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Manpower Export from Pakistan in 2023 stands at 862,625 Pakistani nationals who emigrated abroad to join companies in various countries mainly in the Gulf region. In 2023, Pakistan Supplied Manpower to 51 countries of the world.
Saudi Arabia has been the key destination for Pakistani workers to get employment in 2023. Total 426,951 Pakistani nationals immigrated to Saudi Arabia for job opportunities. Followed by UAE and Oman, In UAE total 229,894 Pakistani nationals got the employment opportunities whereas in Oman total 60,046 Pakistani nationals travelled to join the companies. These were top three destinations for Pakistanis in 2023 to get the jobs in the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman respectively. Here is the list of Top 10 Manpower Export Destinations of Pakistan:
Top 10 Manpower Export Destinations of Pakistan | ||
Sn. | Country | 2023 Manpower Export |
1 | Saudi Arabia | 426951 |
2 | U.A.E | 229894 |
3 | Oman | 60046 |
4 | Qatar | 55112 |
5 | Malaysia | 20905 |
6 | U.K | 16449 |
7 | Bahrain | 13345 |
8 | Romania | 4947 |
9 | Iraq | 4307 |
10 | Greece | 2914 |
Above is the list of top 10 countries in the world offered jobs to Pakistanis. For the first a European country Romani is among the top 10 countries where Pakistanis have been employed. Greece is also among the top 10 countries. Manpower Export from Pakistan in 2023 reveals new manpower export markets for Pakistan. Bureau if Immigration & Overseas Employment should capitalize on that opportunity and engage Pakistan’s Embassies to further explore and expand job opportunities for Pakistani nationals in European countries. Apart from Romania, Poland and Germany has also offer jobs to Pakistani nationals.
Pakistan Manpower Supply Country Wise Over 5 Years | ||||||
Sn. | Country | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
1 | Saudi Arabia | 332764 | 136376 | 155777 | 514909 | 426951 |
2 | U.A.E | 211270 | 53676 | 27442 | 128477 | 229894 |
3 | Oman | 28404 | 10348 | 38350 | 82380 | 60046 |
4 | Qatar | 19371 | 7422 | 37987 | 57999 | 55112 |
5 | Malaysia | 11327 | 2301 | 106 | 6175 | 20905 |
6 | U.K | 903 | 804 | 1034 | 2922 | 16449 |
7 | Bahrain | 8189 | 7843 | 12977 | 13653 | 13345 |
8 | Romania |
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| 3263 | 4947 |
9 | Iraq | 2306 | 1177 | 2819 | 2387 | 4307 |
10 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 15 | 579 | 2914 |
From the above list it can be noticed Pakistan’s Manpower Supply to Greece has consistently increased over the last five years from one candidate joining in 2019 to 2914 Pakistani nationals offered jobs in Greece. Romania started hiring Pakistani nationals in 2022 with 3263 Pakistanis and the number has increased in 2023 reaching 4947 Pakistanis employed in Romania. Poland started hiring Pakistanis in 2022 with meagre number 143 employees and also continued hiring in 2023 with 284 Employees hired from Pakistan. With consistent efforts on part of Government and Recruitment Agency for Greece jobs in Pakistan and Recruitment Agencies for Romania Jobs in Pakistan perform and supply manpower to Romania and Greece meeting their requirements can double the number of Pakistanis in 2024.
During the Covid19 period Pakistan’s manpower supply hit a new low but still as it can be seen from above graph Saudi Arabia and UAE topped the list where Pakistan Exported Manpower during the most difficult times. Consistently, over the last five years Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates has been top destinations for jobs for Pakistani nationals.
Number of Pakistani Workers Registered | ||||
S.# | Countries | 2023 | ||
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| Through BE&OE | Through OEC | Total |
1 | Saudi Arabia | 426636 | 315 | 426951 |
2 | U.A.E | 229894 | 0 | 229894 |
3 | Oman | 60046 | 0 | 60046 |
4 | Qatar | 55108 | 4 | 55112 |
5 | Malaysia | 20905 | 0 | 20905 |
6 | U.K | 16449 | 0 | 16449 |
7 | Bahrain | 13340 | 5 | 13345 |
8 | Others | 11408 | 0 | 11408 |
9 | Romania | 4947 | 0 | 4947 |
10 | Iraq | 4307 | 0 | 4307 |
11 | Greece | 2914 | 0 | 2914 |
12 | Cyprus | 2892 | 0 | 2892 |
13 | Kuwait | 1456 | 872 | 2328 |
14 | China | 1794 | 0 | 1794 |
15 | South Korea | 96 | 1542 | 1638 |
16 | Italy | 1360 | 0 | 1360 |
17 | Japan | 1143 | 41 | 1184 |
18 | U.S.A | 909 | 0 | 909 |
19 | Türkiye | 800 | 0 | 800 |
20 | Germany | 708 | 0 | 708 |
21 | Spain | 394 | 0 | 394 |
22 | Jordan | 244 | 0 | 244 |
23 | Nigeria | 210 | 0 | 210 |
24 | Sudan | 173 | 0 | 173 |
25 | Yemen | 169 | 0 | 169 |
26 | Somalia | 150 | 0 | 150 |
27 | Iran | 148 | 0 | 148 |
28 | Brunei | 146 | 0 | 146 |
29 | Poland | 141 | 0 | 141 |
30 | Azerbaijan | 138 | 0 | 138 |
31 | Hong Kong | 122 | 0 | 122 |
32 | Singapore | 87 | 0 | 87 |
33 | Sweden | 77 | 0 | 77 |
34 | Uganda | 59 | 0 | 59 |
35 | Libya | 58 | 0 | 58 |
36 | South Africa | 57 | 0 | 57 |
37 | Zambia | 54 | 0 | 54 |
38 | Tanzania | 43 | 0 | 43 |
39 | Guinea | 39 | 0 | 39 |
40 | Croatia | 38 | 0 | 38 |
41 | Angola | 35 | 0 | 35 |
42 | Algeria | 30 | 0 | 30 |
43 | Kenya | 30 | 0 | 30 |
44 | Switzerland | 24 | 0 | 24 |
45 | Lebanon | 19 | 0 | 19 |
46 | Cameroon | 13 | 0 | 13 |
47 | Morocco | 10 | 0 | 10 |
48 | Turkmenistan | 10 | 0 | 10 |
49 | Tunisia | 7 | 0 | 7 |
50 | Syria | 6 | 0 | 6 |
51 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 | 3 |
52 | Gabon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
53 | Gen-Island | 0 | 0 | 0 |
54 | West Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 862625 | |||
Source: BE&OE | ||||