122,324 people named Li work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, China.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 42,066 |
| United Kingdom | 19,610 |
| China | 6,885 |
| Germany | 5,794 |
| Canada | 5,633 |
| Hong Kong | 5,522 |
| France | 4,872 |
| Australia | 3,786 |
| Switzerland | 3,599 |
| Netherlands | 2,768 |
| Singapore | 2,724 |
| Japan | 1,603 |
| Sweden | 1,513 |
| Ireland | 1,301 |
| Spain | 1,263 |
| Finland | 1,211 |
| Taiwan | 1,139 |
| Italy | 943 |
| Denmark | 924 |
| India | 849 |
| Belgium | 741 |
| New Zealand | 506 |
| Tanzania | 474 |
| Norway | 379 |
| South Korea | 368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 333 |
| Brazil | 329 |
| Poland | 300 |
| Austria | 255 |
| Czechia | 254 |
| Mexico | 251 |
| Malaysia | 225 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 198 |
| Hungary | 195 |
| South Africa | 191 |
| Luxembourg | 189 |
| Israel | 176 |
| Thailand | 176 |
| Saudi Arabia | 165 |
| Macao | 141 |
| Philippines | 140 |
| Nigeria | 122 |
| Portugal | 114 |
| Serbia | 98 |
| Russian Federation | 92 |
| Slovakia | 88 |
| Türkiye | 88 |
| Indonesia | 87 |
| Egypt | 78 |
| Cambodia | 74 |
| Chile | 72 |
| Argentina | 67 |
| Greece | 67 |
| Mozambique | 55 |
| Bermuda | 53 |
| Bahrain | 52 |
| Kenya | 51 |
| Cayman Islands | 49 |
| Vietnam | 44 |
| Liechtenstein | 42 |
| Ukraine | 39 |
| Cyprus | 38 |
| Seychelles | 38 |
| Qatar | 38 |
| Malta | 38 |
| Romania | 36 |
| Colombia | 34 |
| Pakistan | 34 |
| Samoa | 33 |
| Peru | 31 |
| Mauritius | 27 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 |
| Bangladesh | 27 |
| Monaco | 21 |
| Iceland | 19 |
| Kuwait | 18 |
| Estonia | 17 |
| Ecuador | 16 |
| Bulgaria | 16 |
| Anguilla | 15 |
| Ghana | 15 |
| Croatia | 15 |
| Latvia | 14 |
| Jersey | 13 |
| Lebanon | 12 |
| Morocco | 12 |
| Iran | 10 |
| Slovenia | 10 |
| Lithuania | 10 |
| Gibraltar | 9 |
| Algeria | 9 |
| Jordan | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 |
| Iraq | 8 |
| Panama | 8 |
| Tunisia | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Uganda | 7 |
| Mongolia | 7 |
| Maldives | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 6 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 6 |
| Cook Islands | 6 |
| Jamaica | 6 |
| Guatemala | 6 |
| Armenia | 5 |
| Laos | 5 |
| Myanmar | 5 |
| Uruguay | 5 |
| Montenegro | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 |
| Bahamas | 5 |
| Other | 110 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| China | 74,634 |
| United States | 12,502 |
| United Kingdom | 6,223 |
| Canada | 6,139 |
| Hong Kong | 4,730 |
| Australia | 4,326 |
| Singapore | 2,435 |
| Taiwan | 2,140 |
| France | 1,316 |
| Germany | 919 |
| New Zealand | 801 |
| Netherlands | 753 |
| Japan | 598 |
| Sweden | 461 |
| India | 387 |
| Malaysia | 343 |
| Switzerland | 340 |
| Ireland | 273 |
| South Korea | 245 |
| Macao | 210 |
| Denmark | 195 |
| Philippines | 184 |
| Russian Federation | 183 |
| Belgium | 182 |
| Italy | 166 |
| Spain | 148 |
| Finland | 109 |
| Norway | 102 |
| Peru | 96 |
| Kazakhstan | 94 |
| South Africa | 81 |
| Thailand | 77 |
| Indonesia | 77 |
| Austria | 65 |
| Brazil | 55 |
| Mexico | 47 |
| Portugal | 45 |
| Uzbekistan | 40 |
| Costa Rica | 39 |
| Ukraine | 34 |
| Mauritius | 30 |
| Czechia | 28 |
| Slovakia | 23 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 |
| Hungary | 22 |
| Saudi Arabia | 22 |
| Poland | 21 |
| Argentina | 18 |
| Vietnam | 16 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 |
| Cyprus | 14 |
| Cuba | 12 |
| Pakistan | 11 |
| Dominican Republic | 11 |
| Venezuela | 11 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Botswana | 10 |
| Chile | 9 |
| Malta | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 |
| Bulgaria | 8 |
| Greece | 8 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 |
| Slovenia | 8 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 7 |
| Vanuatu | 7 |
| Cambodia | 6 |
| Nigeria | 6 |
| Estonia | 6 |
| Grenada | 6 |
| Myanmar | 6 |
| Ethiopia | 6 |
| Lithuania | 6 |
| Luxembourg | 5 |
| Türkiye | 5 |
| Ecuador | 5 |
| Other | 105 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 118,687 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 1,306 |
| Accommodation and food | 333 |
| Manufacturing | 316 |
| Information and communication | 256 |
| Extraterritorial organisations | 255 |
| Professional and scientific | 240 |
| Real estate | 220 |
| Administrative and support | 137 |
| Other services | 98 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 86 |
| Construction | 72 |
| Finance and insurance | 68 |
| Education | 51 |
| Transport and storage | 48 |
| Health and social work | 42 |
| Households | 33 |
| Arts and recreation | 29 |
| Mining and quarrying | 27 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 16 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.