International migration is of major relevance for the development of countries of origin, transit and destination. While the proportion of the world population who live outside their countries of birth has stayed relatively stable over time, the absolute number of international migrants reached 244 million in 2015. International migration has been recognized as a driver of development in both countries of origin and destination, and in turn, patterns of global development both strongly impact, and are impacted by, migration. Data sources to inform the issue of international migration include decennial population and housing censuses, population registers, civil registration and other administrative data, residence permits and various household surveys. While providing a valuable source of data on international migration, censuses are sometimes conducted infrequently or the data from census are not fully released, or remain under-analyzed. This paper reports on the availability of migration data from all national population censuses by countries that participated in the 2010 census round, and highlights the potential of these data for the generation of migration profiles and analysis on the character of international migration especially within the context of monitoring and reporting the sustainable development goals. © 2018 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.

Population Census international migration migrant Sustainable development goals data for development

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