Filter search results:

Search results for '[current-page:query:text]'

General

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

MGI Page Local

MGI Publications

Policy Responses

Search results for '[current-page:query:text]'

Thematic Page

Mixed migration

Mixed migration is a relatively new term – in wider usage in the last decade – which seeks to capture the intertwined and multifaceted drivers of movement of&...
Migration drivers (v1)

Migration drivers

Human migration is a global phenomenon. In 2020, about 281 million international migrants and hundreds of millions of internal migrants have changed their place of residence any time in the past (UNDESA, 2021). Bu...

Big data, migration and human mobility

The term "big data" includes anonymized data that are generated by users of mobile devices, internet-based platforms, or by digital sensors and meters, for example, satellite imagery. With about 5.16 billion uniqu...
Missing Migrants: Causes of deaths and disappearances during transit worldwide, by region, 2014 - 2023

Migrant deaths and disappearances

Since 2014, more than 4,000 fatalities have been recorded annually on migratory routes worldwide. 2023 marked the deadliest year with more than 8,000 deaths recorded, marking a decade of documenting migrant deaths...

Search results for '[current-page:query:text]'

Resource

gender data 2021 August

Gender and Migration Data: A guide for evidence-based, gender-responsive migration governance

The purpose of this note is to provide concrete guidance to policymakers, national statistical offices (NSOs) and practitioners on why it is important to promote gender-responsiveness when collecting, producing, u...
screenshot-unicef

Uncertain Pathways: How gender shapes the experiences of children on the move

The number of persons living outside their country of birth or citizenship reached a record high of 281 million in 2020 – representing 3.6 per cent of the global population. Children younger than 18 accounted for ...
stats-brief-aug-2021-screenshot

Are population censuses in Asia and the Pacific evolving?

The population census is among the most complex and massive exercises a nation undertakes, requiring comprehensive planning, immense resourcing, attentive implementation, and systematic collaboration on a national...
Primero-screenshot

Primero Project (A digital public good for social services)

The Primero project began in 2013 as the result of many years of inter-agency collaboration. Its goal is to bring more coherent, cost effective, and user friendly information management tools to the Soci...

Search results for '[current-page:query:text]'

SDGs

SDG 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

What do we know?   Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators below are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers               ...

SDG 14: LIFE BELOW WATER

What do we know? Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators below are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers               based on their...

SDG 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

What do we know?   Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators below are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers               ...

SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY

What do we know? Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators below are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers                based on thei...

Search results for '[current-page:query:text]'

Blog

Birthday background

5-Years of the Migration Data Portal

Time flies! We are celebrating five years of the Global Migration Data Portal. With migration data being scattered between various institutions and countries, the Portal was set up on 15 Decemb...
blog-dyk-md

Women are often more affected by climate change

Women are often more affected by climate change, especially when it comes to migration and displacement.
IWD2018

Four reasons why we need gender mainstreaming in migration data

Migration data disaggregation by sex is necessary but also not sufficient in understanding the lived experiences of migrants with diverse genders. Gender identities as the usual conflation of sex and gender narrow...
blog-image-thumbnail

Immigration policies and the rise of digital nomads

More countries may adjust their immigration policies to factor in the rise of digital nomads.  

Search results for '[current-page:query:text]'

Migration Governance Profiles

Migration Governance Profile: Municipality of Coto Brus

This Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of Municipality of Coto Brus (Costa Rica) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development, as evaluated through the six doma...

Perfil de Gobernanza de la Migración: Municipalidad de Coto Brus

En esta instantánea, se ofrecen ejemplos de ámbitos bien desarrollados en las estructuras de gobernanza de la migración de la municipalidad de Coto Brus, así como de otros ámbitos con potencial para desarrollo adi...

Migration Governance Profile: Municipality of La Cruz

This Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of Municipality of La Cruz (Costa Rica) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development, as evaluated through the six domain...

Perfil de Gobernanza de la Migración: Municipalidad de La Cruz

En esta instantánea, se ofrecen ejemplos de ámbitos bien desarrollados en las estructuras de gobernanza de la migración de la municipalidad de La Cruz, así como de otros ámbitos con potencial para desarrollo adici...

Search results for '[current-page:query:text]'

Regional Page

SADC-banenr

Migration Data in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Migration to and from countries in Southern Africa1 is driven largely by the pursuit of economic opportunities, political instability and increasingly, environmental hazards. In a region with an estimated populati...
Photo: IOM / Elyor Nematov 2018.

Migration data in Central Asia

Historically known for being part of the Silk Road trade route which facilitated the movement of goods and people between Europe and Asia, Central Asia had an estimated population of 75.9 million people as of mid-...
eastern-africa-banner

Migration data in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa has historically been part of global migration and trade networks and continues to play an important role in both. The geographic sub-region1spans a total of 18 countries, ranging from Burundi, Rwan...
north-africa-banner

Migration data in Northern Africa

The six countries in Northern AfricaAs defined by the UN Statistics Division – Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia – have historically been and remain significant countries of migrant destination, tr...