Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks
This paper introduces four versions of an international bilateral migration stock database for 226 by 226 countries and territories. The first three versions each consist of two matrices, the first containing migrants defined by country of birth, t...
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okr-10986-72442021-04-23T14:02:33Z Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks Parsons, Christopher R. Skeldon, Ronald Walmsley, Terrie L. Winters, L. Alan BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BORDERS BRAIN DRAIN CENSUS DATA CENSUSES CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP COUNTRIES OF EMIGRATION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EASTERN ASIA EMIGRATION EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION FOREIGN PARENTS FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN POPULATIONS HOST POPULATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT FLOWS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT LEGAL MIGRANTS MATRICES MATRIX MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE EASTERN MIGRANT MIGRANT FLOWS MIGRANT POPULATION MIGRANT POPULATIONS MIGRANT STOCK MIGRANT_ORIGIN MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION STATISTICS MIGRATIONS MISSING DATA MOBILITY NATIONAL POPULATION NATIONALS NATURALIZATION NATURALIZATION POLICIES NATURALIZATION PROCEDURES NORTH MIGRATION NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS PALESTINIAN TERRITORY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CENSUSES POPULATION REGISTERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRESS REFUGEES REMITTANCES ROLE OF MIGRATION SAHARA SMALL COUNTRIES SOVEREIGNTY TRADE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VIRGIN WESTERN EUROPE WORLD MIGRATION This paper introduces four versions of an international bilateral migration stock database for 226 by 226 countries and territories. The first three versions each consist of two matrices, the first containing migrants defined by country of birth, that is, the foreign-born population; the second, by nationality, that is, the foreign population. Wherever possible, the information is collected from the 2000 round of censuses, though older data are included where this information was unavailable. The first version of the matrices contains as much data as could be collated at the time of writing but also contains gaps. The later versions progressively use a variety of techniques to estimate the missing data. The final matrix, comprising only the foreign-born, attempts to reconcile all of the available information to provide the researcher with a single and complete matrix of international bilateral migrant stocks. The final section of the paper describes some of the patterns evident in the database. For example, immigration to the United States is dominated by Latin America, whereas Western European immigration draws heavily on Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean region. Over one-third of world migration is from developing to industrial countries and about a quarter between developing countries. Intra-developed country and intra-FSU (former Soviet Union) flows each account for about 15 percent of the total. Over half of migration is between countries with linguistic ties. Africa accounts for 8 percent of Western Europe's immigration and much less of that to other rich regions. 2012-06-06T15:11:53Z 2012-06-06T15:11:53Z 2007-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7437493/quantifying-international-migration-database-bilateral-migrant-stocks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7244 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4165 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BORDERS BRAIN DRAIN CENSUS DATA CENSUSES CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP COUNTRIES OF EMIGRATION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EASTERN ASIA EMIGRATION EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION FOREIGN PARENTS FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN POPULATIONS HOST POPULATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT FLOWS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT LEGAL MIGRANTS MATRICES MATRIX MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE EASTERN MIGRANT MIGRANT FLOWS MIGRANT POPULATION MIGRANT POPULATIONS MIGRANT STOCK MIGRANT_ORIGIN MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION STATISTICS MIGRATIONS MISSING DATA MOBILITY NATIONAL POPULATION NATIONALS NATURALIZATION NATURALIZATION POLICIES NATURALIZATION PROCEDURES NORTH MIGRATION NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS PALESTINIAN TERRITORY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CENSUSES POPULATION REGISTERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRESS REFUGEES REMITTANCES ROLE OF MIGRATION SAHARA SMALL COUNTRIES SOVEREIGNTY TRADE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VIRGIN WESTERN EUROPE WORLD MIGRATION |
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BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BORDERS BRAIN DRAIN CENSUS DATA CENSUSES CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP COUNTRIES OF EMIGRATION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EASTERN ASIA EMIGRATION EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION FOREIGN PARENTS FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN POPULATIONS HOST POPULATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT FLOWS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT LEGAL MIGRANTS MATRICES MATRIX MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE EASTERN MIGRANT MIGRANT FLOWS MIGRANT POPULATION MIGRANT POPULATIONS MIGRANT STOCK MIGRANT_ORIGIN MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION STATISTICS MIGRATIONS MISSING DATA MOBILITY NATIONAL POPULATION NATIONALS NATURALIZATION NATURALIZATION POLICIES NATURALIZATION PROCEDURES NORTH MIGRATION NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS PALESTINIAN TERRITORY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CENSUSES POPULATION REGISTERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRESS REFUGEES REMITTANCES ROLE OF MIGRATION SAHARA SMALL COUNTRIES SOVEREIGNTY TRADE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VIRGIN WESTERN EUROPE WORLD MIGRATION Parsons, Christopher R. Skeldon, Ronald Walmsley, Terrie L. Winters, L. Alan Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4165 |
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This paper introduces four versions of
an international bilateral migration stock database for 226
by 226 countries and territories. The first three versions
each consist of two matrices, the first containing migrants
defined by country of birth, that is, the foreign-born
population; the second, by nationality, that is, the foreign
population. Wherever possible, the information is collected
from the 2000 round of censuses, though older data are
included where this information was unavailable. The first
version of the matrices contains as much data as could be
collated at the time of writing but also contains gaps. The
later versions progressively use a variety of techniques to
estimate the missing data. The final matrix, comprising only
the foreign-born, attempts to reconcile all of the available
information to provide the researcher with a single and
complete matrix of international bilateral migrant stocks.
The final section of the paper describes some of the
patterns evident in the database. For example, immigration
to the United States is dominated by Latin America, whereas
Western European immigration draws heavily on Eastern
Europe, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean region. Over
one-third of world migration is from developing to
industrial countries and about a quarter between developing
countries. Intra-developed country and intra-FSU (former
Soviet Union) flows each account for about 15 percent of the
total. Over half of migration is between countries with
linguistic ties. Africa accounts for 8 percent of Western
Europe's immigration and much less of that to other
rich regions. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Parsons, Christopher R. Skeldon, Ronald Walmsley, Terrie L. Winters, L. Alan |
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Parsons, Christopher R. Skeldon, Ronald Walmsley, Terrie L. Winters, L. Alan |
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Parsons, Christopher R. |
| title |
Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks |
| title_short |
Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks |
| title_full |
Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks |
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Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks |
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Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks |
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quantifying international migration : a database of bilateral migrant stocks |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7437493/quantifying-international-migration-database-bilateral-migrant-stocks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7244 |
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