The Size of the Irregular Migrant Population in the European Union - Counting the Uncountable
Size of irregular population in the EU
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9953349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dita Vogel (0000-0003-0221-5411, Hamburg Institute of International Economics, corresponding author), Vesela Kovacheva (0000-0001-7367-3394), Hannah Prescott (University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 78-96 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Migration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2011.00700.x |
| PMID | 22167866 |
| OpenAlex | W1533079084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 2 |
It is difficult to estimate the size of the irregular migrant population in a specific city or country, and even more difficult to arrive at estimates at the European level. A review of past attempts at European-level estimates reveals that they rely on rough and outdated rules-of-thumb. In this paper, we present our own European level estimates for 2002, 2005, and 2008. We aggregate country-specific information, aiming at approximate comparability by consistent use of minimum and maximum estimates and by adjusting for obvious differences in definition and timescale. While the aggregated estimates are not considered highly reliable, they do -- for the first time -- provide transparency. The provision of more systematic medium quality estimates is shown to be the most promising way for improvement. The presented estimate indicates a minimum of 1.9 million and a maximum of 3.8 million irregular foreign residents in the 27 member states of the European Union (2008). Unlike rules-of-thumb, the aggregated EU estimates indicate a decline in the number of irregular foreign residents between 2002 and 2008. This decline has been influenced by the EU enlargement and legalisation programmes
Comparability · Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economics · Estimation · European union · Geography · International trade · Political science · Population · Rule of thumb · Sociology · Statistics · Transparency (behavior · Uncountable set · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Mathematics · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 1,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |