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Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates include expatriates from Pakistan who have settled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a population of over 1.5 million, [8] Pakistanis are the second largest national group in the UAE after Indians, constituting 12.5% of the country's total population. [3]
The United Arab Emirates experienced a significant population increase in recent years as a result of major economic growth. This led to an influx of workers from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, increasing the population from 4 million in 2004 to roughly 8 million in 2009. [ 4 ]
Overseas Pakistanis (Urdu: بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد), or the Pakistani diaspora, refer to Pakistanis who live outside of Pakistan.These include citizens who have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent.
[9] [10] The United Arab Emirates attracts immigrants from all over the world; this may be because UAE nationals prefer to work for the government or military. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The country's relatively liberal society compared to some of its neighbours has attracted many global expatriates, including people from the Western nations . [ 13 ]
List of expatriates from Pakistan who live or once lived in the United Arab Emirates. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pakistani expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (2 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Pakistani diaspora in the United Arab Emirates" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Empty map: File:World map (Miller cylindrical projection, blank).svg; Some sources are available on page Pakistanis and Pakistani diaspora on the English Wikipedia; Number of Pakistanis living abroad per country: NW, 1615 L. St. Global Migration Map: Origins and Destinations, 1990-2017 (in en-US). Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project.
The Pakistani diaspora in the UAE is the third largest overseas Pakistani community, and also one of the oldest expatriate groups in the UAE. There are currently over 1.2 million Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates , [ 3 ] out of which over 400,000 are based in Dubai alone. [ 4 ]