More Than 50% Population Wants to Get Out of Pakistan

More than 50% of Pakistanis would consider moving abroad for better opportunities, according to the WIN Worldviews Survey 2026.

The findings show that 52% of respondents would consider leaving the country, compared with 46% of people globally.

The survey found that 40% of Pakistanis would move abroad if they could do so legally, while 12% would move regardless of the conditions. Meanwhile, 48% said they would prefer to stay in Pakistan, and less than 1% did not know or gave no response.

52% of Pakistanis Would Consider Moving Abroad for Better Opportunities, Compared with 46% Globally; Among Pakistani Youth (Aged 18–24), 44% Would Consider Moving While 56% Would Stay — WIN Worldviews Survey 2026

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Most Young Pakistanis Prefer to Stay

Despite the overall interest in moving abroad, most young Pakistanis prefer to remain in the country. Among respondents aged 18 to 24, 56% said they would not move abroad, while 44% would consider relocating for better opportunities.

Of these young respondents, 36% said they would move abroad if they could do so legally, while 8% would move regardless of the conditions.

The trend differs considerably from the global youth average. Worldwide, 66% of young people would consider moving abroad, including 51% who would do so legally and 15% who would move regardless of the conditions. Only 27% said they would prefer to stay in their home country.

In Vietnam, 40% of young people would move abroad if they could do so legally, while 1% would move regardless of the conditions. Meanwhile, 59% would prefer to stay.

In Germany, 46% would consider moving abroad legally and 20% would move regardless of the conditions. In France, the corresponding figures stand at 43% and 27%.

Source: Gallup Pakistan