The number of immigrants from Bangladesh in 2020 stood at over two million making it the highest international migrant stock in India. However, the number has declined significantly since 1990. Pakistani migrants constituted the second-highest international migrant stock at over one million people. The total number of international migrants represented 0.4 percent of the total population of India.
International migrants in India in 2020, by nationality
(in 1,000s)
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Migration Policy Institute. (July 11, 2024). International migrants in India in 2020, by nationality (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478353/india-international-migrants-in-india-by-nationality/
Migration Policy Institute. "International migrants in India in 2020, by nationality (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478353/india-international-migrants-in-india-by-nationality/
Migration Policy Institute. (2024). International migrants in India in 2020, by nationality (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478353/india-international-migrants-in-india-by-nationality/
Migration Policy Institute. "International Migrants in India in 2020, by Nationality (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478353/india-international-migrants-in-india-by-nationality/
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International migrants in India in 2020, by nationality (in 1,000s) [Graph], Migration Policy Institute, July 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478353/india-international-migrants-in-india-by-nationality/