A. Human movement: snapshots and trends |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1960 | 19.6 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1990 | 22.9 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2005 | 20.3 | |
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2010 | 18.9 | |
Annual rate of growth in international migrant stocks (%), 1960-2005 | 0.1 | |
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 1960 | 0.9 | |
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 2005 | 0.3 | |
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 1960 | 48.9 | |
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 2005 | 48.1 | |
Emigration rate (%), 2000-2002 | 5.9 | |
International movement rate (%), 2000-2002 | 6.2 | |
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 | 0.9 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Asia (%), 2000-2002 | 15.6 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Europe (%), 2000-2002 | 17.4 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 | 0.2 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 | 62.9 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 | 3.0 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with very high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 84.2 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 1.3 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with medium levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 14.0 | |
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with low levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 | 0.5 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Africa (%), 2000-2002 | 0.02 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Asia (%), 2000-2002 | 0.11 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Europe (%), 2000-2002 | 0.10 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 | 0.01 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 | 0.55 | |
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 | 0.21 | |
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 | 264.2 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education, 2000-2005 | 49.5 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, 2000-2005 | 35.7 | |
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with tertiary education, 2000-2005 | 14.2 | |
Tertiary emigration rate to OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | .. | |
Labour force participation rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | 63.0 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 | 9.6 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education (%), 2000-2005 | 12.4 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 | 8.4 | |
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 | 6.0 | |
D. Conflict and insecurity induced movement |
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 2007 | 10.0 | |
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of international emigrants, 2007 | 2.8 | |
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of world refugees, 2007 | 0.1 | |
People in refugee-like situations by country of origin (thousands), 2007 | 0 | |
Asylum seekers by country of origin (thousands), 2007 | 0.2 | |
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2008 | .. | |
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 | 0 | |
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of international immigrants, 2007 | 0 | |
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of world refugees, 2007 | 0 | |
People in refugee-like situations by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 | 0 | |
Asylum seekers by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 | 0 | |
E. International financial flows: remittances, official development assistance and foreign direct investment |
Remittance inflows (US$ millions), 2007 | 1 | |
Remittance outflows (US$ millions), 2007 | 1 | |
Remittance outflows per international migrant (US$), 2007 | 20 | |
ODA per capita (US$), 2007 | 68 | |
Remittance inflows per capita (US$), 2007 | (.) | |
Remittance inflows as a % of ODA, 2007 | 0.3 | |
Remittance inflows as a % of GDP, 2007 | (.) | |
Ratio of remittance inflows to FDI, 2007 | (.) | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Africa | 0 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Asia | 6.3 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Europe | 12.5 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Latin America and the Caribbean | 0 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Northern America | 79.2 | |
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Oceania | 2.1 | |
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 | 2003 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 2009 | .. | |
Year of ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 2009 | 1974 | |
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2009 | 2000 | 1 |
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2009 | 2007 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 2009 | 1981 | |
Year of ratification of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2009 | .. | |
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2009 | 1991 | |
G. Human development index trends |
Human development index trends, 1980 | .. | |
Human development index trends, 1985 | .. | |
Human development index trends, 1990 | .. | |
Human development index trends, 1995 | 0.518 | |
Human development index trends, 2000 | 0.566 | |
Human development index trends, 2005 | 0.607 | |
Human development index trends, 2006 | 0.613 | |
Human development index trends, 2007 | 0.619 | |
Revised HDI rank, 2006 | 132 | |
Real change in ranks, 2006-2007 | - 1 | |
Long-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1980-2007 | .. | |
Medium-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1990-2007 | .. | |
