Migration statistics Flashcards
usual reasons for migration
work, family, study, culture
forceful reasons for migratiion
conflict, corruption, persecution, disaster
international migrants in 1990 vs 2019
125million vs 271million
Migrants in Europe and Asia
83million each, 61% of the world
percentage of migrants in North America
22%
Migrants to USA in 1970 vs 2019
12million vs 51million
how many migrants come from Asia
112million, being 40%
Increase in workforce in US vs Europe by migrants
47% US, 70% Europe
People entering declining industries that are migrants
24% in Europe and 28% in USA
% of GDP that are remittances in Nepal
29%
How can global migration promote stability
remittances, returning with ideas, young migrants into ageing population
How migration promotes economic growth
GDP boost, migrants consume, fill job gaps, remittances
how migration promotes development
skills brought back, business networks created
inequalities of migration
source country loses skilled and young ppl, not everyone can migrate, remittances cause inequality
conflicts of migration
social conflict between locals and migrants, pressure on services created
injustices in migration
vulnerable to force labour or trafficking, harsh treatment of asylum seekers, refugees
percentage of migrants in working age
75%
percentage of migrants that are women
48% in 2019
globalisation key words
trade, TNC, interdependence, market
bilateral corridors
strong trade relation between two countries as a result of globalisation
trade agreements
NAFTA, ASEAN, Mercosur
demographic dividend
increasing working population from EDCs
impact of demographic dividend
increase rural-urban flow,
% of global migrants in S-S corridor
36%, being the highest percentage
causes of increase in S-S flows
restrictive barriers in S-N, fast-growing economies in S, lower costs due to proximity, increasing number of refugees, more need to fill jobs
number of refugees in 2019
79.5million
largest source and largest recipient of refugees 2019
Syria and Turkey
changing migration policies
migration policies control how many people enter a country
