Pakistani nationals and citizens who reside outside of Pakistan
Ethnic group
Overseas Pakistanisبیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد c. 9,956,000 (2022 estimate)[ a] Saudi Arabia 1,814,678 (2022 census) [ 1] United Arab Emirates 1,600,000 (2019-2020 estimate)[ 2] United Kingdom 1,587,819 (2021 official UK census)[ 3] [ b] India 918,982 (2011 census)[ 4] United States 625,570 (2022 American Community Survey)[ 5] Kuwait 339,033 (2020 estimate)[ 6] Canada 303,260 (2021 official census)[ 7] Oman 250,092 (2020 estimate)[ 6] Qatar 235,505 (2020 estimate)[ 6] [ 8] Germany 140,000 (2022 official)[ 9] Italy 134,492 (2021 official)[ 10] Bahrain 117,000 (2019-2020 estimate)[ 2] Afghanistan 221,432 (2015 estimate)[ 6] Spain 108,710 (2022 official)[ 11] Australia 89,633 (2021 official census)[ 12] Malaysia 85,013 (2020 estimate)[ 6] [ 13] Norway 46,300 (2023 official)[ 14] Greece 34,177 (2011 official census)[ 15] France 29,387 (2019 official)[ 16] Sweden 27,292 (2022 official)[ 17] Netherlands 27,261 (2022 official)[ 18] Denmark 26,714 (2023 official estimate)[ 19] Japan 23,417 (2023 official)[ 20] Israel 100 (2023 official)[ 21] English , Urdu , Punjabi , Pashto , Sindhi , Balochi , Hindko , other languages of Pakistan and languages spoken in respective country of residence.Predominantly Islam
minorities of Christianity , Hinduism , and Sikhism .
Overseas Pakistanis (Urdu : بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد ), or the Pakistani diaspora , refers to Pakistanis who live outside of Pakistan . These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent. According to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development , approximately 8.8 million Pakistanis live abroad according to December 2017 estimates. According to the Ministry of Emigration and Overseas Employment, data released in 2023 states that more than 10.80 million people have moved abroad since 1990. [1]
The vast majority, over 4.7 million, reside in the Middle East .[ 22] [ 23] The second-largest community, at around 1.2 million, live in the United Kingdom , followed by the United States (especially New York City , Chicago , and New Jersey ) in third place. According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs , Pakistan has the 6th largest diaspora in the world.[ 24] In 2021, overseas Pakistanis sent record remittances with growth at 26 percent and levels reaching US$33 billion in 2021.[ 25]
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