Which country has the highest Total Overseas Indian Population?

United States has the highest Total Overseas Indian Population in 2025, at 5,409,062, followed by United Arab Emirates (3,568,848) and Malaysia (2,914,127).

Which country has the lowest Total Overseas Indian Population?

Cook Islands has the lowest Total Overseas Indian Population in 2025, at 5.

What is the median Total Overseas Indian Population across countries?

The median is 3,203 across the 200 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this indian population by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Population of Overseas Indians - Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

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Indian Population by Country

Name: Indian Population by Country
Creator: Rankodex

United States has the highest Total Overseas Indian Population in 2025 (5,409,062), followed by United Arab Emirates (3,568,848) and Malaysia (2,914,127). Cook Islands has the lowest (5).

Population201 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Jan 19, 2025Original page

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Population of Overseas Indians - Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

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Median

3,203

Middle half 500 – 27.9K

Average

177,100

200 countries

Highest

5,409,062

United States

Lowest

Cook Islands

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1	United States	5,409,062	2,077,158	3,331,904
2	United Arab Emirates	3,568,848	3,554,274	14,574
3	Malaysia	2,914,127	163,127	2,751,000
4	Canada	2,875,954	1,016,274	1,859,680
5	Saudi Arabia	2,463,509	2,460,603	2,906
6	Myanmar	2,002,660	2,660	2,000,000
7	United Kingdom	1,864,318	369,000	1,495,318
8	South Africa	1,700,000	60,000	1,640,000
9	Sri Lanka	1,607,500	7,500	1,600,000
10	Kuwait	995,528	993,284	2,244
11	Australia	976,000	350,000	626,000
12	Mauritius	894,848	23,708	871,140
13	Qatar	836,784	835,175	1,609
14	Nepal	700,004	700,000	4
15	Oman	686,635	684,771	1,864
16	Singapore	650,000	350,000	300,000
17	Trinidad and Tobago	549,545	1,266	548,279
18	Bahrain	327,807	323,908	3,899
19	Guyana	321,500	1,500	320,000
20	Fiji	316,081	2,283	313,798
21	Reunion	300,159	159	300,000
22	New Zealand	270,000	150,000	120,000
23	Germany	260,864	208,000	52,864
24	Netherlands	228,787	50,787	178,000
25	Italy	206,503	167,333	39,170
26	Suriname	160,160	160	160,000
27	Philippines	150,010	147,518	2,492
28	Thailand	150,000	25,000	125,000
29	Indonesia	134,817	14,817	120,000
30	France	119,000	29,000	90,000
31	Israel	105,000	20,000	85,000
32	Portugal	103,682	90,000	13,682
33	Kenya	80,000	20,000	60,000
34	Jamaica	73,000	5,000	68,000
35	Spain	67,592	51,606	15,986
36	Russia	62,825	60,172	2,653
37	Ireland	61,386	30,000	31,386
38	Sweden	60,000	40,000	20,000
38	Bhutan	60,000	60,000	—
40	Guadeloupe	57,180	180	57,000
41	Tanzania	55,000	15,000	40,000
42	Nigeria	51,800	100	51,700
43	Japan	47,810	46,262	1,548
44	Hong Kong	44,140	32,790	11,350
45	Uganda	37,660	35,000	2,660
46	Greece	35,000	33,486	1,514
47	Austria	32,500	14,300	18,200
48	Zambia	30,000	5,000	25,000
49	Belgium	28,834	17,438	11,396
50	Mozambique	28,262	3,000	25,262
51	Norway	27,845	16,890	10,955
52	Maldives	27,200	27,065	135
53	Switzerland	26,055	17,059	8,996
54	Poland	24,200	23,000	1,200
55	Finland	21,359	8,245	13,114
56	Denmark	20,647	17,460	3,187
57	DR Congo	20,000	15,000	5,000
58	Saint Lucia	19,150	550	18,600
59	Malta	18,250	18,000	250
60	Iraq	17,104	17,100	4
61	Jordan	17,050	16,897	153
62	South Korea	17,001	16,714	287
63	Malawi	16,643	8,143	8,500
64	Kyrgyzstan	16,598	16,550	48
65	Ghana	15,321	15,000	321
66	Brunei	15,211	15,000	211
67	Panama	15,000	4,000	11,000
68	Cyprus	14,979	14,612	367
69	Seychelles	13,238	8,180	5,098
70	Croatia	12,011	11,982	29
71	Botswana	12,000	9,000	3,000
72	Iran	10,765	10,320	445
73	Mexico	10,650	8,000	2,650
74	Madagascar	10,500	2,826	7,674
75	Kazakhstan	10,235	9,815	420
76	Zimbabwe	10,000	1,000	9,000
77	Czechia	9,498	9,090	408
78	Hungary	8,734	8,457	277
79	China	8,460	7,400	1,060
80	Martinique	8,090	90	8,000
81	Vietnam	8,012	7,550	462
82	Bangladesh	7,000	7,000	—
83	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6,650	50	6,600
84	Romania	6,027	5,700	327
85	Uzbekistan	6,000	5,939	61
86	Ethiopia	5,907	5,900	7
87	Taiwan	5,804	5,303	501
88	Georgia	5,767	5,750	17
89	Luxembourg	5,321	4,508	813
90	Saint Martin	5,170	2,170	3,000
91	Grenada	4,700	200	4,500
92	Lithuania	4,570	4,470	100
93	Armenia	4,520	4,500	20
94	Papua New Guinea	4,062	4,000	62
95	Brazil	4,048	3,046	1,002
96	Chile	3,950	1,800	2,150
97	Algeria	3,823	3,800	23
98	Egypt	3,533	3,141	392
99	Ukraine	3,336	2,610	726
100	Turkey	3,306	3,083	223
101	Barbados	3,100	600	2,500
102	Lebanon	3,040	3,000	40
103	Sierra Leone	3,012	3,000	12
104	Liberia	3,002	3,000	2
105	Rwanda	3,000	2,940	60
105	Slovakia	3,000	2,949	51
105	Lesotho	3,000	1,500	1,500
105	Latvia	3,000	2,900	100
109	Serbia	2,821	2,800	21
110	Ivory Coast	2,745	2,738	7
111	Argentina	2,678	825	1,853
112	Angola	2,581	2,514	67
113	Estonia	2,328	1,900	428
114	Senegal	2,120	2,100	20
114	Gambia	2,120	2,100	20
116	Eswatini	1,940	1,900	40
117	Cambodia	1,805	1,753	52
118	Tajikistan	1,800	1,800	—
119	Gabon	1,500	1,200	300
119	Belize	1,500	200	1,300
119	Curacao	1,500	700	800
122	Guinea	1,441	1,390	51
123	Yemen	1,120	700	420
124	Azerbaijan	1,083	1,007	76
125	Belarus	1,074	927	147
126	Costa Rica	1,050	1,011	39
127	Djibouti	1,008	1,000	8
128	Cameroon	1,000	1,000	—
128	Benin	1,000	996	4
128	Aruba	1,000	600	400
128	Cayman Islands	1,000	900	100
132	Togo	983	973	10
133	Moldova	959	950	9
134	Slovenia	908	822	86
135	South Sudan	900	900	—
136	Cuba	870	868	2
137	Republic of the Congo	850	850	—
138	Uruguay	828	773	55
139	Bulgaria	803	700	103
140	Burundi	735	700	35
141	Laos	700	587	113
142	Colombia	642	483	159
143	Iceland	632	528	104
144	Paraguay	600	200	400
144	Saint Kitts and Nevis	600	500	100
146	Mali	561	558	3
147	Morocco	550	434	116
148	Dominica	540	40	500
149	Namibia	520	450	70
150	Burkina Faso	500	150	350
150	Antigua and Barbuda	500	300	200
152	Albania	457	450	7
153	Peru	372	192	180
154	Ecuador	351	269	82
155	Mauritania	310	310	—
156	Guinea-Bissau	300	300	—
156	Bahamas	300	280	20
158	Equatorial Guinea	250	250	—
158	Andorra	250	50	200
158	Turks and Caicos Islands	250	200	50
161	Comoros	220	42	178
162	Montserrat	215	15	200
163	Eritrea	172	172	—
164	Niger	158	150	8
165	Chad	120	120	—
166	Turkmenistan	109	105	4
166	Mongolia	109	100	9
168	Somalia	100	100	—
168	Timor-Leste	100	100	—
168	British Virgin Islands	100	80	20
171	Syria	97	97	—
172	Sudan	85	50	35
173	Guatemala	83	65	18
174	Central African Republic	70	70	—
175	Dominican Republic	57	57	—
176	Tonga	55	5	50
177	Monaco	53	10	43
178	Venezuela	52	33	19
178	Kiribati	52	2	50
180	Samoa	50	—	50
181	Bolivia	48	48	—
182	Nicaragua	40	39	1
183	North Macedonia	37	29	8
184	Haiti	36	36	—
185	Micronesia	35	35	—
185	Liechtenstein	35	35	—
187	Honduras	32	30	2
188	Palau	29	29	—
189	Cape Verde	25	25	—
190	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22	20	2
191	El Salvador	21	20	1
191	Sao Tome and Principe	21	20	1
193	Solomon Islands	20	20	—
193	Nauru	20	20	—
193	Tuvalu	20	—	20
196	North Korea	16	15	1
197	Vanuatu	15	—	15
198	Palestine	13	11	2
199	Marshall Islands	9	7	2
200	Cook Islands	5	—	5

