According to the statistics updated by the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE), as many as 172,144 Pakistani emigrant workers moved to more than 50 different countries from January to March 2025, which stood at an average number of 57,381 Pakistani workers leaving the country every month.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) took the lead with over 121,940, constituting 70% of the overall manpower exports. It was followed by other GCC countries, including Qatar with 12,998, Bahrain with 9,139, and Oman with 8,331.
The workers’ emigration to the UAE declined significantly, to 6,891. The frequent revisions in the visa process and emigration policies in this country, causing to slowing in manpower exports to different states of the UAE, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and other states.