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Migration data sources

The demands for migration data arising from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have prompted the international statistical community to review the use of traditional sources for migration data, such as po...
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Remittances

Remittances, usually understood as the money or goods that migrants send back to families and friends in origin countries, are often the most direct and well-known link between migration and development. Remittanc...
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International migration flows

Migration flows data capture the number of migrants entering and leaving (inflow and outflow) a country over the course of a specific period, such as one year (UN SD, 2017). Data on migration flows are essential f...
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International Migrant Stocks, Mid-Year 2020

International migrant stocks

International migrant stocks are estimates of "the total number of international migrants present in a given country at a particular point in time" (UN SD, 2017: 9). United Nations (UN) data on these sto...
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Promoting the Health of Left-Behind Children of Asian Labour Migrants: Evidence for Policy and Action

This installment of the IOM-MPI joint series, "Issue in Brief", explores empirical evidence on the mental health and nutritional impacts that international labour migration has on the left-behind children of migra...
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Standard Questions on International Migration: Guidance note for the use in population censuses and household surveys

This note provides guidance for improving the quality and comparability of international migration statistics collected through national population censuses and household surveys. It was prepared on the basis of a...
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Women and Migration: The mental health nexus

To determine the mental health needs of female Filipino migrant domestic workers, a survey was designed and conducted. Results were analysed alongside other data, such as case studies and key informant interviews....
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Specialized migration surveys: 6 regional examples improving research

(This is Part 2 of a blog on household and specialized surveys for collecting migration data. Part 1, which focuses on household surveys, is available here.)
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A global programme for strengthening migration data: Five key actions

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Leaving no one behind — Disaggregating census data by migration status through IPUMS

The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda calls for United Nations (UN) Member States to “leave no one behind” as they work toward meeting targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To ensure that migrants...
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Venezuela emigration

5 key data visualizations on COVID-19's impact on Venezuelan refugees and migrants

As of 5 February 2021, there were approximately 5.48 million refugees and migrants from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the world  (R4V, 2021) Most of them (around 80 %) reside in countries in Latin A...
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Estimating irregular migration in the Russian Federation

Olga Chudinovskin, Professor at the Moscow State University, explains how her research tries to estimate irregular migration in the Russian Federation.
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Data on the mobility of Chinese students

Xiaoxiao Chen, Researcher at the Center for China and Globalization explains what data exist on the mobility of Chinese students.
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What is needed for effective SDG monitoring?

Marcela Cerutti, Researcher at the Centre for Population Studies (CENEP) explains what is needed in order to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) effectively.  
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Measuring migration with big data and innovative data sources

Emilio Zagheni, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, explains how big data and innovative data sources can contribute to measuring migration.  
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Addressing migrants´ vulnerability will be key to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted two important aspects of migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean. The first is that many migrants from these regions face specific vulnerabilities duri...
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Migration data and the shift to cities

Ronald Skeldon, Professor at the Universities of Sussex and Maastricht explains the state of migration data and the shift to cities.  
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Estimating migration flows with administrative data in the Asia Pacific

James Raymer, Professor at the Australian National University, explains how a project uses administrative data to estimate migration flows in the Asia Pacific region.
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External voting in North and West Africa

Thibaut Jaulin, Scientific Coordinator at the Migration Policy Center (MPC) discusses external voting in North and West Africa.
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Migration and Data Protection

Data protection in the migration context has become increasingly relevant given the growing need for more reliable statistics, comprehensive and timely data, and the emergence of new technologies. The incidences o...
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Migration & vulnerability

Venezuela emigration
5 key data visualizations on COVID-19's impact on Venezuelan refugees and migrants
Jana Lajsic | 24 Feb 2021

Immigration & emigration statistics

Estimating irregular migration in the Russian Federation
The Global Migration Data Analysis Centre | 18 Feb 2021

Immigration & emigration statistics

Data on the mobility of Chinese students
The Global Migration Data Analysis Centre | 11 Feb 2021

Immigration & emigration statistics

What is needed for effective SDG monitoring?
Marcela Cerrutti | 1 Feb 2021
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