1. Data Exchange through the UNECE Clearing House of Migration Statistics
Andres Vikat
High-level Seminar on Population Censuses and Migration Statistics in CIS Countries
Gelendzhik, Russian Federation, October 2013

2. Benefits of Data Exchange
Provides information missing from regular national data collection systems (e.g. number of citizens living abroad)
Provides information about the characteristics and conditions of citizens living abroad
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3. Related Activities at UNECE
Task Force on Measuring Emigration ( )
Pilot study on data exchange (2007)
Guidelines on the use of data on international immigration to improve emigration data of sending countries (2009)
Clearing House of Migration Statistics (2011-)
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4. Conclusions from the Data Exchange Exercise (2007)
Immigration data from receiving countries can be used to improve estimates of emigration in sending countries
Data on immigration is not always easily accessible by interested users  data exchange necessary
Need to develop guidelines for the exchange of data
Consideration of creating a central clearing house for collecting and storing migration data to facilitate the accessibility of statistics
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5. Guidelines on exchanging data to improve emigration statistics (2009)
How to use other countries’ immigration data for improving own emigration estimates
How to produce immigration data so that it better fits the needs for improving other countries’ emigration estimates
Setting up a clearing house maintained by an international organization to facilitate data sharing among countries
Set of standard tables on stocks and flows for bilateral exchanges among countries
unece.org/index.php?id=17456
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6. Workshop in Bishkek (2010)
Agreed to a set of 9 tables on basic migration data to be transmitted to UNECE
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7. Clearing House of Migration Statistics
Network of focal points in NSOs
UNECE collects data every two years , 2013, …
unece.org/data
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8. Data Availability
Fully
Partially
Not Available
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9. Citizens Living in Another CIS Country, by Citizenship
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10. Population Living in Another CIS Country than Country of Birth, by Country of Birth
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11. Population Living in Another CIS Country than Country of Birth, as Percentage of the Population of the Country of Birth
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12. Percentage of Male and Female Citizens Living in Another CIS Country
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13. Long-term Immigration to the Russian Federation by Country of Previous Residence, 2012
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14. Next Steps Expand metadata in English and Russian
Evaluation of current data quality
Validity checks
Revisions
Next update spring 2015
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15. Conclusion
The Clearing House relies on the data that your offices provide  Your support to data exchange is essential for achieving the mutual benefit for CIS countries.
Proposals for improving data exchange are welcome.
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