{"id":1222,"date":"2025-06-10T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/custombulletin.com\/english\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:33:15","slug":"brain-drain-pakistan-lost-727381-workers-to-overseas-employment-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/custombulletin.com\/english\/2025\/06\/10\/brain-drain-pakistan-lost-727381-workers-to-overseas-employment-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain drain: Pakistan lost 727,381 workers to overseas employment in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Islamabad: The Bureau of Emigration &amp; Overseas Employment (BE&amp;OE) and the Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) registered 727,381 workers for overseas employment in 2024, according to The Economic Survey 2024-25 as unveiled by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to BE&amp;OE, more than 62 percent (452,562) of Pakistani workers moved to Saudi Arabia for employment, followed by Oman (11 percent), to earn a living. UAE employed 64,130 Pakistani workers (9 percent) while Qatar offered jobs to 40,818 individuals (6 percent). Bahrain and Malaysia hosted 25,198 workers (3 percent) and 5,790 workers (1 percent), respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the highest number of workers who moved away from Pakistan for work originated from Punjab (404,345), followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (187,103), Sindh (60,424), and Tribal areas (29,937).<\/p>\n<p>Brain drain is a growing concern for developing countries like Pakistan, as talent from less developed countries is drawn to developed nations due to higher salaries, access to cutting-edge technology, better living standards and more stable political environments.<\/p>\n<p>The Economic Survey also failed to calculate the unemployment rate for the current year.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan missed its GDP growth target of 3.6% in the outgoing fiscal year, posting a figure of 2.7%, revealed the Economic Survey 2024-25.<\/p>\n<p>The skill composition of Pakistani emigrants in 2024 continues to be dominated by unskilled and semi-skilled labour, with relatively low representation from mid to highly-skilled professionals.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 50 percent of emigrants are categorized as unskilled (366,092), while 35 percent (255,706) are skilled workers.<\/p>\n<p>Although there has been a slight decline compared to 2023, unskilled labour remains in high demand globally, particularly in the areas of construction, domestic work, and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir stated that the country\u2019s global diaspora constitutes not \u201cbrain drain\u201d but rather a crucial \u201cbrain gain\u201d, according to a statement from the military\u2019s media release.<\/p>\n<p>While addressing a convention, the army chief said that those peddling the \u2018brain drain\u2019 myth should know this is actually brain gain, adding that the overseas community exemplifies this brilliantly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brain drain in Pakistan: causes, consequences and way forward<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total population of Pakistan according to Seventh Population and Housing Census (2023) has reached 241.5 million; growing at 2.55 percent annually. The population comprises 124.32 million (51.5%) males and 117.15 million (48.5) females.<\/p>\n<p>A significant share of Pakistan\u2019s population is young, with 26% aged 15-29 years, while 53.8% fall within the working-age group of 15-59 years. This demographic dividend presents a unique opportunity for economic expansion and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Bureau of Emigration &amp; Overseas Employment (BE&amp;OE) and the Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) registered 727,381 workers for overseas employment in 2024, according to The Economic Survey 2024-25 as unveiled by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday. 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