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Diaspora and mobility: India and United States

First country

Second country

In 2024, 3.2 million people born in India lived in United States, and 17 thousand people born in United States lived in India.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in India who live in United States rose from 445 thousand in 1990 to 3.2 million in 2024.
  • BothThe number of people born in United States who live in India rose from 5 thousand in 1990 to 17 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in India living in United States

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 444,698Low 444,698 / High 3,165,2382024: 3,165,238

1990444,698
1995597,182
20001,109,195
20051,419,053
20101,799,127
20152,381,638
20202,741,155
20243,165,238

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in United States living in India

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 5,077Low 3,441 / High 19,1052024: 16,671

19905,077
19954,221
20003,441
20057,443
201019,105
201518,489
202017,244
202416,671

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

More on this relationship

Constraints

  • IndiaIndia criticised US limits on H-1B visas under President Obama, and warned it would oppose US protectionism.

Sources: Wikipedia: India–United States relations (revision of 16 September 2026)

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