| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 110,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shanghai |
Americans in China (simplified Chinese: 在华美国人; traditional Chinese: 在華美國人; pinyin: zài huá měiguó rén) are expatriates and immigrants from the United States as well as their locally born descendants. Estimates range from 72,000 (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)[2][3] to 110,000.[4]
In 2005, the number of Americans living in China reached a historic high of 110,000.[1] Most expatriates living in China come from neighboring Asian nations. An estimate published in 2018 counted 600,000 people of other nations living in China, with 12% of those from the US; that means approximately 72,000 Americans living in China.[2]
Based on data collected in 1999, when 64,602 Americans lived in China, most lived in Hong Kong (48,220 in 1999), with smaller numbers in Beijing (10,000), Guangzhou (3,200), Shanghai (2,382), Shenyang (555) and Chengdu (800).[5]
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Main article: Americans in Hong Kong |
There are more Americans than Britons living in the territory, and 1,100 American companies employ 10% of the Hong Kong workforce. In addition, ships of the United States Navy made from 60 to 80 port visits each year, reported in 1998.[6]
According to the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China conducted in 2010, there are 71,493 Americans residing in Mainland China, the second largest single group of foreign nationals behind Koreans.[3] Americans have been coming to China for job opportunities since 1994.[5] In the late 2000s and early 2010s, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s headed to China for employment, lured by its faster-growing economy and good pay in the financial sector.[7] Many of them teach English, a service in demand from Chinese businesspeople and students and a growing number are arriving with skills and experience in computers, finance and other fields.[8]
American diplomatic missions in Mainland China:
The Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau serves Hong Kong and Macau.
American international schools in Mainland China:
American international schools in Hong Kong:
