Migration is a common phenomenon in both its domestic and international dimensions in Nepal. Traditionally, most of the migration took place within the country’s borders, with some people going to India and Tibet. Nepal’s entry into the global economy has since re-defined these historical trends, and, now, Nepalis can be found spread across the globe. Labour migration to the Gulf states and Malaysia has seen significant growth over the years and now accounts for an increasingly larger share of Nepal’s international migration, while immigration into Nepal continues to be mostly from India – a fact facilitated by the open border between the two countries. The impact of these movements is evident in the country’s shifting demographics as well as in changes taking place in the socio-economic arena. But despite the long history of active migration in Nepal, systematic studies of the phenomenon are quite recent, and, as yet, still very few and far between. However, as will be elaborated upon in the next section, with recent nation-wide surveys, primarily the Nepal Living Standards Survey 2010/11, the National Census 2011, and the Nepal Migration Survey 2009, covering significant grounds on migration, unavailability of data is no longer a significant barrier to understanding migration trends in the country.