SESSION IV Using census data to analyse international migration trends African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Dakar, Senegal, 8 –11 September 2015 Strengthening collection and use of international migration data for development
Origin Data availability from 2010 census round AfricaAsia Latin America & Caribbean Northern America Europe Oceania Source: Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2015 Revision Percentage of countries with data on sex, age and origin since 2010 census round Age Total & Sex
South-South migration is as common as South-North migration North 81.9million (35%) 82.3 million (36%) North SouthSouth 53.7 million (23%) million (6%) United Nations, Population Division/DESA International migrant stock, 2013 (millions) Source: Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2013 Revision
Migrant stock as percentage over total population in Africa ( ) International migrant stock, (millions) Proportion of international migrants in total population United Nations, Population Division/DESA
Africa as destination About 80% of migrants in A are from A About 50% of migrants from A live in A Region of birth ≠ region of destination Region of birth = region of destination United Nations, Population Division/DESA Africa as source
The proportion of young migrants (<20) among all migrants is highest in Africa United Nations, Population Division/DESA Migrant stock under age 20, 2013 (percentage) Source: Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2013 Revision
Refugees as a percentage of the international migrant stock
One in every nine tertiary educated persons born in Africa resides in OECD countries Source: UN-DESA and OECD, World Migration in Figures
Senegal as origin
Changes in the stock of migrants (Africa) Migrant stock in Africa (‘000)16,35817,125
Cohort analysis of international migrants in Africa thousandsPercent International migrant stock ,358 Deaths during Returns based on age distribution5, Gross change during New migrants during period7, Stock ,125
Data availability CountryCensus dates Latest available data (to Population Division) AlgeriaCensus 1987, 1998, 2008No data BeninCensus 1992, 2002, 2013Latest available data from 2002 Burkina FasoCensus 1996, 2006 Latest available data from 2006 (no data on origin) Côte d'IvoireCensus 1988, 1998, 2014Latest available data from 1998 Libyan Arab JamahiriyaCensus 1995, 2006 Latest available data from 2006 (no data on origin) MaliCensus 1987, 1998, 2009Latest available data from 2009 MauritaniaCensus 1988, 2000, 2013Latest available data from 2000 MoroccoCensus 1994, 2004, 2014Latest available data from 2014 NigerCensus 1988, 2001, 2012Latest available data from 2001 SenegalCensus 1988, 2002, 2013 Latest available data from 2013 (no data on origin) TogoCensus 1981, 2010Latest available data from 2010
International migrant stock summary for 11 participating countries, International migrants (x 1,000) 3,7714,2384,2574,5875,0375,458 Refugees (x 1,000) Refugees (%) Female (%)
Origin of international migrants by major area – 2013 (in participating countries)
Destination for international migrants – 2013 (from participating countries)
International migrants in Europe by major area of origin (rev. 2013)
Changes in working age population (15-59) and youth (15-29),