UN Demographic Yearbook: Data collection and dissemination Focus: Migration data

DYB Data collection through questionnaires • Population Estimates (4 tables) • Vital Statistics (33 tables) • International Travel and Migrations Statistics (6/11 tables): Data on flows • Human Functioning and Disability Statistics (3 tables) • 3 questionnaires on Population and Housing Census (general 19 / economic 9 / household 9): data on stocks

Alternative collection methods • Joint collection of data with organizations for population estimates and vital statistics as well as for migration (Eurostat/Council of Europe) • Data sharing arrangements with other organizations (WHO, ILO, UNESCO) • Obtaining data from national publications and websites (census websites etc.)

Data collection: General timeline • Questionnaires are sent in December • Data is requested for April • Internal processing and follow up through summer • Note: Census questionnaires only sent after census took place

Collection of migration flow data

• Collected annually until 1999 • 1998: Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration Rev.1

• Questionnaire is adapted to the Revision and tested • New questionnaire sent to all countries with the 2005 data collection • Results for non-European countries: 16 replies (10 with data, 5 without data)

Joint data collection on migration • Joint questionnaire currently consists of 13 tables • 5 tables of which are identical to DYB questionnaire -

Major categories of inflows and outflows

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Long-term immigration by country of last residence and sex Long-term immigration by citizenship, age

and sex -

Long-term emigration by country of next residence and sex Long-term emigration by citizenship, age

and sex

Joint questionnaire: Timeline

• March 2007: Meeting of partners to discuss possibilities in streamlining the questionnaire; in light of the results of: – This EGM – The pending European legislation – Similar meetings (e.g. Edinburgh) – Internal studies done by the partners on response rates and (anticipated) uses

Dissemination of migration data

• Special topics on censuses: stock data • Special topic on migration: 1989 • Direct access of partner: UN Population Division (estimates) • Planned: integral part of regular DYB