Official overseas employment data shows that more than 90,000 Pakistani professionals, such as IT workers, teachers, nurses, accountants, doctors, engineers, and managers, left the country for jobs across 2024, 2025, and 2026 so far.
Records indicate that 45,830 professionals moved abroad in 2024, with 28,726 following in 2025 and 15,850 departing during 2026 so far, though this information only covers specific professional groups rather than total emigration.
Among all listed occupations, managers formed the largest group of departures, with 23,674 leaving in 2024, 9,562 in 2025, and 5,190 in 2026 so far.
Engineers formed another major category, as 8,015 left the country in 2024, 5,945 in 2025, and 3,605 in 2026 so far, while 4,779 accountants sought foreign employment in 2024, alongside 4,305 in 2025 and 1,771 in 2026 so far.
Pakistani Doctors, Nurses and Teachers Going Abroad
Medical doctors also represented a notable share of foreign job departures, moving from 3,625 in 2024 up to 3,795 in 2025 and reaching 2,093 in 2026 so far.
Nurses recorded 2,030 departures in 2024 and 1,639 in 2025, alongside 626 who went overseas in 2026 so far.
Educators maintained steady departure numbers, with 1,729 teachers leaving in 2024, 1,725 in 2025, and 1,457 in 2026 so far.
Additional medical fields appeared in the statistics, showing dental surgeons at 84 in 2024, 63 in 2025, and 45 in 2026 so far, while pharmacists recorded 155 departures in 2024, 183 in 2025, and 156 in 2026 so far.
Pakistani IT Professionals and Financial Experts Seeking Foreign Jobs
Figures for technology and finance sector workers were also included in the employment records.
Computer programmer departures reached 1,351 in 2024, dropping to 1,147 in 2025 and 664 in 2026 so far, while systems analysts recorded 388 in 2024, 362 in 2025, and 243 in 2026 so far.
Financial analysts saw an increase in foreign relocations from 683 in 2024 to 923 in 2025, before dropping to 424 in 2026 so far.
Consultants leaving the country fell from 836 in 2024 to 512 in 2025 and 228 in 2026 so far.
Additional fields featured pilots, budget controllers, and highly skilled workers, with 1,616 highly skilled individuals leaving in 2024, 1,510 in 2025, and 681 in 2026 so far.
Budget controllers accounted for 64 departures in 2024, 38 in 2025, and 18 in 2026 so far, whereas pilots totaled 33 in 2024, 37 in 2025, and 11 in 2026 so far.