Short-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 2000-2007 | 1.26 | |
H. Human development index 2007 and its components |
Human development index value, 2007 | 0.619 | |
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 64.6 | |
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 2007 | 72.7 | 2 |
Combined gross enrolment ratio in education (%), 2007 | 59.6 | 3 |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2007 | 2,165 | |
Life expectancy index, 2007 | 0.659 | |
Education index, 2007 | 0.683 | |
GDP index, 2007 | 0.513 | |
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank, 2007 | 2 | |
I-1. Human and income poverty |
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank, 2007 | 94 | |
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%), 2007 | 30.7 | |
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 | 13.1 | |
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1999-2007 | 27.3 | 4 |
Population not using an improved water source (%), 2006 | 40 | |
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 2000-2006 | 40 | |
Population living below $1.25 a day (%), 2000-2007 | 44.0 | |
Population living below $2 a day (%), 2000-2007 | 76.8 | |
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2000-2006 | 33.0 | |
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank | - 6 | |
I-2. Human and income poverty: OECD countries |
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank | .. | |
Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%) | .. | |
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 | 26.8 | |
People lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003 | .. | |
Long-term unemployment rate (% of labour force), 2007 | .. | |
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2005 | .. | |
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank | .. | |
J. Gender-related development index and its components |
GDI rank, 2007 | 112 | |
GDI value, 2007 | 0.614 | |
GDI value as a percentage of HDI value, 2007 | 99.3 | |
Female life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 65.9 | |
Male life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 | 63.2 | |
Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 | 63.2 | |
Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 | 82.5 | |
Female combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 | 54.3 | 5 |
Male combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 | 64.8 | 5 |
Female estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 | 1,877 | 6 |
Male estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 | 2,455 | 6 |
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2007 | 1 | |
K. Gender empowerment measure and its components |
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, 2007 | .. | |
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value, 2006 | .. | |
Seats in parliament (% held by women), 2008 | 25 | |
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-2007 | .. | |
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1999-2007 | .. | |
Earned income (estimated), ratio of female to male , 2007 | 0.76 | |
Year women received the right to vote | 1958 | |
Year women received the right to stand for election | 1958 | |
Year in which a woman became Speaker or Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time, as of 2009 | .. | |
Women in ministerial positions (% of positions), 2008 | 11 | |
L. Demographic trends |
Total population (millions), 1990 | 4.2 | |
Total population (millions), 2007 | 6.1 | |
Total population (millions), 2020 | 7.7 | |
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 1990-1995 | 2.8 | |
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 2005-2010 | 2.1 | |
Net international migration rate (%), 1990-1995 | - 0.1 | |
Net international migration rate (%), 2005-2010 | - 0.2 | |
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 | 15.4 | |
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 | 33.2 | |
Child dependency ratio, 1990 | 82.7 | |
Child dependency ratio, 2010 | 61.9 | |
Old age dependency ratio, 1990 | 6.7 | |
Old age dependency ratio, 2010 | 6.1 | |
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 1990-1995 | 5.8 | |
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 2005-2010 | 3.5 | |
M. Economy and inequality |
Total GDP (US$ billions), 2007 | 4.1 | |
Total GDP (PPP US$ billions), 2007 | 12.7 | |
GDP per capita (US$), 2007 | 701 | |
Annual growth rate of GDP per capita (%), 1990-2007 | 4.2 | |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value, 1980-2007 | 2,165 | 7 |
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value | 2007 | |
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 1990-2007 | 25.7 | |
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 2006-2007 | 4.5 | |
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 | 3.7 | 8 |
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 | 27.0 | 8 |
Ratio of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%, 1992-2007 | 7.3 | |
Gini index, 1992-2007 | 32.6 | |
N. Health and education |
Government expenditure on health per capita (PPP US$), 2006 | 18 | |
Government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure | 4.1 | |
Public current expenditure on primary education per pupil (PPP US$) | 61 | |
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure, 2000-2007 | 14.0 | |
Percentage of total aid allocated to social sectors (gross disbursements), 2007 | 41.8 | |
Percentage of adults with low educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | .. | |
Percentage of adults with medium educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | .. | |
Percentage of adults with high educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) | .. | |
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 | 54 | |
Unhealthy life expectancy (%), 2007 | 16 | |