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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...

Family migration

Family is a major driver of migration. Family migration is the term used to categorize the migration of people who migrate due to new or established family ties, and it encompasses several sub-categories: reunific...
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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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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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10 of the coolest visualizations of migration data

The increasingly complex landscape of international migration data requires visual tools that explain migration issues and trends in an easy-to-understand way. Jasper Tjaden, Data and Survey Officer...
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How Blockchain can benefit migration programmes and migrants

Advances in technology often drive changes in how data and information are collected, used and managed. The advent of Blockchain technology, in particular, has impacted various fields; in the field of migration an...
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Five key recommendations for improving data on missing migrants

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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Using big data to understand migration (part 1)

Ingmar Weber, Research Director at Qatar Computing Research Institute, shares his views on the use of big data to understand migration. This interview took place during the workshop "Big Data and alternative da...
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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Data from population censuses

Sabrina Juran, Technical Specialist for Data and Research at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), shares her views on the benefits and limitations of data from population censuses.
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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Data on the migration of women

Marla Asis, Director of Research and Publications at the Scalabrini Migration Center, shares her views on data on the migration of women. This interview took place during the first International Forum on Migration...
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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Using big data to understand migration (part 2)

Stefaan Verhulst, Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of The Governance Lab, shares his views on the use of big data to understand migration. This interview took place during the workshop "Big Da...
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