A. Human movement: snapshots and trends |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1960 | 52.5 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1990 | 412.1 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2005 | 975.0 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2010 | 1,132.8 | |
Annual rate of growth in international migrant stocks (%), 1960-2005 | 6.5 | |
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 1960 | 0.6 | |
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 2005 | 8.8 | |
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 1960 | 46.1 | |
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 2005 | 45.1 | |
Emigration rate (%), 2000-2002 | 7.8 | |
International movement rate (%), 2000-2002 | 17.2 | |
Internal migrant stocks (thousands), 1990-2005 | .. | |
Life time internal migration rate (%), 1990-2005 | .. | |
B. International emigrants by area of residence |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Africa (%), 2000-2002 | 1.9 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Asia (%), 2000-2002 | 14.4 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Europe (%), 2000-2002 | 42.6 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 | 1.0 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 | 27.4 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 | 12.7 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with very high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 83.4 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 10.5 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with medium levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 5.3 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with low levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 0.8 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Africa (%), 2000-2002 | 0.11 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Asia (%), 2000-2002 | 0.27 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Europe (%), 2000-2002 | 0.68 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 | 0.15 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 | 0.63 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 | 2.33 | |
C. Education and employment of international migrants in OECD countries (aged 15 years and above) |
Stock of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries (thousands), 2000-2005 | 685.8 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education, 2000-2005 | 55.3 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, 2000-2005 | 26.0 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with tertiary education, 2000-2005 | 15.1 | |
Tertiary emigration rate to OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | 7.9 | |
Labour force participation rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | 49.6 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | 6.3 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education (%), 2000-2005 | 8.8 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 | 3.9 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 | 4.6 | |
D. Conflict and insecurity induced movement |
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 2007 | 0.1 | |
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of international emigrants, 2007 | (.) | |
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of world refugees, 2007 | (.) | |
People in refugee-like situations by country of origin (thousands), 2007 | 0 | |
Asylum seekers by country of origin (thousands), 2007 | (.) | |
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2008 | .. | |
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 | 2.2 | |
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of international immigrants, 2007 | 0.2 | |
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of world refugees, 2007 | (.) | |
People in refugee-like situations by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 | 0 | |
Asylum seekers by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 | 28.5 | |
E. International financial flows: remittances, official development assistance and foreign direct investment |
Remittance inflows (US$ millions), 2007 | 2,484 | |
Remittance outflows (US$ millions), 2007 | 1,460 | |
Remittance outflows per international migrant (US$), 2007 | 1,499 | |
ODA per capita (US$), 2007 | .. | |
Remittance inflows per capita (US$), 2007 | 223 | |
Remittance inflows as a % of ODA, 2007 | .. | |
Remittance inflows as a % of GDP, 2007 | 0.7 | |
Ratio of remittance inflows to FDI, 2007 | 1.3 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Africa | 0 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Asia | 8.2 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Europe | 58.1 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Latin America and the Caribbean | 0.4 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Northern America | 23.6 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Oceania | 9.7 | |
F. Selected conventions related to human rights and migration (by year of ratification) |
Year of ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families , 2009 | .. | |
Year of ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2009 | 2000 | 1 |
Year of ratification of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 2009 | 1960 | |
Year of ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 2009 | 1970 | |
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2009 | 1997 | |
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2009 | 1985 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 2009 | 1983 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2009 | 1988 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2009 | 1993 | |
G. Human development index trends |
Human development index trends, 1980 | 0.844 | |
Human development index trends, 1985 | 0.857 | |
Human development index trends, 1990 | 0.872 | |
Human development index trends, 1995 | 0.874 | |
Human development index trends, 2000 | 0.895 | |
Human development index trends, 2005 | 0.935 | |
Human development index trends, 2006 | 0.938 | |
Human development index trends, 2007 | 0.942 | |
Revised HDI rank, 2006 | 25 | |
Real change in ranks, 2006-2007 | 0 | |
Long-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1980-2007 | 0.41 | |
