Indians the largest expatriate community in the world with 1.8 million living abroad: UN

As per the United Nations, India is the largest expatriate country in the world with 1.8 million people living away from their homeland. A large number of migrants from the United Arab Emirates, the US, and Saudi Arabia are based in India. 'India has the largest international population in the world. That's 18 million. This is an important number. Another interesting feature about Indian immigrants is that they are spread all over the world," said Clare Menozzi, Population Affairs Officer at the UN Department in an interview on Friday.

While expatriates from certain countries are concentrated in one country or any region, Indian expatriates are present in all continents and regions. They range from the Gulf to North America, Australia and the UK.

"Indian expatriates ​​are very energetic and dynamic," Menozzi said. The data was presented in a report released titled 'International Migration 2020 Highlights'.

Other countries producing more ex-pats are Mexico, Russia (1.1 million each), China (1.0 million) and Syria (80 million). The United Arab Emirates (35 lakhs), the US (27 lakhs) and Saudi Arabia (25 lakhs) are the countries that receive most of the expatriates from India. Large numbers of Indian expatriates have also migrated to Australia, Canada, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and the UK.Indians are the largest expatriate community in the world with 1.8 million living abroad: UN