Nearly 600,000 Pakistanis Migrated Overseas in 2019
Nearly 600,000 Pakistanis have gone overseas for work in the first 11 months of this year, according to figures recently released by Pakistan Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment . This phenomenon has helped reduce unemployment in a country where about 2 million young people are entering the job market each year. It has also helped remittances soar nearly 21X since the year 2000. Emigrants From Pakistan 1990-2019. Source: Pakistan Bureau of Emigration Migration Overseas: Over 11 million Pakistanis have left home for employment in Europe, America, Middle East and elsewhere since 1971, according to Pakistan Bureau of Emigration. The pace has particularly picked up over the last 10 years with over half a million Pakistanis migrating abroad each year. This phenomenon has helped reduce unemployment in a country where about 2 million young people are entering the job market each year. Emigrants From Pakistan 1971-2019. Source: Pakista...