OECD Database on Migrants in OECD Countries

Date Shared:

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 17:30

Countries and areas:

Global

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 1: Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies

Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work

Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries

Contributors:

Member States

Regional Consultative Processes and International Regional Fora

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Tags:

Migration Profiles, Policy Coherence, Brain Drain and Brain Gain, Data and Research, Labor Mobility

Summary:

This database is based on censuses of OECD countries and provides comprehensive and comparative information on a broad range of demographic and labour market characteristics of immigrants living in OECD countries. It is helpful to better understand migrant characteristics and inform policy development in this regard: highly qualified migration and brain drain issues, available skills and qualifications among diaspora members, localization and so on.

The Database currently contains detailed information on the size and characteristics of Diasporas for up to 200 countries of origin in 2000 and 2005/06. The current update of database is based on census data around 2010/11 and will be released in June 2014.

Link:

For more information: http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/dioc.htm

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - RT 2.2 Background Paper "Facilitating positive development impacts of diaspora engagement in skills transfers, investments and trade between countries of residence and origin".