Data released on number of Pakistanis went abroad in 2025

Islamabad: The Bureau of Immigration has released data on Pakistanis going abroad.

According to the Bureau of Immigration, 172,144 Pakistanis went abroad for work in the first three months of this year, and the highest number of Pakistani workers was 99,139.

According to the report, 1,859 masons, 38,274 drivers, and 1,689 cooks went abroad.

In the first 3 months of this year, 849 doctors, 1,479 engineers, 390 nurses, 3,474 technicians, and 1,058 welders also went abroad for work.

According to the Bureau of Immigration report, 2,130 electricians and 436 teachers also went abroad for work.

The report further states that the highest number of Pakistanis, 121,970, went to Saudi Arabia, 6,891 went to the UAE, 8,331 to Oman, 12,989 to Qatar, 939 to Bahrain, 775 to Malaysia, 592 to China, 350 to Azerbaijan, 264 to Germany, and 815 to Greece.

According to the report, 108 Pakistanis went to Japan, 109 to Italy, 870 to Turkey, 1,454 to the UK, and 257 to the US.