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France sees immigration shift as more educated Africans arrive than Europeans

France is seeing a rise in immigration from Africa, with more newcomers holding university degrees, according to the national statistics office. AP - Thibault Camus

More immigrants coming to France have degrees – and most now come from Africa rather than the rest of Europe, new figures from the country’s statistics bureau show.

Insee, France’s national statistics agency, examined migration trends between 2006 and 2023. The number of people moving to France rose steadily in that period – from 234,000 in 2006 to 347,000 in 2023.

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