What correlates with Total Overseas Indian Population (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,368 other country metrics sharing at least 120 countries. Correlation is not causation.

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Places that have a higher Total Overseas Indian Population tend to score higher on these

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r = +0.67 · strong · n = 128
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Annual Reddit UsersReddit Users by Country
r = +0.67 · strong · n = 162
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International Bond Market VolumeBond Market Size by Country
r = +0.67 · strong · n = 128
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Total Military SpendingMilitary Spending by Country
r = +0.66 · strong · n = 142
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National Central Gov DebtCountries with the Highest National Debt
r = +0.65 · strong · n = 151
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Annual ReceiptsMost Visited Countries
r = +0.65 · strong · n = 144
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Places that have a higher Total Overseas Indian Population tend to score lower on these

Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
r = −0.63 · strong · n = 121
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ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 199
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DVD RegionNTSC Countries
r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 122
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Brain DrainFailed States
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 172
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Brain Drain IndexBrain Drain Countries
r = −0.28 · weak · n = 170
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EconomyFailed States
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 172
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Overseas Indian Population?: United States has the highest Total Overseas Indian Population in 2025, at 5,409,062, followed by United Arab Emirates (3,568,848) and Malaysia (2,914,127).
Which country has the lowest Total Overseas Indian Population?: Cook Islands has the lowest Total Overseas Indian Population in 2025, at 5.
What is the median Total Overseas Indian Population across countries?: The median is 3,203 across the 200 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this indian population by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Population of Overseas Indians - Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

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