Table-I.
Brain drains of highly qualified and skilled professionals including healthcare professionals from Pakistan (1971-2022).8
| Year | Highly Qualified | Highly Skilled | Skilled | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 163 | 892 | 1499 | 2554 |
| 1972 | 782 | 904 | 1860 | 3546 |
| 1973 | 916 | 954 | 3408 | 5278 |
| 1974 | 954 | 582 | 3992 | 5528 |
| 1975 | 985 | 569 | 8848 | 10402 |
| 1976 | 835 | 1529 | 15087 | 17451 |
| 1977 | 2570 | 4413 | 51845 | 58828 |
| 1978 | 2155 | 5903 | 53805 | 61863 |
| 1979 | 1527 | 5245 | 49756 | 56528 |
| 1980 | 1729 | 4041 | 47569 | 53339 |
| 1981 | 2467 | 6984 | 60503 | 69954 |
| 1982 | 2190 | 7449 | 60748 | 70387 |
| 1983 | 2123 | 6473 | 58042 | 66638 |
| 1984 | 1427 | 4527 | 42005 | 47959 |
| 1985 | 968 | 4259 | 37244 | 42471 |
| 1986 | 717 | 3787 | 25225 | 29729 |
| 1987 | 796 | 3558 | 27294 | 31648 |
| 1988 | 743 | 4739 | 36276 | 41758 |
| 1989 | 925 | 6095 | 44483 | 51503 |
| 1990 | 1115 | 6834 | 52895 | 60844 |
| 1991 | 1308 | 7752 | 67215 | 76275 |
| 1992 | 2293 | 11653 | 93795 | 107741 |
| 1993 | 1908 | 10105 | 77820 | 89833 |
| 1994 | 1328 | 6916 | 58197 | 66441 |
| 1995 | 1292 | 7681 | 61177 | 70150 |
| 1996 | 1794 | 10168 | 59816 | 71778 |
| 1997 | 1669 | 9292 | 76599 | 87560 |
| 1998 | 2024 | 8230 | 50122 | 60376 |
| 1999 | 2699 | 13860 | 31678 | 48237 |
| 2000 | 2999 | 10292 | 54110 | 67401 |
| 2001 | 3155 | 10846 | 64098 | 78099 |
| 2002 | 2618 | 14778 | 74968 | 92364 |
| 2003 | 2719 | 22152 | 101713 | 126584 |
| 2004 | 3291 | 15557 | 77033 | 95881 |
| 2005 | 3737 | 15467 | 57793 | 76997 |
| 2006 | 5708 | 16332 | 71898 | 93938 |
| 2007 | 8178 | 20975 | 110938 | 140091 |
| 2008 | 9713 | 33173 | 177791 | 220677 |
| 2009 | 4954 | 3260 | 182657 | 190871 |
| 2010 | 7081 | 31650 | 165726 | 204457 |
| 2011 | 6974 | 3018 | 171672 | 181664 |
| 2012 | 9298 | 4202 | 261531 | 275031 |
| 2013 | 12057 | 5032 | 263138 | 280227 |
| 2014 | 14647 | 6216 | 287649 | 308512 |
| 2015 | 17484 | 7853 | 397317 | 422654 |
| 2016 | 16510 | 8172 | 335671 | 360353 |
| 2017 | 16029 | 9886 | 188745 | 214660 |
| 2018 | 16105 | 9770 | 142486 | 168361 |
| 2019 | 15525 | 9899 | 285960 | 311384 |
| 2020 | 5121 | 3745 | 102336 | 112092 |
| 2021 | 7396 | 6563 | 131348 | 145307 |
| 2022 | 17976 | 20865 | 347733 | 386574 |
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| Total | 251677 | 455097 | 5313114 | 6019888 |