1. Anna-Karin Nylin Statistics Sweden Geneva 2012
Circular migration Results from a mapping of circular migration in a Swedish perspective
Anna-Karin Nylin
Statistics Sweden
Geneva 2012

2. WIN – WIN – WIN SITUATION
Origin country
Destination country

3. Statistical definition
Focus is laid on circular migrants as persons that on last of December 2009 lived in Sweden and in migration purpose had crossed the border at least two times during the period This population will hereby and forth be mentioned as circular migrants. People living outside of Sweden at December 31 of 2009 are not included in the study.

4. The base for circular migration
9.3 million potential circular migrants
14 % foreign born

5. Foreign born circular migrants (with at least 3 moves) by region of birth. Living in Sweden 2009
3 %
7 %
41 %
18 %

6. Foreign born circular migrants (with at least 3 moves) by region of birth. Living in Sweden 2009
Swedes
3 %

7. Foreign born circular migrants by number of moves

9. Circular migrants by age
0-18 year %
19-64 year 80 % %

10. 12 %
37 %

12. What about short term migration?

13. Where does people move when leaving Sweden?

14. What about ’chains’ of destination countries?

15. Thank you for your attention!