Invest In Youth To Achieve Prosperity

What are those dreams and aspirations that are driving a significant number of Nepalis with the population size of 29,164,578 further and further away from the ancestral land every year? Are we just a wandering species, always in search of the proverbial land of milk and honey, or is there something else behind this great exodus? Let’s first delve into some data on the exodus. International Labour Organisation (ILO) has published the Labour Migration in Asia Report, which shows that Nepal has the highest increase in migration outflow between 2019 and 2023. More than 200,000 Nepali citizens went to Malaysia in 2023 alone, and about 30,000 to East European countries, including Romania, Croatia, Malta and Poland. The report highlights that about 1,600 Nepalis leave Nepal daily for foreign employment.