Indian diaspora

Overseas Indians (ISO: Pravāsī Bhāratīya), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs) are Indians who reside or originate outside of India.^[30][31] According to the Government of India, Non-Resident Indians are citizens of India who currently are not living in India, while the term People of Indian Origin refers to people of Indian birth or ancestry who are citizens of countries other than India (with some exceptions). Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is given to People of Indian Origin and to persons who are not People of Indian Origin but married to Indian citizen or People of Indian Origin. Persons with OCI status are known as Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs).^[32] The OCI status is a permanent visa for visiting India with a foreign passport.

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Non-resident Indians, people of Indian origin and overseas citizens of India

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Total population
c. 32,285,425 (2023 estimate)[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States	4,946,306[2]
United Arab Emirates	3,425,144[1][3]
Saudi Arabia	1,884,476 (2022 census) [4]
Malaysia	2,012,600[5]
Myanmar	2,009,207[1][6]
United Kingdom	1,451,862[7]
Canada	1,858,755[8][lower-alpha 1]
Oman	1,375,667[9]
Kuwait	1,152,175[9][10]
South Africa	1,075,834[11]
Nigeria	1,000,000[12]
Mauritius	804,500[1]
Sri Lanka	802,323[13]
Qatar	702,013[9]
Australia	673,352[14]
Nepal	426,941[9]
Trinidad and Tobago	468,524[15]
Singapore	362,274[16]
Bahrain	326,658[1]
Fiji	315,198[1]
Guyana	299,382[1]
Réunion (Overseas France)	297,300[1]
Germany	247,000[17]
New Zealand	239,193[18]
Suriname	237,205[1]
Italy	162,492[19]
Bangladesh	127,014[20]
Indonesia	125,900[21]
Philippines	120,000[22]
Kenya	100,000[1]
Jamaica	65,486[23]
Netherlands	65,399[24]
Spain	60,679[25]
Tanzania	60,000[1]
France	58,983[26]
China	56,050(55,500are NRI)(550 are PIO)[1][27]
Sweden	58,094[28]
Thailand	46,326[29]
Languages
Languages of India
Religion
Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Baháʼí, Judaism

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According to a Ministry of External Affairs report, there are 29 million NRIs and PIOs (including OCIs) residing outside India; and overseas Indians comprise the world's largest overseas diaspora.^[1] Every year 2.5 million (25 lakh) Indians migrate overseas, which is the highest annual number of migrants in the world.^[33]