Pakistan’s migrant population by reported main reason; share of 13.08M migrants, 2023.
This composition shows why people reported migrating within or to Pakistan in the 2023 census. The six reason categories reconcile exactly to 13,081,323 migrants. With family was the largest reason at 43.3%, ahead of job or business at 19.8%. Returned home was the smallest category at 0.4%.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | With family | 43.3% | 2023 |
| 2 | Job or business | 19.8% | 2023 |
| 3 | Marriage | 19.6% | 2023 |
| 4 | Other | 12.9% | 2023 |
| 5 | Education | 4.0% | 2023 |
| 6 | Returned home | 0.4% | 2023 |
Source 1: Pakistan 7th Population and Housing Census 2023
Publisher: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Dataset/table: Migration, migration origin and reasons by sex and locality
Units: people
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Supports the migration, migration origin and reasons by sex and locality values used in this statistic.
The categories describe the reported main reason for migration rather than when the move occurred.
Each reason count is divided by the national migrant population under the same 2023 census coverage.
Every segment uses the same census release, 2023 period, national migrant basis and denominator.
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