The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008

This fact book for 2008 attempts to present numbers and facts behind the stories of international migration and remittances, drawing on authoritative, publicly available data. It provides a snapshot of statistics on immigration, emigration, skilled emigration, and remittance flows for 194 countries and 13 regional and income groups. The top migrant destination countries are the United States, the Russian Federation, Germany, Ukraine, and France. The top immigration countries, relative to population, are Qatar (78 percent), the United Arab Emirates (71 percent), Kuwait (62 percent), Singapore (43 percent), Israel (40 percent), and Jordan (39 percent). The authors have attempted to present the best possible data in the Fact book, drawing on authoritative sources. However, the user is advised to take note of the pitfalls of using currently available migration and remittances data. Remittance flows and the stock of migrants may be underestimated due to the use of informal remittance channels, irregular migration, and ambiguity in the definition of migrants (foreign born versus foreigner, seasonal versus permanent). Considerably more effort is needed to improve the quality of data.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2008
Subjects:	ASYLUM, ASYLUM SEEKERS, BALANCE OF PAYMENT, BALANCE OF PAYMENT STATISTICS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS MANUAL, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS, BANK DATA, BRAIN DRAIN, CITIZENSHIP, COMPENSATION, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, COUNTRIES OF BIRTH, COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, COUNTRY REMITTANCES, DATA ON IMMIGRATION, DATA ON REMITTANCES, DEPENDENCY RATIO, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISSEMINATION, ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, EMIGRANTS, EMIGRATION, EMIGRATION COUNTRIES, EMIGRATION DATA, EMIGRATION RATE, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, GROSS NATIONAL INCOME, HOST COUNTRY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRANT INFLOWS, IMMIGRANTS, IMMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES, IMMIGRATION STATUS, IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES, INCOME GROUPS, INFORMAL CHANNELS, INFORMAL FLOWS, INFORMAL REMITTANCE, INTERNATIONAL LABOR OFFICE, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION STATISTICS, INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, IRREGULAR MIGRATION, LABOR FORCE, LEGAL STATUS, LOCAL CURRENCY, LONG-TERM MIGRANTS, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MEDICAL TREATMENT, MIDDLE EAST, MIDDLE-INCOME, MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, MIGRANT, MIGRANT DESTINATION COUNTRIES, MIGRANT REMITTANCES, MIGRANT STOCK, MIGRANT WORKERS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION DATA, MIGRATION FLOWS, MIGRATION STATISTICS, MONEY TRANSFER, MONEY TRANSFER OPERATORS, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, NATIONALS, NORTH AFRICA, NORTH MIGRATION, NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS, NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS, NUMBER OF MIGRANTS, NUMBER OF REFUGEES, NURSES, PERCENT OF IMMIGRANTS, PERSONAL REMITTANCES, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POPULATION CENSUSES, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION GROWTH, PUBLIC POLICY, RECIPIENT COUNTRIES, RECREATION, REFUGEES, RELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGE, REMITTANCE, REMITTANCE CHANNELS, REMITTANCE DATA, REMITTANCE FLOWS, REMITTANCE RECIPIENTS, REMITTANCE SENDERS, REMITTANCES, SHORT-TERM MIGRANTS, SKILLED WORKERS, STATISTICS ON IMMIGRATION, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TEMPORARY WORKERS, THE GAMBIA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION, URBAN POPULATION, VIRGIN, WORKER REMITTANCES, WORLD POPULATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9078892/migration-remittances-factbook-2008-migration-remittances-factbook-2008 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6383
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