United Arab Emirates

Indians have built communities across the globe, from North America and Europe to the Gulf and Southeast Asia. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, the Indian diaspora is the largest in the world and includes both Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs). Based on the MEA's latest Population of Overseas Indians data, here are the seven countries with the highest number of people of Indian origin and Indian citizens living overseas.