Medium-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1990-2007 | 0.45 | |
Short-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 2000-2007 | 0.73 | |
H. Human development index 2007 and its components |
Human development index value, 2007 | 0.942 | |
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 79.1 | |
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 2007 | 97.1 | 2 |
Combined gross enrolment ratio in education (%), 2007 | 101.6 | 34 |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2007 | 28,517 | |
Life expectancy index, 2007 | 0.902 | |
Education index, 2007 | 0.981 | |
GDP index, 2007 | 0.944 | |
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank, 2007 | 6 | |
I-1. Human and income poverty |
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank, 2007 | .. | |
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%), 2007 | .. | |
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 | .. | |
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1999-2007 | 2.9 | 5 |
Population not using an improved water source (%), 2006 | .. | |
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 2000-2006 | .. | |
Population living below $1.25 a day (%), 2000-2007 | .. | |
Population living below $2 a day (%), 2000-2007 | .. | |
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2000-2006 | .. | |
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank | .. | |
I-2. Human and income poverty: OECD countries |
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank | 18 | |
Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%) | 12.5 | |
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 | 7.0 | |
People lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003 | .. | 6 |
Long-term unemployment rate (% of labour force), 2007 | 4.1 | |
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2005 | 14.3 | |
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank | - 4 | |
J. Gender-related development index and its components |
GDI rank, 2007 | 21 | |
GDI value, 2007 | 0.936 | |
GDI value as a percentage of HDI value, 2007 | 99.4 | |
Female life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 81.3 | |
Male life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 76.9 | |
Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 | 96.0 | |
Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 | 98.2 | |
Female combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 | 103.2 | 78 |
Male combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 | 100.1 | 78 |
Female estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 | 19,218 | 9 |
Male estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 | 38,002 | 9 |
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2007 | 2 | |
K. Gender empowerment measure and its components |
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, 2007 | 28 | |
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value, 2006 | 0.677 | |
Seats in parliament (% held by women), 2008 | 15 | 10 |
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-2007 | 28 | |
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1999-2007 | 49 | |
Earned income (estimated), ratio of female to male , 2007 | 0.51 | |
Year women received the right to vote | 1952 | |
Year women received the right to stand for election | 1952 | |
Year in which a woman became Speaker or Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time, as of 2009 | 2004 | |
Women in ministerial positions (% of positions), 2008 | 12 | |
L. Demographic trends |
Total population (millions), 1990 | 10.2 | |
Total population (millions), 2007 | 11.1 | |
Total population (millions), 2020 | 11.3 | |
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 1990-1995 | 0.1 | |
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 2005-2010 | - 0.1 | |
Net international migration rate (%), 1990-1995 | 0.9 | |
Net international migration rate (%), 2005-2010 | 0.3 | |
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 | 58.8 | |
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 | 61.4 | |
Child dependency ratio, 1990 | 28.7 | |
Child dependency ratio, 2010 | 21.1 | |
Old age dependency ratio, 1990 | 20.4 | |
Old age dependency ratio, 2010 | 27.2 | |
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 1990-1995 | 1.4 | |
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 2005-2010 | 1.4 | |
M. Economy and inequality |
Total GDP (US$ billions), 2007 | 313.4 | |
Total GDP (PPP US$ billions), 2007 | 319.2 | |
GDP per capita (US$), 2007 | 27,995 | |
Annual growth rate of GDP per capita (%), 1990-2007 | 2.7 | |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value, 1980-2007 | 28,517 | |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value | 2007 | |
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 1990-2007 | 5.9 | |
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 2006-2007 | 2.9 | |
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 | 2.5 | 11 |
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 | 26.0 | 11 |
Ratio of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%, 1992-2007 | 10.2 | |
Gini index, 1992-2007 | 34.3 | |
N. Health and education |
Government expenditure on health per capita (PPP US$), 2006 | 1,317 | |
Government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure | 11.5 | |
Public current expenditure on primary education per pupil (PPP US$) | 3,562 | |
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure, 2000-2007 | 9.2 | |
Percentage of total aid allocated to social sectors (gross disbursements), 2007 | .. | |
Percentage of adults with low educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | 51.0 | |
Percentage of adults with medium educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | 25.7 | |
Percentage of adults with high educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | 23.3 | |
Under 5 mortality rate in the highest quintile of wealth (per 1,000 live births) | .. | |
Under 5 mortality rate in the highest quintile of wealth (per 1,000 live births) | .. | |
Under 5 mortality rate for children of mothers with at least secondary education (per 1,000 live births) | .. | |
Under 5 mortality rate for children of mothers with at least secondary education (per 1,000 live births) | .. | |
Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 74 | |
Unhealthy life expectancy (%), 2007 | 6 | |