A. Human movement: snapshots and trends |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1960 | 1,185.6 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1990 | 1,632.7 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2005 | 2,661.3 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2010 | 2,940.5 | |
Annual rate of growth in international migrant stocks (%), 1960-2005 | 1.8 | |
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 1960 | 56.1 | |
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 2005 | 39.8 | |
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 1960 | 49.5 | |
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 2005 | 55.9 | |
Emigration rate (%), 2000-2002 | 13.1 | |
International movement rate (%), 2000-2002 | 40.3 | |
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 | 1.0 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Asia (%), 2000-2002 | 76.1 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Europe (%), 2000-2002 | 6.8 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 | 0.7 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 | 14.6 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 | 0.8 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with very high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 24.8 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 4.3 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with medium levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 70.4 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with low levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 0.4 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Africa (%), 2000-2002 | 0.06 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Asia (%), 2000-2002 | 1.47 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Europe (%), 2000-2002 | 0.11 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 | 0.12 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 | 0.35 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 | 0.14 | |
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 | 162.7 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education, 2000-2005 | 18.3 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, 2000-2005 | 37.0 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with tertiary education, 2000-2005 | 42.7 | |
Tertiary emigration rate to OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | 5.4 | |
Labour force participation rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | 65.6 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | 6.2 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education (%), 2000-2005 | 11.2 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 | 7.4 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 | 4.0 | |
D. Conflict and insecurity induced movement |
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 2007 | 1.5 | |
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of international emigrants, 2007 | 0.2 | |
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 | 0.9 | |
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2008 | .. | 1 |
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 | 1.2 | |
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of international immigrants, 2007 | (.) | |
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 | 5.8 | |
E. International financial flows: remittances, official development assistance and foreign direct investment |
Remittance inflows (US$ millions), 2007 | 1,041 | |
Remittance outflows (US$ millions), 2007 | 2,770 | |
Remittance outflows per international migrant (US$), 2007 | 1,041 | |
ODA per capita (US$), 2007 | .. | |
Remittance inflows per capita (US$), 2007 | 150 | |
Remittance inflows as a % of ODA, 2007 | .. | |
Remittance inflows as a % of GDP, 2007 | 0.6 | |
Ratio of remittance inflows to FDI, 2007 | 0.1 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Africa | 0 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Asia | 70.0 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Europe | 7.8 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Latin America and the Caribbean | 0.8 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Northern America | 20.5 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Oceania | 0.9 | |
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 | 2008 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 2009 | 1954 | |
Year of ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 2009 | 1979 | |
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2009 | 1991 | |
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2009 | 1991 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 2009 | 1991 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2009 | 1991 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2009 | 1991 | |
G. Human development index trends |
Human development index trends, 1980 | 0.829 | |
Human development index trends, 1985 | 0.853 | |
Human development index trends, 1990 | 0.868 | |
Human development index trends, 1995 | 0.883 | |
Human development index trends, 2000 | 0.908 | |
Human development index trends, 2005 | 0.929 | |
Human development index trends, 2006 | 0.932 | |
Human development index trends, 2007 | 0.935 | |
Revised HDI rank, 2006 | 28 | |
Real change in ranks, 2006-2007 | 1 | |
Long-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1980-2007 | 0.44 | |
Medium-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1990-2007 | 0.44 | |
Short-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 2000-2007 | 0.42 | |
H. Human development index 2007 and its components |
Human development index value, 2007 | 0.935 | |
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 80.7 | |
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 2007 | 97.1 | 2 |
Combined gross enrolment ratio in education (%), 2007 | 89.9 | 3 |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2007 | 26,315 | |
Life expectancy index, 2007 | 0.928 | |
Education index, 2007 | 0.947 | |
GDP index, 2007 | 0.930 | |
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank, 2007 | 7 | |
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 | 1.9 | |
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1999-2007 | 2.9 | 4 |
Population not using an improved water source (%), 2006 | 0 | |
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 2000-2006 | .. | |
Population living below $1.25 a day (%), 2000-2007 | .. | |
Population living below $2 a day (%), 2000-2007 | .. | |
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2000-2006 | .. | |
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank | .. | |
I-2. Human and income poverty: OECD countries |
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank | .. | |
Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%) | .. | |
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 | 6.5 | |
People lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003 | .. | |
Long-term unemployment rate (% of labour force), 2007 | .. | |
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2005 | 19.2 | |
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank | .. | |
J. Gender-related development index and its components |
GDI rank, 2007 | 26 | |
GDI value, 2007 | 0.921 | |
GDI value as a percentage of HDI value, 2007 | 98.5 | |
Female life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 82.7 | |
Male life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 78.5 | |
Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 | 88.7 | 5 |
Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 | 95.0 | 5 |
Female combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 | 92.1 | 5 |
Male combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 | 87.8 | 5 |
Female estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 | 20,599 | 6 |
Male estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 | 32,148 | 6 |
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2007 | - 1 | |
K. Gender empowerment measure and its components |
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, 2007 | 23 | |
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value, 2006 | 0.705 | |
Seats in parliament (% held by women), 2008 | 18 | 7 |
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-2007 | 30 | |
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1999-2007 | 52 | |
Earned income (estimated), ratio of female to male , 2007 | 0.64 | |
Year women received the right to vote | 1948 | |
Year women received the right to stand for election | 1948 | |
Year in which a woman became Speaker or Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time, as of 2009 | 2006 | |
Women in ministerial positions (% of positions), 2008 | 12 | |
L. Demographic trends |
Total population (millions), 1990 | 4.5 | |
Total population (millions), 2007 | 6.9 | |
Total population (millions), 2020 | 8.3 | |
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 1990-1995 | 1.5 | |
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 2005-2010 | 1.5 | |
Net international migration rate (%), 1990-1995 | 2.0 | |
Net international migration rate (%), 2005-2010 | 0.2 | |
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 | 90.4 | |
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 | 91.7 | |
Child dependency ratio, 1990 | 52.5 | |
Child dependency ratio, 2010 | 44.4 | |
Old age dependency ratio, 1990 | 15.2 | |
Old age dependency ratio, 2010 | 16.4 | |
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 1990-1995 | 2.9 | |
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 2005-2010 | 2.8 | |
M. Economy and inequality |
Total GDP (US$ billions), 2007 | 164.0 | |
Total GDP (PPP US$ billions), 2007 | 188.9 | |
GDP per capita (US$), 2007 | 22,835 | |
Annual growth rate of GDP per capita (%), 1990-2007 | 1.7 | |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value, 1980-2007 | 26,315 | |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value | 2007 | |
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 1990-2007 | 5.7 | |
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 2006-2007 | 0.5 | |
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 | 2.1 | 8 |
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 | 28.8 | 8 |
Ratio of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%, 1992-2007 | 13.4 | |
Gini index, 1992-2007 | 39.2 | |
N. Health and education |
Government expenditure on health per capita (PPP US$), 2006 | 1,477 | |
Government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure | 11.1 | |
Public current expenditure on primary education per pupil (PPP US$) | 5,135 | |
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure, 2000-2007 | 13.7 | |
Percentage of total aid allocated to social sectors (gross disbursements), 2007 | .. | |
Percentage of adults with low educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | 23.9 | |
Percentage of adults with medium educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | 33.1 | |
Percentage of adults with high educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | 39.7 | |
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 | 8 | |