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The UAE is the second largest source of remittances to Pakistan; in 2012, remittances from the UAE amounted to $2.9 billion. [14] See Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is widely reported to be complicit in a modern-day slave trade of from Pakistan workers.
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 ]
In 1959, small numbers of Pakistanis were found working in Bahrain, Kuwait, and elsewhere in the Persian Gulf. By 1960, the Pakistani community in Bahrain numbered 2,200, while almost half of the population in Kuwait comprised non-nationals, including a small number from Pakistan.
[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.
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 ]
The national dress of Pakistan is the shalwar kameez, a unisex garment widely-worn, [42] [43] and national dress, [44] of Pakistan. When women wear the shalwar-kameez in some regions, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck. [ 45 ]
The population of Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, is estimated to be 3.655 million as of December 2023 according to government data. [1] [2] As of 2021, 3.2 million were non-Emirati, and 69% were male. [3] About 58.50% of the population is concentrated in the 25-44 age group.