A. Human movement: snapshots and trends |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1960 |
50.0 |
|
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1990 |
183.3 |
|
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2005 |
168.2 |
|
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2010 |
161.3 |
|
Annual rate of growth in international migrant stocks (%), 1960-2005 |
2.7 |
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International migrants as a percentage of total population, 1960 |
2.6 |
|
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 2005 |
2.8 |
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Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 1960 |
47.4 |
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Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 2005 |
48.1 |
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Emigration rate (%), 2000-2002 |
6.9 |
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International movement rate (%), 2000-2002 |
9.8 |
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Internal migrant stocks (thousands), 1990-2005 |
1,600 |
1 |
Life time internal migration rate (%), 1990-2005 |
26.4 |
1 |
B. International emigrants by area of residence |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Africa (%), 2000-2002 |
1.1 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Asia (%), 2000-2002 |
3.9 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Europe (%), 2000-2002 |
2.9 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 |
87.4 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 |
4.6 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 |
0.1 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with very high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 |
8.2 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 |
87.1 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with medium levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 |
4.2 |
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Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with low levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 |
0.5 |
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Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Africa (%), 2000-2002 |
0.03 |
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Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Asia (%), 2000-2002 |
0.03 |
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Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Europe (%), 2000-2002 |
0.02 |
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Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 |
5.99 |
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Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 |
0.05 |
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Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 |
0.01 |
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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 |
20.1 |
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Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education, 2000-2005 |
37.1 |
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Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, 2000-2005 |
37.5 |
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Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with tertiary education, 2000-2005 |
23.9 |
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Tertiary emigration rate to OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 |
1.9 |
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Labour force participation rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 |
69.3 |
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Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 |
6.9 |
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Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education (%), 2000-2005 |
7.5 |
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Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 |
6.9 |
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Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 |
6.3 |
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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 |
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Asylum seekers by country of origin (thousands), 2007 |
(.) |
|
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2008 |
.. |
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Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 |
0.1 |
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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 |
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Asylum seekers by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 |
(.) |
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E. International financial flows: remittances, official development assistance and foreign direct investment |
Remittance inflows (US$ millions), 2007 |
469 |
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Remittance outflows (US$ millions), 2007 |
.. |
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Remittance outflows per international migrant (US$), 2007 |
.. |
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ODA per capita (US$), 2007 |
18 |
|
Remittance inflows per capita (US$), 2007 |
77 |
|
Remittance inflows as a % of ODA, 2007 |
434.1 |
|
Remittance inflows as a % of GDP, 2007 |
3.2 |
|
Ratio of remittance inflows to FDI, 2007 |
2.4 |
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Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Africa |
0 |
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Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Asia |
1.1 |
|
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Europe |
4.6 |
|
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Latin America and the Caribbean |
82.9 |
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Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Northern America |
11.3 |
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Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Oceania |
0.2 |
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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 |
2008 |
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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 |
2004 |
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Year of ratification of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 2009 |
1970 |
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Year of ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 2009 |
2003 |
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Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2009 |
1992 |
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Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2009 |
1992 |
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Year of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 2009 |
1987 |
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Year of ratification of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2009 |
1990 |
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Year of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2009 |
1990 |
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G. Human development index trends |
Human development index trends, 1980 |
0.677 |
|
Human development index trends, 1985 |
0.677 |
|
Human development index trends, 1990 |
0.711 |
|
Human development index trends, 1995 |
0.726 |
|
Human development index trends, 2000 |
0.737 |
|
Human development index trends, 2005 |
0.754 |
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Human development index trends, 2006 |
0.757 |
|
Human development index trends, 2007 |
0.761 |
|
Revised HDI rank, 2006 |
101 |
|
Real change in ranks, 2006-2007 |
