|
Table 2.1: Total number of
people officially migrated by sex (2002) (excluding India)
|
Region |
Number |
Total |
|
Male |
Female |
|
Asia |
612,888 (93.14) |
23,148 (67.09) |
640,147 (91.84) |
|
Gulf |
461,854 (69.76) |
3,650 (10.58) |
465,504 (66.79) |
|
East, Southeast |
150,620 (22.75) |
19,498 (56.51) |
170,503 (24.46) |
|
Other |
4,140 (0.63) |
- |
4,140 (0.59) |
|
Australia |
8,000 (1.21) |
2,000 (5.80) |
10,000 (1.43) |
|
Europe |
29,582 (4.47) |
6,256 (18.13) |
35,838 (5.14) |
|
Africa |
580 (0.09) |
- |
580 (0.08) |
|
North America |
7,300 (1.10) |
3,100 (8.98) |
10,400 (1.49) |
|
TOTAL |
662,076 (100.00) |
34,504 (100.00) |
696,965 (100.00) |
Source:
NIDS Unpublished report submitted to UNIFEM, Kathmandu. Considering
that there are about 1.5 million (based on the average of various
estimates) Nepali workers in India, the Nepali population working in
foreign countries comes to about 2.2 million. |