| Destinations of French immigrants from 1857 to 1860 |
| Destination |
Number of immigrants |
% immigrants |
| Europe |
12,278 |
23.66% |
| Algeria |
17,823 |
34.35% |
| Other countries |
456 |
0.88% |
| North America |
9,999 |
19.27% |
| South America |
10,252 |
19.77% |
| Australia |
121 |
0.23% |
| Canada |
33 |
0.06% |
| French colonies |
86 |
0.16% |
| Other countries |
839 |
1.62% |
| Total |
51,887 |
100% |
| Frenchmen abroad from 1861 to 1931 |
| Country |
1861 |
1881-6 |
1901 |
1911 |
1931 |
| Britain |
13,000 |
26,600 |
22,450 |
32,000 |
15,000 |
| Jersey |
2,780 |
- |
8,100 |
8,500 |
7,000 |
| Belgium |
35,000 |
52,000 |
56,580 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
| Russia |
2,479 |
5,760 |
8,000 |
12,000 |
1,500 |
| Germany |
6,429 |
1,756 |
20,480 |
19,000 |
15,000 |
| Switzerland |
45,000 |
54,260 |
58,520 |
64,000 |
40,000 |
| Italy |
4,718 |
10,900 |
6,950 |
8,000 |
9,000 |
| Spain |
10,642 |
17,600 |
20,560 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Total for Europe |
128,000 |
185,000 |
220,000 |
269,000 |
220,000 |
| Egypt |
14,207 |
15,700 |
10,200 |
11,500 |
18,000 |
| Asia (mainly China) |
4,000 |
5,000 |
7,000 |
10,000 |
11,000 |
| USA |
108,870 |
106,900 |
104,000 |
125,000 |
127,000 |
| Canada |
3,173 |
4,400 |
7,900 |
25,000 |
21,000 |
| Mexico |
- |
8,800 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
6,000 |
| Argentina |
9,196 |
20,000 |
24,100 |
10,000 |
40,000 |
| Brazil |
592 |
28,000 |
12,000 |
14,000 |
14,000 |
| Chile |
4,650 |
6,198 |
17,800 |
20,000 |
9,000 |
| Uruguay |
23,000 |
14,300 |
12,900 |
9,500 |
8,000 |
| Total for South America |
56,000 |
92,000 |
130,000 |
138,000 |
113,000 |
| Total for the world |
318,000 |
426,000 |
495,000 |
600,000 |
535,000 |
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