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| MIGRATION |
1. Which is the proportion of migrants in the world?
2. Which are the most important migratory flows
3. Who do migrate more: male or female?
4. Which are the most important countries of origin?
5. Which are the largests corridors of migration?
6. Which are the most important countries of destination? |
| REMITTANCES |
1. What is the global amount of remittances flows?
2. Which are the countries that send more remittances?
3. Which are the countries that receive more remittances by migrants? |
MIGRATION
1. Which is the proportion of migrants in the world?
- In 2005, 191 million persons, representing 3 per cent of world population, lived outside their country of birth. The equivalent figure in 1960 amounted to 75 million persons or 2.5 per cent of the world’s population. UN Population Division
2. Which are the most important migratory flows?
- Migration from South to North countries is estimated at 62 millions of persons and from South to South, of 62 millions. Migration from North to North is estimated at 53 millions and from North to South at 14 millions.UN Population Division
- The volume of South–South migration is almost as large as that of South–North migration, which accounts for 47 percent of the total emigration from developing countries. South–South migration is larger than South–North migration in Sub-Saharan Africa (72 percent), Europe and Central Asia (64 percent), and South Asia (54 percent).World Bank
- Migration from Latin America and the Caribbean is oriented to the high-income OECD countries (79.0%), high-income non-OECD countries (0.6%), intra-regional (11.9%), the developing countries (0.05%); unidentified (8.5%).World Bank
3. Who do migrate more: male or female?
- Nearly half of all international migrants are female and female migrants outnumber male migrants in developed countries. UN Population Division
4. Which are the most important countries of origin?
- Top 10 emigration countries: Mexico, Russia, India, China, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Turkey, United Kingdom, Germany, Kazakhstan.World Bank
5. Which are the largests corridors of migration?
- The Mexico–United States corridor is the largest migration corridor in the world, accounting for 10.4 million migrants by 2005. Migration corridors in the Former Soviet Union— Russia–Ukraine and Ukraine–Russia —are the next largest, followed by Bangladesh–India. In these corridors, natives became migrants without moving when new international boundaries were drawn.World Bank
- Top 10 migration corridors: Mexico-United States, Russia-Ukraine, Ukraine-Russia, Bangladesh-India, Turkey-Germany, Kazakhstan-Russia, India-United Arab Emirates, Russia-Kazakhstan, Philippines-United States, Afghanistan-Iran.World Bank
6. Which are the most important countries of destination?
- Almost one in every 10 persons living in more developed regions is a migrant compared to one of every 70 persons in developing regions. UN Population Division
- Sixty per cent of the world’s migrants currently reside in more developed regions. UN Population Division
- During 2000-2005, the more developed regions of the world gained an estimated 2.6 million migrants annually from the less developed regions, or 13.1 million over the whole period. UN Population Division
- Three-quarters of all international migrants are concentrated in just 28 countries.UN Population Division
- Most of the world’s migrants live in Europe (64 million), followed by Asia (53 million) and Northern America (45 million). UN Population Division
- The first countries with the highest migrant stock are, in descending order: USA, Russian Federation, Germany, Ukraine, France, Saudi Arabia, Canada, India, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Kazakhstan, Cote d’Ivoire, Jordan, Japan, Iran, Singapore.UN Population Division
- One in every five international migrants lives in the United States of America.UN Population Division
- Northern America gained the most from net migration: 1.4 million migrants annually. It was followed by Europe with an annual net gain of 1.1 million and by Oceania with a more modest net intake of 103,000 migrants annually. UN Population Division
- During 2000-2005, the more developed regions of the world gained an estimated 2.6 million migrants annually from the less developed regions, or 13.1 million over the whole period. Northern America gained the most from net migration: 1.4 million migrants annually. It was followed by Europe with an annual net gain of 1.1 million and by Oceania with a more modest net intake of 103,000 migrants annually. The net migration rate was highest for Northern America, at 4.2 migrants per 1,000 population annually during 2000-2005. Oceania’s net migration rate was lower at 3.2 migrants per 1,000 every year, with Europe recording a low 1.5 migrants per 1,000 annually. The net emigration rate was highest for Latin America and the Caribbean, where it amounted to a loss of 1.5 migrants per 1,000 population annually. For Africa and Asia, the net emigration rates were estimated to be lower, at 0.5 and 0.3 migrants per 1,000 population every year, respectively.UN Population Division
- The first countries with highest percentage of stock migrants related to the total population are in descending order: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Singapore, Israel Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Switzerland, Australia, Latvia, Canada, Lebanon, Gabon, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Gambia, Estonia, Austria, Ukraine, Croatia.UN Population Division
REMITTANCES
1. What is the global amount of remittances flows?
- Many analysts use the gross amount of remittances to developing countries to highlight their importance relative to official development assistance and other financial flows. But this is misleading, since the gross figures do not take into account the transfers migrants make to rich countries, and those that take place between developing countries. When these “reverse flows” are taken into account, the net amount received by developing countries is much smaller – in 2002, around USD 50 billion, compared to the official gross amount of USD 93 billion. IOM
2. Which are the countries that send more remittances?
- Rich countries are the main source of remittances. The United States is by far the largest, with $42 billion in recorded outward flows in 2006. Saudi Arabia ranks as the second largest, followed by Switzerland and Germany. World Bank
- Top 10 remittance senders in 2006: United States ($42.2 bn), Saudi Arabia ($15.6 bn), Switzerland ($13.8bn), Germany ($12.3 bn), Russian Federation ($11.4 bn), Spain ($11 bn), Italy ($8.2 bn), Luxembourg ($7.5 bn), Netherlands ($6.7 bn), Malaysia ($5.6 bn). World Bank
- Top 10 remittance senders in 2006 (percentage of GDP): Luxembourg (18.2%), Lebanon (18.2%), Tajikistan (14.0%), Bahrain (11.9%), Maldives (9.1%), Tonga (5.4%), Kyrgyz Republic (5.4%), Guyana (5.4%), Saudi Arabia (5.0%), Vanuatu (4.6%). World Bank
3. Which are the countries that receive more remittances by migrants?
- Top 10 remittance recipients in 2007: India ($27.0 bn), China ($25.7 bn), Mexico ($25.0 bn), Philippines ($17.0 bn), France ($12.5 bn), Spain ($8.9 bn), Belgium ($7.2 bn), United Kingdom ($7.0 bn), Germany ($7.0 bn), Romania ($6.8 bn). World Bank
- Top 10 remittance recipients in 2006 (percentage of GDP): Tajikistan (36.2%), Moldova (36.2%), Tonga (32.3%), Kyrgyz Republic (27.4%), Honduras (25.6%), Lesotho (24.5%), Guyana (24.3%), Lebanon (22.8%), Haiti (21.6%), Jordan (20.3%). World Bank
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