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The 5th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable

on Labour Migration in Asia - Building
Effective Structures and Institutions for
Migration Governance
Collecting migration data for Asian
countries
28-30 JANUARY 2015, SHANGHAI, PRC

Jean-Christophe Dumont
Head of International Migration Division
Directorate for Employment Labour and Social Affairs
OECD

1.

1. Standard OECD data collection on

migration
The OECD Expert Group on Migration
A network of national migration experts named in their personal
capacity (academics, consultants, civil servants)
Exists since mid-1970s
Each expert submits to OECD : (i) An annual report on recent
trends in movements and policies and (ii) A selection of national
migration statistics

The standard OECD data collection (all OECD countries)

Inflows and outflows of foreign population by nationality
Acquisition of nationality by country of former nationality
Detailed permits by nationality
Stock of foreign-born and foreigners population by country of
birth or nationality

1.

1. Standard OECD data collection on

migration (cont.)
Based on this information we can obtain:
Stocks of Asian migrants residing in the OECD by country of origin
Migrant inflows from Asian countries to the OECD
Emigration rates by education level and gender (brain drain)
Labour market outcomes of immigrants by main countries of origin
and destination

Other data sources used for complementary analysis

National labour force survey data
OECD countries population censuses and population registers
UNHCR data on asylum seekers
OECD/UNESCO/EUROSTAT database on foreign students
World Bank data on remittances

2.

2. A continuous monitoring system for

labour migration in and from Asia
A specific annual data collection addressed to the
participants of the ADBI-OECD-ILO roundtable on labour
migration in Asia
Table 1. Immigration into your country: Inflows of migrants by
nationality and gender, 2005-14
Table 2. Emigration of national workers by country of destination
and gender, 2005-14
Table 3. Stock of foreign-born population (or of foreigners) by
country of birth (or by nationality) and gender, 2000-2014
Table 4. Stocks of national workers by country of destination and
gender, 2000-14
Table 5. Distribution of total and foreign employment, by
occupation and gender, 2014 or last year available
Table 6. Distribution of total and foreign employment, by sector
and gender, 2014 or last year available

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Result: Country notes

for each Asian
country
Key economic
indicators
Migrants stocks
Immigration to OECD
countries (Stock and
flow)
Emigration to nonOECD countries
Net migration (UNPD)
Remittances (WB)

2.

2. A continuous monitoring system for

labour migration in and from Asia
Result: International comparisons

For discussion
What are the key statistical publications and
data sources in your country?
Which institution/ministry is in charge of
collecting this data?
Is the data presented in the Annex of the joint
ADBI-OECD-ILO annual publication useful ?
missing data
information to be included
metadata

Nominate a contact point for the data

collection

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Thank you for your attention

For further information:
www.oecd.org/migration
jean-christophe.dumont@oecd.org