indian population around the world

A non-resident Indian (NRI) (Hindi: प्रवासी भारतीय Pravāsī Bhāratīya) is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian. In common usage, this often includes Indian-born individuals (and also people of other nations with Indian ancestry) who have taken the citizenship of other countries. In the Americas, the term East Indian is often used to distinguish people who have originated from the Indian Subcontinent (including people from nations of the Indian subcontinent other than India) from those who are American Indians.

A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) is usually a person of Indian origin who is not a citizen of India. For the purposes of issuing a PIO Card, the Indian government considers anyone of Indian origin up to four generations removed, to be a PIO.^[3] Spouses of people entitled to a PIO card in their own right can also carry PIO cards. This latter category includes foreign spouses of Indian nationals, regardless of ethnic origin. PIO Cards exempt holders from many restrictions applying to foreign nationals, such as visa and work permit requirements, along with certain other economic limitations.

The NRI and PIO population across the world is estimated at over 30 million.

As of January 2006^[4], The Indian government has introduced the "Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)" scheme in order to allow a limited form of dual citizenship to Indians, NRIs and PIOs for the first time since independence in 1947. It is expected that the PIO Card scheme will be phased out in coming years in favour of OCI.

Total population
24,000,000+
Regions with significant populations
Largest ethnic group United Arab Emirates 1,400,000[1] Mauritius 855,000 Guyana 327,000 Suriname 175,000 Major ethnic group Nepal 4,000,000 Malaysia 2,100,000 Myanmar 2,000,000 Saudi Arabia 1,500,000 Kuwait 580,000 Trinidad and Tobago 525,000 Singapore 400,000 Fiji 340,000 Minor ethnic group United States 2,765,815 United Kingdom 1,200,000 South Africa 1,160,000 Canada 962,665 Oman 450,000 France (2/3 in Réunion) 330,000[2] Bahrain 310,000 Australia 235,000 Netherlands 217,000 New Zealand 105,000 Kenya 100,000 Tanzania 90,000 Uganda 90,000 Jamaica 90,000 Italy 71,500