Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008

Bibliographic Data

ID19601488
AuthorsDilip Ratha, Uri B Dadush, Zhimei Xu
Year2008
Publication date2008-03-21
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueMigration And Remittances Factbook 2008 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherThe World Bank (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1596/978-0-8213-7413-9
OpenAlexW2124834079
Open LibraryOL26089523M
ISBN9780821374139
LanguageEN
Citations received261

This fact book for 2008 attempts to present numbers and facts behind the stories of international migration and remittances, drawing on authoritative, publicly available data. It provides a snapshot of statistics on immigration, emigration, skilled emigration, and remittance flows for 194 countries and 13 regional and income groups. The top migrant destination countries are the United States, the Russian Federation, Germany, Ukraine, and France. The top immigration countries, relative to population, are Qatar (78 percent), the United Arab Emirates (71 percent), Kuwait (62 percent), Singapore (43 percent), Israel (40 percent), and Jordan (39 percent). The authors have attempted to present the best possible data in the Fact book, drawing on authoritative sources. However, the user is advised to take note of the pitfalls of using currently available migration and remittances data. Remittance flows and the stock of migrants may be underestimated due to the use of informal remittance channels, irregular migration, and ambiguity in the definition of migrants (foreign born versus foreigner, seasonal versus permanent). Considerably more effort is needed to improve the quality of data

Demographic economics · Dependency ratio · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emigration · Geography · Gross national income · Immigration · Per capita · Per capita income · Population · Poverty · Remittance · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Diverse Global Research Studies · Global Politics and Economy · Government, Law, and Information Management · Emigrant remittances · emigration and immigration · Statistics

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