0 |
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Long-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1980-2007 |
0.43 |
|
Medium-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1990-2007 |
0.40 |
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Short-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 2000-2007 |
0.45 |
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H. Human development index 2007 and its components |
Human development index value, 2007 |
0.761 |
|
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 |
71.7 |
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Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 2007 |
94.6 |
2 |
Combined gross enrolment ratio in education (%), 2007 |
72.1 |
34 |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2007 |
4,433 |
|
Life expectancy index, 2007 |
0.778 |
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Education index, 2007 |
0.871 |
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GDP index, 2007 |
0.633 |
|
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank, 2007 |
13 |
|
I-1. Human and income poverty |
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank, 2007 |
49 |
|
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%), 2007 |
10.5 |
|
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 |
8.9 |
|
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1999-2007 |
5.4 |
5 |
Population not using an improved water source (%), 2006 |
23 |
|
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 2000-2006 |
5 |
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Population living below $1.25 a day (%), 2000-2007 |
6.5 |
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Population living below $2 a day (%), 2000-2007 |
14.2 |
|
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2000-2006 |
.. |
|
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank |
5 |
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I-2. Human and income poverty: OECD countries |
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank |
.. |
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Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%) |
.. |
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Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 |
18.8 |
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People lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003 |
.. |
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Long-term unemployment rate (% of labour force), 2007 |
.. |
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Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2005 |
.. |
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HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank |
.. |
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J. Gender-related development index and its components |
GDI rank, 2007 |
82 |
|
GDI value, 2007 |
0.759 |
|
GDI value as a percentage of HDI value, 2007 |
99.8 |
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Female life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 |
73.8 |
|
Male life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 |
69.6 |
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Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 |
93.5 |
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Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 |
95.7 |
|
Female combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 |
72.2 |
67 |
Male combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 |
72.1 |
67 |
Female estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 |
3,439 |
8 |
Male estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 |
5,405 |
8 |
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2007 |
2 |
|
K. Gender empowerment measure and its components |
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, 2007 |
79 |
|
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value, 2006 |
0.510 |
|
Seats in parliament (% held by women), 2008 |
14 |
9 |
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-2007 |
35 |
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Professional and technical workers (% female), 1999-2007 |
50 |
|
Earned income (estimated), ratio of female to male , 2007 |
0.64 |
|
Year women received the right to vote |
1961 |
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Year women received the right to stand for election |
1961 |
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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 |
.. |
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Women in ministerial positions (% of positions), 2008 |
19 |
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L. Demographic trends |
Total population (millions), 1990 |
4.2 |
|
Total population (millions), 2007 |
6.1 |
|
Total population (millions), 2020 |
7.5 |
|
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 1990-1995 |
2.6 |
|
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 2005-2010 |
1.9 |
|
Net international migration rate (%), 1990-1995 |
- 0.1 |
|
Net international migration rate (%), 2005-2010 |
- 0.1 |
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Urban share of the population (%), 1990 |
48.7 |
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Urban share of the population (%), 1990 |
61.5 |
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Child dependency ratio, 1990 |
75.9 |
|
Child dependency ratio, 2010 |
54.7 |
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Old age dependency ratio, 1990 |
7.4 |
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Old age dependency ratio, 2010 |
8.4 |
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Total fertility rate (births per woman), 1990-1995 |
4.3 |
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Total fertility rate (births per woman), 2005-2010 |
3.1 |
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M. Economy and inequality |
Total GDP (US$ billions), 2007 |
12.2 |
|
Total GDP (PPP US$ billions), 2007 |
27.1 |
|
GDP per capita (US$), 2007 |
1,997 |
|
Annual growth rate of GDP per capita (%), 1990-2007 |
- 0.3 |
|
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value, 1980-2007 |
4,631 |
|
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value |
1981 |
|
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 1990-2007 |
10.7 |
|
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 2006-2007 |
8.1 |
|
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 |
1.1 |
10 |
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 |
42.3 |
10 |
Ratio of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%, 1992-2007 |
38.8 |
|
Gini index, 1992-2007 |
53.2 |
|
N. Health and education |
Government expenditure on health per capita (PPP US$), 2006 |
131 |
|
Government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure |
13.2 |
|
Public current expenditure on primary education per pupil (PPP US$) |
518 |
|
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure, 2000-2007 |
10.0 |
|
Percentage of total aid allocated to social sectors (gross disbursements), 2007 |
37.0 |
|
Percentage of adults with low educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) |
72.6 |
|
Percentage of adults with medium educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) |
23.6 |
|
Percentage of adults with high educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) |
3.7 |
|
Under 5 mortality rate in the highest quintile of wealth (per 1,000 live births) |
57 |
11 |
Under 5 mortality rate in the highest quintile of wealth (per 1,000 live births) |
20 |
11 |
Under 5 mortality rate for children of mothers with at least secondary education (per 1,000 live births) |
78 |
11 |
Under 5 mortality rate for children of mothers with at least secondary education (per 1,000 live births) |
29 |
11 |
Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 |
66 |
|
Unhealthy life expectancy (%), 2007 |
8 |
|