Islamabad: According to the Gallup Survey, between 2011 and 2024, emigration registrations for salesmen saw a 62% increase, followed by doctors (151%), engineers (172%), managers (990%) and nurses (a staggering 2144%) - Pakistan Migration Patterns.

According to the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment, 727,381 Pakistanis registered for employment abroad in 2024.

Between 1981 and January 2025, a total of 13,498,204 Pakistanis registered for employment abroad, with Punjab contributing over half (7,039,928) of this figure. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh contributed 25.7% (3,465,270) and 9.3% (1,251,474) to the total, respectively.

Between 1971 and January 2025, 51% or around 7 million have registered to go to Saudi Arabia for employment, followed by the United Arab Emirates (31%) and Oman (8%).

Out of the 14 million Pakistanis who registered for employment abroad between 1971 and 2025, laborers made up the majority (5,619,107 or 39.8%) of the total. They were followed by Drivers (14.9%) and Masons (6.2%).

Between 2011 and 2024, emigration applications for salesmen saw a 62% increase, followed by doctors (151%), engineers (172%), managers (990%) and nurses (a staggering 2144%).

According to UNDESA, migrants entering Pakistan constituted 1.4% of the global migrant stock in 2024, marking a 2.6% decline from 4% in 1990.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs forecasts that Pakistan's net migration rate will improve from -5.6 in 2024 to -0.9 in 2100.

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