migration- impacts on countries Flashcards
8 impacts of migration on host country (qatar)
Population was at just 200,000 in 1980, but has exploded with the highest ratio of migrants to citizens in the world
Without inward migration, it would be unable to make the rapid economic advances over the last few decades
It’s GDP has increased by a colossal 25 times since 1971
Qatar has oneof the lowest unemployment rates, with less than 0.1% unemployed
Its human development index has also increased from 0.73 in 1980 to 0.85 in 2022
Males outnumber females by 3 to 1, partly because the Islamic Qatari government, is less likely to issue visas to women migrants
Population imbalance has further weakened the standing of women
Within Qatar’s discriminatory male guardianship system, women are denied the right to make many key decisions about their lives
2 impacts of migration on donor country (india)
Indian migrants who depart for the Middle East expect to return at some point, often with new skills, and most send money back to their families
Leaves some communities missing the youngest and fittest part of the workforce, increasing the dependency ratio in communities where there is a greater proportion of the young and the elderly
8 impacts of migration on host country (poland)
Poland has received the bulk of Ukrainian migrants, with 3.4 million people crossing the border
Ukraine doesn’t permit any male between 18 and 60 to leave its borders, in order to defend the nation, so the vast majority of these are women, children and the elderly
1 in 5 of those who have left Ukraine have a particular medial need or travel with an elderly relative, increasing the burden of support
In March 2022, the Polish parliament passed a law, giving Ukrainian citizens the right to stay legally for 18 months and access its health care system, education, social services and labour market- at an estimated cost of 8 billion to the country
Number of children staying in Warsaw, Poland’s capital was estimated at 150,000, which massively increased the number of children of school age in the city
By September 2022, 1.4 million individuals had registered for “Temporary Protection” in Poland
Economic surveys anticipate that half a million Ukrainian refugees will be integrated into the Polish employment system, providing an economic boost of up to 2% on GDP
Poland has a shortage of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals which Ukrainians are helping to fill
1 impact of migration on donor country (ukraine)
As Ukraine doesn’t permit any male between 18 and 60 to leave its borders in order to defend the nation, they have lost a large number of women, children and the elderly
