EMIGRANTS TO OTHER COUNTRIES FROM INDIA.

I came across an interesting article today, one that reflects on the emigration of Indians. 

Indians believe that too many people are migrating to other countries but what is the fact? 

From the figures available, India has one of the lowest emigration rates in the world. Of the 95 countries with more than 10 million population India's share on emigration is a mere 1.3% of its population and ranks 81st... 

Emigrants as share of country's population rounded off 

Syria-----------------------36%

Venezuela----------------29

South Sudan-------------27

Ukraine.-------------------26

Romania.----------------- 24

Afghanistan--------------18

Haiti------------------------17

Cuba-----------------------17

Portugal-------------------17

Dom Republ--------------17 

India 81st at 1.3% and China 88th at 0.8%....so the population of India and China that have migrated is just a small percentage compared to many other countries. 

Earlier when millions of people went to the Gulf to work no one bothered and it was thought it is good for the country as they send in remittances. 

The reason for that most that went were low skilled workers like electricians, plumbers. mechanics and so on.  

However immigration to the US was opened up in 1991 through H1B exclusively to cater to the demand the US had at that time for programmers, and the later Y2K made more and more Indians go to the US. 

A 1946 law allowed only 100 Indians into the US each year and as of the year 1960 there were only 12000 Indians in the US. By 1990, this rose to about 900,000 people. Only after the H1B was introduced this immigration gained pace and by 2024 there were 3.2 million Indians who went there mostly after 1990.  

As of now the overseas Indian population in the US is estimated to be 5.5 million as per US census estimates. 

So people may say that too many people are leaving India for other countries but that is not a fact at all. But yes the only worry is those who are migrating now are the professionals. 

List of top countries whose population live outside the country.

India------------18.5 million

China-----------11.7

Mexico---------11.6

Ukraine--------- 9.8

Russia---------- 9.1

Syria------------ 8.9

Bangladesh----8.7

Venezuela------8.3

Afghanistan--- 7.5

Philippines----7.0

 However, as you can see above, in total numbers India far exceeds all other countries.