Chinese people in Réunion
Sinwà Rényoné | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 50,000 or more (2021 census) | |
| Languages | |
| French, Réunion Creole; Chinese (predominantly Hakka and Cantonese) spoken only by members of older generations | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism · Mahayana Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Han Chinese, Hakka Chinese, Cantonese, Sino-Mauritians, Sino-Seychellois, Chinese South Africans & Chinese people in Madagascar |
Chinois Réunionnais, also referred to in Réunion Creole as Sinwà Rényoné, are ethnic Chinese people residing in Réunion Island, a French overseas department situated in the Indian Ocean. As of 2000, roughly 25,000 or more lived on the island, making them one of the region's largest Chinese communities along with Sino-Mauritians, Sino-Seychellois, Chinese South Africans and Chinese people in Madagascar. As per 2021 census, it is estimated that 50,000 or more Overseas Chinese people now live in Réunion.