Over 1.8 Million Pakistanis Left Country for Foreign Jobs Over Last Three Years, NA Informed
Official documents presented to Pakistan's National Assembly reveal that over 1.87 million citizens, including thousands of highly skilled professionals, moved abroad for employment between 2024 and 2026.
PothikTV News Desk: 16 October 2026, 10:18 am
A total of 1.871 million Pakistanis left the country to seek employment opportunities abroad over the past three years, spanning from 2024 to 2026, according to official data presented to the National Assembly.
The details were disclosed during the Question Hour in the National Assembly through official documents submitted to the House, ARY News reported.
The statistics highlight a continued trend of brain drain, with numerous highly qualified and skilled professionals—including doctors, engineers, IT experts, and teachers—relocating overseas for work.
In 2026 alone, as many as 15,850 Pakistanis departed for foreign countries. Among those who moved abroad this year, 681 individuals were classified as highly qualified and skilled professionals.
The submitted records further indicate that during 2025, a total of 28,726 highly educated Pakistani citizens secured overseas employment. Out of that group, 1,510 fell into the highly skilled category.
The movement of skilled workforce was even higher in 2024, when 45,830 of the country’s highly educated citizens went abroad for work opportunities.
