In 2020, Indians accounted for over 6 per cent of global emigrants

The total number of Indians living outside of the country touched 17.9 million that year

While the pandemic-induced lockdowns reduced the number of Indians travelling abroad in 2020, the latest data shows Indians accounted for 6.3 per cent of the total number of people living outside of their countries that year. In 2020, the overall number of Indian emigrants touched 17.9 million, according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. This was a marked increase from 6.6 million in 1990.

The latest World Migration Report by the International Organisation for Migration, a United Nations Agency that advises governments on matters related to migration, observed that the number of people living outside their