 700,000[8][9] 1.3%
Uruguay	c. 300,000[10] 8.7%
Australia	c. 148,000[11] 0.6% French expatriates
United Kingdom	c. 300,000[12]
United States	c. 300,000[13]
Germany	c. 254,000[14]
Switzerland	c. 179,597[15]
Belgium	c. 124,978[16]
Canada	c. 150,000[17]
Languages
French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Afrikaans
Religion
Roman Catholic, Protestant
Related ethnic groups
European diaspora

The French diaspora (French: Diaspora française) consists of French people and their descendants living outside France. Countries with significant numbers of people with French ancestry include Canada and the United States, whose territories were partly colonized by France between the 17th and 19th centuries, as well as Argentina and Uruguay. Although less important than in other European countries, immigration from France to the New World was numerous from the start of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. As of 2013, French authorities estimate that between 2^[18] and 3.5 million^[19] French nationals are living abroad but the diaspora includes over 30 million people.^[1]