United Nations recommendations in the field of international migration statistics Bela Hovy, Chief...

United Nations recommendations in United Nations recommendations in the field of international migration the field of international migration

statisticsstatisticsBela Hovy, ChiefBela Hovy, ChiefMigration SectionMigration Section

Population Division/DESAPopulation Division/DESAUnited Nations, New YorkUnited Nations, New York

Training workshop on international migration statistics(ESCWA, DESA, ALO, MEDSTAT)

Cairo, Egypt, 30 June – 3 July 2009

United Nations United Nations Population Division/DESAPopulation Division/DESA

Presentation overviewPresentation overview

Principles and recommendations for population and housing Censuses rev. 2 (United Nations, 2008)

Recommendations on statistics of international migration rev. 1 (United Nations, 1998)

Conclusions

Part IPart I

Principles and recommendations Principles and recommendations for population and housing for population and housing

Censuses rev. 2 Censuses rev. 2 (United Nations, 2008)(United Nations, 2008)


Place of usual residence

• Each person has only one place of residence.Each person has only one place of residence.

• ““Place of usual residence: the place at which the person Place of usual residence: the place at which the person lives at the time of the census, and has been there for lives at the time of the census, and has been there for some time or intends to stay there for some time.” (some some time or intends to stay there for some time.” (some time =12 months).time =12 months).

• ““Persons who move frequently and do not have a place of Persons who move frequently and do not have a place of usual residence should be enumerated at the place where usual residence should be enumerated at the place where they are found at the time of the census.”they are found at the time of the census.”

• ““It is not recommended that censuses of population and It is not recommended that censuses of population and housing enumerate only those people with a legal right to housing enumerate only those people with a legal right to be in a place but rather should include either all those be in a place but rather should include either all those present at the place on census night or all those whose present at the place on census night or all those whose usual residence on census night was at the place.”usual residence on census night was at the place.”


International migration characteristics - 1Country of birth (core)

• “… “… information on country of birth be recorded information on country of birth be recorded according to according to national boundaries existing at time of national boundaries existing at time of censuscensus.”.”

• “… “… coding of information on the country of birth should coding of information on the country of birth should be done in sufficient detail to allow for the be done in sufficient detail to allow for the individual individual identification of all countries of birthidentification of all countries of birth ….” ….”

• ““Countries with a significant number of immigrants or Countries with a significant number of immigrants or return migrants may want to collect return migrants may want to collect information on the information on the country of birth of parentscountry of birth of parents.”.”


International migration characteristics - 2Citizenship (core)

• “ … record country of citizenship as such and not adjective to indicate citizenship as some of those adjectives are used to designate ethnic groups”.

• “ … coding of information on country of citizenship should be done in sufficient detail to allow for the individual identification of all countries of citizenship.

• “Enumeration and processing instructions should indicate the treatment of stateless persons, persons with dual nationality, persons in the process of naturalization and any other groups with ambiguous citizenship.”


Country of birth (P2.1-R)Country of birth (P2.1-R)

SexSex Country of Country of birthbirth 0-40-4 5-95-9 10-1410-14 15-1915-19 …… 100+100+ n.s.n.s. TotalTotal

Male

Male

- Country a- Country a

- Country b- Country b

- …- …

- Not stated- Not stated

TotalTotal

Fem

ale

Fem

ale



- …- …


TotalTotal


Citizenship (rev.)Citizenship (rev.)SexSex Country of Country of

citizenshipcitizenship 0-40-4 5-95-9 10-1410-14 15-1915-19 …… 100+100+ n.s.n.s. TotalTotal

Male

Male



- …- …

- Stateless- Stateless


TotalTotal

Fem

ale

Fem

ale



- …- …



TotalTotal


Year of arrival (rev.)Year of arrival (rev.)SexSex Country of Country of

birthbirth 1-41-4 5-95-9 10-1410-14 15-1915-19 20+20+ n.s.n.s. TotalTotal

Male

Male



- …- …



TotalTotal

Fem

ale

Fem

ale



- …- …



TotalTotal


Skills (rev.)Skills (rev.)SexSex Country of birth Country of birth

(citizenship)(citizenship)Low Low

skilledskilledSemi Semi

skilledskilledHighly Highly skilledskilled n.s.n.s. TotalTotal

Male

Male



- …- …


TotalTotal

Fem

ale

Fem

ale



- …- …


TotalTotal


Education (rev.)Education (rev.)

SexSexCountry of Country of

birth birth (citizenship)(citizenship)

PrimaryPrimarySecondarySecondary

-1-1stst cycle cycleSecondarySecondary

-2-2ndnd cycle cycleTertiaryTertiary N.s.N.s. TotalTotal

Male

Male



- …- …

- n.s. - n.s.

TotalTotal

Fem

ale

Fem

ale



- …- …

- n.s.- n.s.

TotalTotal

Part II.Part II.

Recommendations on statistics of Recommendations on statistics of international migration rev. 1 international migration rev. 1

(United Nations, 1998)(United Nations, 1998)


Short and long-term migrantsShort and long-term migrants

Long-term migrant. A person who changes his or Long-term migrant. A person who changes his or her country of usual residence for a period of at her country of usual residence for a period of at least a year (12 months). From the perspective of least a year (12 months). From the perspective of the country of departure the person will be a the country of departure the person will be a long-term emigrant and from that of the country long-term emigrant and from that of the country of arrival the person will be a long-term of arrival the person will be a long-term immigrant.immigrant.

Short-term migrant. A person who moves to a Short-term migrant. A person who moves to a country other than that of his or her usual country other than that of his or her usual residence for a period of at least 3 months but residence for a period of at least 3 months but less than a year (except holiday, visits to friends, less than a year (except holiday, visits to friends, business trip, etc.).business trip, etc.).


Immigration (total)Immigration (total)

CitizensCitizens

Country of Country of previous previous residenceresidence

20072007 20082008 20092009



- Country c- Country c

- Country d - Country d


TotalTotal

Foreign citizensForeign citizens

Country of Country of previous previous residenceresidence

20072007 20082008 20092009






TotalTotal


Emigration (total)Emigration (total)

CitizensCitizens

Country of Country of next next

residenceresidence20072007 20082008 20092009






TotalTotal

Foreign citizensForeign citizens

Country of Country of next next

residenceresidence20072007 20082008 20092009






TotalTotal


Immigration long-term (by type)Immigration long-term (by type)

Entry (visa) Entry (visa) categorycategory 20052005 20062006 20072007 20082008 20092009 20102010

EmploymentEmployment

- Education and - Education and trainingtraining

- Family - Family reunification and reunification and formationformation

- Settlement - Settlement

-HumanitarianHumanitarian

-RegularizationRegularization


TotalTotal


Immigration short-term (by type)Immigration short-term (by type)

Entry (visa) Entry (visa) categorycategory 20052005 20062006 20072007 20082008 20092009 20102010

EmploymentEmployment

- Education and - Education and trainingtraining

- Family - Family reunification and reunification and formationformation

- Settlement- Settlement

- HumanitarianHumanitarian

- RegularizationRegularization


TotalTotal


Bottlenecks and Bottlenecks and how to address themhow to address them

Most data are already available!Most data are already available!

1)1) Detail Detail process essential cross-tabulations process essential cross-tabulations with requested detailwith requested detail

2)2) Timeliness Timeliness make date available rapidly make date available rapidly

3)3) Dissemination Dissemination administrative data are not administrative data are not a matter of national securitya matter of national security

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