Indian diaspora

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Indian diaspora
Other official languages:
  • Assamese:ভাৰতীয় প্ৰব্ৰজনকাৰী
    Bengali:ভারতীয় প্রবাসী
    Bodo:भारतीय प्रवासी
    Dogri:भारतीय प्रवासी
    Gujarati:ભારતીય પ્રવાસી
    Hindi:भारतीय प्रवासी
    Kannada:ಭಾರತೀಯ ವಲಸೆಗಾರರು
    Kashmiri:بھارتی نازک
    Konkani:भारतीय प्रवासी लोक
    Maithili:भारतीय प्रवासी
    Malayalam:ഇന്ത്യൻ പ്രവാസികൾ
    Marathi:भारतीय डायस्पोरा
    Meitei:ঈন্দিঅ গি মাযাঙ লেইবাক্
    Nepali:भारतीय प्रवासी
    Odia:ଭାରତୀୟ ପ୍ରବାସୀ
    Punjabi:ਭਾਰਤੀ ਡਾਇਸਪੋਰਾ
    Sanskrit:भारतीय प्रवासी
    Santali:ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱰᱟᱭᱥᱯᱳᱨᱟ
    Sindhi:هندستاني ڊاسپورا
    Tamil:இந்திய புலம்பெயர்ந்தோர்
    Telugu:భారతీయ డయాస్పోరా
    Urdu:ہندوستانی ڈائاسپورا
Flag of India
Total population
c. 35,421,987[a][1]
Regions with significant populations
United States5,160,203[2]
United Arab Emirates4,425,144[1][3]
Saudi Arabia1,884,476-2,594,947[4][5]
Malaysia2,019,600[6]
Myanmar2,009,207[1][7]
United Kingdom1,927,150
England: 1,843,248 – 3.3%[8]
Scotland: 52,951 – 1.0%[9]
Wales: 21,070 – 0.7%[8]
Northern Ireland: 9,881 – 0.5%[10]
Canada1,858,755[11][b]
South Africa1,697,506[12]
Kuwait1,152,175[13]
Oman680,000-1,375,667[14][15]
Singapore812,000[16][17]
Mauritius804,500-894,500[1][13]
Sri Lanka802,323[18]
Australia750,000-845,800[19]
Qatar691,000[20]
Trinidad and Tobago468,524[21]
  Nepal426,941[14]
Bahrain326,658[1]
Germany301,000[22]
Guyana299,382-315,873[1]
Fiji313,798-315,198[1][23]
Réunion (Overseas France)297,300[1][13]
New Zealand292,092[24]
Suriname148,443[25]
Indonesia120,000[26]
Philippines120,000[27]
Jamaica91,246-101,100
Kenya80,000-100,000[28]
Tanzania60,000[1]
Spain57,000[29]
Japan53,974
Brazil26,565[30]
Languages
Languages of India
Religion
Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Baháʼí, Judaism

Indian diaspora (ISO: Bhāratīya Pravāsī), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs), are people of Indian descent who reside or originate outside of India (Including those that were directly under the British Raj). According to the Government of India, Non-Resident Indians are citizens of India who currently are not living in India, while the term People of Indian Origin refers to people of Indian birth or ancestry who are citizens of countries other than India (with some exceptions). Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is given to People of Indian Origin and to persons who are not People of Indian Origin but married to an Indian citizen or Person of Indian Origin. Persons with OCI status are known as Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs).[31] The OCI status is a permanent visa for visiting India with a foreign passport.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs report updated on 26 November 2024, there are 35.4 million non-resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origins (PIOs) (including OCIs) residing outside India. The Indian diaspora comprise the world's largest overseas diaspora.[1] Every year, 2.5 million (25 lakh) Indians immigrate overseas, making India the nation with the highest annual number of emigrants in the world.[32]


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  20. ^ "Indian population in Qatar touches 691,000". 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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  22. ^ "Bevölkerung in Privathaushalten 2024 nach Migrationshintergrund". destatis.de. Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical Office, Germany). Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  23. ^ Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ "2024 in review: A year of milestones for the Indian community in New Zealand". Radio New Zealand. 2024-12-30.
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  28. ^ "Multipolarity in East Africa: India's Role in Kenya".
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  30. ^ Immigrants in Brazil (2024, in Portuguese)
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