In 2017, an estimated 17 million Indians were living abroad. This marks a 143% increase from 1990 making India the largest source country for international migrants globally.
At the same time, the number of unskilled migrants leaving the country has been falling: An estimated 391,000 left India in 2017, almost half the number in 2011 (637,000), according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).