1. Updating the UNECE Clearing House of Migration Statistics
Jason Schachter
UNECE Statistical Division
Workshop on Migration Statistics Minsk, Republic of Belarus, 28 May 2015

2. Background on Migration Clearing House
Project to encourage data exchange between countries (2009)
Information missing from national sources (e.g. nationals abroad)
Their characteristics (age, sex, occupation) and conditions (income,etc.)
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3. Background
Set up a clearing house maintained by an international organization to facilitate data sharing (2011)
Set of standard tables on stocks and flows for bilateral exchange among countries
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4. Organizational Aspects
Minimal technical requirements: Excel &
National focal points from each National Statistical office
Collect data and maintain contacts with other data producers in country
Data collected every two years (2011, , 2015)

5. Content of MCH Seven tables Stock Flows Citizenship acquisition
Country of birth
Country of citizenship
Flows
Immigration and emigration
Citizenship acquisition
Short-term migraton collected, but not enough data to include.
Investigate inclusion of ST immigration in 2015 release (6 countries)
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9. Data Availability (2000-2010) Table ARM AZE BLR KAZ KGZ GEO MDA RUS
TJK
TKM
UKR
UZB
1 Population by Age, Country of birth, Sex, Country and Year
2 Population by Age, Country of citizenship, Sex, Country and Year
3 Long-term immigration by country of previous residence
4 Long-term emigration by country of next residence
5 Long-term immigration by citizenship status
6 Long-term emigration by citizenship status
7 Citizenship acquisition by country of previous citizenship
8 Short-term immigration ( months) by citizenship, sex and purpose of moving to current country
9 Short-term emigration ( months) by country of arrival, sex and reason for leaving current country
Fully
Partially
Not Available
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10. Data Availability (2011-2) Table ARM AZE BLR KAZ KGZ GEO MDA RUS TJK
TKM
UKR
UZB
1 Population by Age, Country of birth, Sex, Country and Year
2 Population by Age, Country of citizenship, Sex, Country and Year
3 Long-term immigration by country of previous residence
4 Long-term emigration by country of next residence
5 Long-term immigration by citizenship status
6 Long-term emigration by citizenship status
7 Citizenship acquisition by country of previous citizenship
8 Short-term immigration ( months) by citizenship, sex and purpose of moving to current country
9 Short-term emigration ( months) by country of destination, sex and reason for leaving current country
Fully
Partially
Not Available
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11. Coverage change between 2010 and 2012
Stock data mostly available after Census
Russia provided stock from 2010 Census (!!!)
Improved long-term emigration flow coverage
UZB, ARM, BEL, UK added (GEO subtracted)
Armenia, added short-term migration
Greater coverage≠greater quality

12. Current update (2013-4) Only two countries so far (AZE, UZB)
Improved emigration flow coverage?
Azerbaijan: emigration flows (Table 4)
Updated stock information?
2014 Georgia & Moldova Census?
Add Table 8 (ST immigration) to database?
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13. Combine information provided in database (circa 2010)
Examples of using other countries’ data to estimate stock living abroad
Combine information provided in database (circa 2010)
Country of citizenship
Country of birth
Important to have information from all countries (especially large immigrant receiving countries, i.e. Russian Federation and Kazakhstan)
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14. Citizens Living in Another CIS Country, by Citizenship
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15. Population Living in CIS Country other than Country of Birth, by Country of Birth
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16. Population Living in CIS Country other than Country of Birth, as Percentage of the Population of the Country of Birth
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17. Percentage of Male and Female Citizens Living in Another CIS Country
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18. Conclusion Current update to be completed this summer
Data validity check, add metadata, upload to public site
Add short-term immigration data?
The Clearing House relies on data provided by your office
Your support is essential for achieving the mutual benefit of data exchange between CIS countries!
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