Indian diaspora

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Non-resident Indians, people of Indian origin and overseas citizens of India
Pravāsī Bhāratīya
Flag of India
Total population
c. 35,421,987 [a][1]
Regions with significant populations
 United States5,160,203 (2023) (Indian ancestry and immigrants)[2]
 United Arab Emirates3,425,144 (immigrants)[1][3]
 Saudi Arabia1,884,476 (immigrants) (2022 census) [4]
 Malaysia2,012,600 (Indian ancestry)[5]
 Myanmar2,009,207 (Indian ancestry)[1][6]
 Canada1,858,755 (Indian ancestry)[7][b]
 South Africa1,697,506 (Indian ancestry)[8]
 United Kingdom1,451,862 (Indian ancestry)[9]
 Oman1,375,667 (immigrants)[10]
 Kuwait1,152,175 (immigrants)[10][11]
 Nigeria1,000,000 (immigrants)[12]
 Mauritius804,500 (Indian ancestry)[1]
 Sri Lanka802,323 (immigrants)[13]
 Qatar702,013 (immigrants)[10]
 Australia673,352 (Indian ancestry)[14]
   Nepal426,941 (Indian ancestry)[10]
 Trinidad and Tobago468,524 (Indian ancestry)[15]
 Singapore362,274 (Indian ancestry)[16]
 Bahrain326,658 (immigrants)[1]
 Fiji315,198 (Indian ancestry)[1]
 Guyana299,382 (Indian ancestry)[1]
 Réunion (Overseas France)297,300 (Indian ancestry)[1]
 Germany247,000 (immigrants)[17]
 New Zealand239,193 (Indian ancestry)[18]
 Suriname237,205 (Indian ancestry)[1]
 Italy162,492 (immigrants)[19]
 Bangladesh127,014 (immigrants)[20]
 Indonesia125,900 (Indian ancestry)[21]
 Philippines120,000 (Indian ancestry)[22]
 Kenya100,000 (Indian ancestry and immigrants)[1]
 Jamaica65,486 (Indian ancestry)[23]
 Netherlands65,399 (immigrants)[24]
 Spain60,679 (immigrants)[25]
 Tanzania60,000 (immigrants)[1]
 France58,983 (immigrants)[26]
 China56,050 (immigrants)(55,500 are NRI; 550 are PIO)(permanent residents have Indian ancestry)[1][27]
 Sweden58,094 (immigrants)[28]
 Thailand46,326 (immigrants)[29]
Languages
Languages of India
Religion
Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Baháʼí, Judaism

Overseas Indians (ISO: Pravāsī Bhāratīya), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs) are Indians who reside or originate outside of India.[30][31] According to the Government of India, Non-Resident Indians are citizens of India who currently are not living in India, while the term People of Indian Origin refers to people of Indian birth or ancestry who are citizens of countries other than India (with some exceptions). Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is given to People of Indian Origin and to persons who are not People of Indian Origin but married to Indian citizen or People of Indian Origin. Persons with OCI status are known as Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs).[32] The OCI status is a permanent visa for visiting India with a foreign passport.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs report updated on 21 May 2024, there are 35.4 million non-resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origins (PIOs) (including OCIs) residing outside India. The Indian diaspora comprise the world's largest overseas diaspora.[1] Every year, 2.5 million (25 lakh) Indians immigrate overseas, making India the nation with the highest annual number of emigrants in the world.[33]


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