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    This document summarizes key migration and remittance data for Nepal. It notes that as of 2005, there were approximately 753,662 Nepalese emigrants, with top destinations being India, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. Around 2.7% of tertiary educated Nepalese emigrated abroad. There were also 818,582 immigrants to Nepal as of 2005, mainly from India, Bhutan, Pakistan, and China. Remittance flows to Nepal grew significantly from $111 million in 2000 to over $1.2 billion in 2006, accounting for 14.9% of Nepal's GDP that year.

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    This document summarizes key migration and remittance data for Nepal. It notes that as of 2005, there were approximately 753,662 Nepalese emigrants, with top destinations being India, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. Around 2.7% of tertiary educated Nepalese emigrated abroad. There were also 818,582 immigrants to Nepal as of 2005, mainly from India, Bhutan, Pakistan, and China. Remittance flows to Nepal grew significantly from $111 million in 2000 to over $1.2 billion in 2006, accounting for 14.9% of Nepal's GDP that year.

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    Migration and Remittances Factbook

    Development Prospects Group

    Migration and Remittances in Nepal


    This is a snapshot of migration and remittances based on available data from various sources.
    Emigration, 2005

    Stock of emigrants: 753,662 Stock of emigrants as percentage of population: 2.8% Top 10 destination countries: India, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, United States, United Kingdom, Brunei, Rep. of Korea, Japan, Germany, Australia.

    Sources: UNPD, Development Prospects Group. Skilled Emigration, 2000


    Emigration rate of tertiary educated: 2.7% Emigration of physicians: 19 or 1.6% of physicians trained in the country

    Sources: Docquier and Marfouk (2004), Docquier and Bhargava (2006). Immigration, 2005

    Stock of immigrants: 818,582 Stock of immigrants as percentage of population: 3.0% Female as percentage of immigrants: 69.1% Refugees as percentage of immigrants: 15.3% Top 10 source countries: India, Bhutan, Pakistan, China, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, New Zealand.

    Sources: UNPD, UNHCR, Development Prospects Group. Remittances

    (US$ million) Inward remittance flows of which Workers' remittances Compensation of employees Migrants' transfer Outward remittance flows of which Workers' remittances Compensation of employees Migrants' transfer

    2000 111 111 .. .. 17 17 .. ..

    2001 147 147 .. .. 24 24 .. ..

    2002 678 655 23 .. 34 33 1 ..

    2003 771 744 27 .. 26 25 1 ..

    2004 823 793 30 .. 64 63 1 ..

    2005 1,211 1,126 85 .. 65 60 5 ..

    2006 1,211* .. .. .. 65 .. .. ..

    * 14.9% of GDP in 2006. This table reports officially recorded remittances. The true size of remittances, including unrecorded flows through formal and informal channels, is believed to be larger. Sources: Development Prospects Group.

    Migration and Remittances Factbook is compiled by Dilip Ratha and Zhimei Xu, Migration and Remittances Team, Development Prospects Group, World Bank. More information on other countries and regions are available at www.worldbank.org/prospects/migrationandremittances.

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