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*During the 1970s and 80s, there was a rising wave of international migration to '''Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Libya.''' The majority of migrants were young males who would seek work abroad while families would remain back in Pakistan. | *During the 1970s and 80s, there was a rising wave of international migration to '''Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Libya.''' The majority of migrants were young males who would seek work abroad while families would remain back in Pakistan. | ||
*During the 1960s and 1970s, the remaining '''Pakistani Jewish community''' of 2000 began emigrating to '''Israel''' and settled in Ramla. | *During the 1960s and 1970s, the remaining '''Pakistani Jewish community''' of 2000 began emigrating to '''Israel''' and settled in Ramla. | ||
*Today over 7.6 million Pakistanis live abroad, with an estimated 4 million Pakistanis in the '''Persian Gulf region'''. The expatriate labor force in the Persian Gulf has, however, followed what might be called a '''"circulating work force" pattern'''. Workers come in, work for a few years during which they periodically visit Pakistan for short or long breaks, and finally return permanently. | *Today over 7.6 million Pakistanis live abroad, with an estimated 4 million Pakistanis in the '''Persian Gulf region'''. The expatriate labor force in the Persian Gulf has, however, followed what might be called a '''"circulating work force" pattern'''. Workers come in, work for a few years during which they periodically visit Pakistan for short or long breaks, and finally return permanently.<ref>"Overseas Pakistani", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Pakistani, accessed 8 July 2021.</ref> | ||
Population of Pakistanis abroad, by country, according to the 2017-18 Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Yearbook, or other estimates. | Population of Pakistanis abroad, by country, according to the 2017-18 Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Yearbook, or other estimates. | ||
====Overseas Pakistani Population<ref>"Overseas Pakistani:Population by Country", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Pakistani#Population_by_country, accessed 8 July 2021.</ref>==== | ====Overseas Pakistani Population<ref>"Overseas Pakistani:Population by Country", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Pakistani#Population_by_country, accessed 8 July 2021.</ref>==== | ||
This list includes the countries with populations above 20,000. There are numerous additional countries with smaller populations. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Pakistani#Population_by_country '''Overseas Pakistani:Population by Country", in Wikipedia'''] for the full chart. | This list includes the countries with populations above 20,000. There are numerous additional countries with smaller populations. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Pakistani#Population_by_country '''Overseas Pakistani:Population by Country", in Wikipedia'''] for the full chart. | ||
Population of Pakistanis abroad, by country, according to the 2017-18 Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Yearbook, or other estimates:<br> | |||
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