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 Labor migration from Pakistan originated in the early 1970s with the construction boom in the Middle East. In the late 1970s, Pakistan had the highest number of workers going to the Middle East. The decreased in the mid-1980s with the decline of labor demand in that region, but increased again in the 1990s.
Migration toward East and Southeast Asia has not appeared in official statistics as it is mostly irregular. Thus Pakistani workers are found in Japan and South Korea. At the same time, irregular migrants, particularly from Bangladesh, are present in Pakistan. The significant number of Pakistanis abroad has generated an important flow of remittances (above $2 billion throughout the 1980s).
Pakistan has also given asylum to a large number of Afghani refugees.

Pakistani migrants, by country of destination  |  Pakistani migrants by occupation  |  Migration events in 1998 | Migration in 1999 | Migration in 2000

SOCIAL INDICATORS

ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Human Development Index Rank (1999) 138 Growth Rate of GDP, 1999 3.9
Gender Development Index Rank (1999) 116 Per Capita GNP (US$), 1998 480
Population (m) 2001 145 Changes in Consumer Prices, 1999 5.7
Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) 1999 4.9 Balance of Trade ($ million), 1999 -2,085
Life Expectancy (male/female) 1999 64/66 Balance of Payment on Current Acc.  (% GDP), 1999 -2.7
Secondary Education (% age group) 1995 26 Foreign Direct Investment ($ million), 1998 497
Percent of population below poverty (1994) 34 External Debt Outstanding ($ million), 1999 32,000