Table 2.5:
Number and proportion of Nepali nationals working in different Countries except India in 2002
|
Country/Region
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
|
Number
|
%age
|
Number
|
%age
|
Number
|
%age
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
290500
|
43.88
|
500
|
1.45
|
291000
|
41.75
|
|
UAE
|
59400
|
8.97
|
600
|
1.74
|
60000
|
8.61
|
|
Kuwait
|
9500
|
1.43
|
500
|
1.45
|
10000
|
1.43
|
|
Qatar
|
79500
|
12.01
|
500
|
1.45
|
80000
|
11.48
|
|
Oman
|
3950
|
0.60
|
50
|
0.14
|
4000
|
0.57
|
|
Bahrain
|
18500
|
2.79
|
1500
|
4.35
|
20000
|
2.87
|
|
Iraq
|
4
|
0.00
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
0.00
|
|
Jordan
|
500
|
0.08
|
-
|
-
|
500
|
0.07
|
|
Gulf
|
461854
|
69.76
|
3650
|
10.58
|
465504
|
66.79
|
|
Hong Kong
|
45000
|
6.80
|
15000
|
43.47
|
60000
|
8.61
|
|
Japan
|
7000
|
1.06
|
3000
|
8.69
|
10000
|
1.43
|
|
Singapore
|
75
|
0.01
|
25
|
0.07
|
100
|
0.01
|
|
Malaysia
|
85000
|
12.84
|
NA
|
-
|
85000
|
12.20
|
|
Brunei
|
4700
|
0.71
|
300
|
0.87
|
5000
|
0.72
|
|
Thailand
|
195
|
0.03
|
23
|
0.07
|
218
|
0.03
|
|
Korea
|
4300
|
0.65
|
700
|
2.03
|
5000
|
0.72
|
|
Macao
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
300
|
0.04
|
|
Taiwan
|
1950
|
0.29
|
50
|
0.14
|
2000
|
0.29
|
|
Philippines
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
0.00
|
|
Saipan
|
2400
|
0.36
|
400
|
1.16
|
2800
|
0.40
|
|
Vietnam
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
0.00
|
|
Cambodia
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
50
|
0.01
|
|
E/SE Asia
|
150620
|
22.75
|
19498
|
56.51
|
170503
|
24.46
|
|
Diego Garcia
|
100
|
0.02
|
-
|
-
|
100
|
0.01
|
|
Maldives
|
40
|
0.01
|
-
|
-
|
40
|
0.01
|
|
Afghanistan
|
4000
|
0.60
|
-
|
-
|
4000
|
0.57
|
|
Other/Asia
|
4140
|
0.63
|
0
|
0.00
|
4140
|
0.59
|
|
Australia
|
8000
|
1.21
|
2000
|
5.80
|
10000
|
1.43
|
|
Britain
|
21000
|
3.17
|
4000
|
11.59
|
25000
|
3.59
|
|
Norway
|
139
|
0.02
|
97
|
0.28
|
236
|
0.03
|
|
Germany
|
55
|
0.01
|
15
|
0.04
|
70
|
0.01
|
|
Switzerland
|
102
|
0.02
|
61
|
0.18
|
163
|
0.02
|
|
Netherlands
|
10
|
0.00
|
5
|
0.01
|
15
|
0.00
|
|
Sweden
|
2
|
0.00
|
1
|
0.00
|
3
|
0.00
|
|
France
|
22
|
0.00
|
7
|
0.02
|
29
|
0.00
|
|
Austria
|
40
|
0.01
|
10
|
0.03
|
50
|
0.01
|
|
Belgium
|
200
|
0.03
|
60
|
0.17
|
260
|
0.04
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
3
|
0.00
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
0.00
|
|
Morocco
|
9
|
0.00
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
0.00
|
|
Europe
|
29582
|
4.47
|
6256
|
18.13
|
35838
|
5.14
|
|
Angola
|
25
|
0.00
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
0.00
|
|
Lebanon
|
50
|
0.01
|
-
|
-
|
50
|
0.01
|
|
Sierra Leona
|
5
|
0.00
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
0.00
|
|
Mozambique
|
200
|
0.03
|
-
|
-
|
200
|
0.03
|
|
South Africa
|
300
|
0.05
|
-
|
-
|
300
|
0.04
|
|
Africa
|
580
|
0.09
|
-
|
-
|
580
|
0.08
|
|
Canada
|
300
|
0.05
|
100
|
0.29
|
400
|
0.06
|
|
USA
|
7000
|
1.06
|
3000
|
8.69
|
10000
|
1.43
|
|
N. America
|
7300
|
1.10
|
3100
|
8.98
|
10400
|
1.49
|
|
TOTAL
|
662076
|
100.00
|
34504
|
100.00
|
696965
|
41.06
|
Source: NIDS, 2003 (unpublished report submitted to UNIFEM)