According to survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, totaling 2.2 million people emigrated from Tajikistan in four years (1990, 2000, 2010 and 2017).
540,000 people reportedly emigrated from Tajikistan in 1990 (a total Tajikistan’s population was estimated at 5.303 million), 500,000 people emigrated from the country in 2000 (a total population was estimated at 6.216 million), 580,000 people emigrated Tajikistan in 2010 (a total population was estimated at more than 7.5 million), and 580,000 people emigrated the country in 2017 (total population was estimated at 8,769,221)
Most Tajiks have reportedly emigrated to the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan.
Over the same four year, 14.31 million people emigrated from Kazakhstan: some 3 million people in 1990 (a total population of Kazakhstan was estimated at 16.35 million); 3.5 million people emigrated from Kazakhstan in 2000 (a total population of Kazakhstan was estimated at14.88 million); 3.81 million people emigrated from Kazakhstan in 2010 (a total population of Kazakhstan was estimated at 16.32 million); and 4 million people emigrated from Kazakhstan in 2017.
Kazakh nationals have reportedly emigrated mostly to Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Over the same four year, 2.58 million people emigrated from Kyrgyzstan: 520,000 people emigrated from Kyrgyzstan in 1990 (a total population of Kyrgyzstan was estimated at 4.391 million); 570,000 people emigrated from Kyrgyzstan in 2000 (a total population of Kazakhstan was estimated at 4.989 million); 730,000 people emigrated from Kyrgyzstan in 2010 (a total population of Kyrgyzstan was estimated at 5.448 million); and 760,000 people emigrated from Kyrgyzstan in 2017.
Kyrgyz nationals have reportedly emigrated mostly to Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Over the same four year, 7.01 million people emigrated from Uzbekistan: 1.43 million people emigrated from Uzbekistan in 1990 (a total population of Uzbekistan was estimated at 20 million); 1.6 million people emigrated from Uzbekistan in 2000 (a total population of Uzbekistan was estimated at 24 million); 1.99 million people emigrated from Uzbekistan in 2010); and 1.99 million people emigrated from Uzbekistan in 2017 (a total population of Uzbekistan was estimated at 32,900,100).
Uzbek nationals have reportedly emigrated mostly to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Over the same four year, 960,000 people emigrated from Turkmenistan: 260,000 people emigrated from Turkmenistan in 1990 (a total population of Turkmenistan was estimated at 3.668 million); 220,000 people emigrated from Turkmenistan in 2000 (a total population of Turkmenistan was estimated at 4.501 million); 240,000 people emigrated from Turkmenistan in 2010); and 240,000 people emigrated from Turkmenistan in 2017.
Turkmen nationals have reportedly emigrated mostly to Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
According to the United Nations Population Division, an international migrant is someone who has been living for one year or longer in a country other than the one in which he or she was born. This means that many foreign workers and international students are counted as migrants. Additionally, the UN considers refugees and, in some cases, their descendants (such as Palestinians born in refugee camps outside of the Palestinian territories) to be international migrants.
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