ILO global estimates on international migrant workers : results and methodology / International Labour Office.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

International Labour Office, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Labor supply--Statistics.

Labor supply.

Migrant labor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (74 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Organisation (ILO), 2021.

Summary:

This report's third edition presents the most recent estimates on the stock of international migrant workers, disaggregated by age, sex, country-income group and region, and the estimation methodology. The reference year is 2019. The estimates offer a benchmark against which the COVID-19 driven changes can be analysed in the future.

Contents:

Intro

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Preface

Acknowledgements

Acronyms and abbreviations

Executive summary

1. Introduction

PART I MAIN RESULTS

2. Global and regional estimates

2.1 Global estimates

2.1.1 Overall picture

2.1.2 Gender composition

2.1.3 Age composition

2.1.4 Distribution of migrant workers by broad category of economic activity

2.2 Estimates by country income group

2.2.1 Overall picture

2.2.2 Gender composition

2.3 Regional estimates

2.3.1 Overall picture

2.3.2 Gender composition

PART II ESTIMATE METHODOLOGY

3. Methodology

3.1 General approach

3.2 Benchmark data

3.2.1 Benchmark population data

3.2.2 Benchmark migrant data

3.2.3 Benchmark labour force data

3.3 National data

3.3.1 ILOSTAT International Labour Migration Statistics

3.3.2 Data from other national sources

3.4 Country level estimation

3.4.1 Cross-product ratio

3.4.2 Harmonization of national data

3.4.3 Imputation of missing data

3.4.4 Smoothing to past data

3.5 Aggregation

3.6 Disaggregation

3.6.1 By sex and age group

3.6.2 By sex and economic activity

4. Data quality

4.1 Coverage

4.2 Consistency

4.3 Robustness

4.3.1 Type of national data

4.3.2 Reference year of the national data points

4.3.3 Representativeness of the national data points

References

ANNEXES

Annex A. Geographical regions and income groups

Annex B. List of countries and territories and data sources on international migrant workers

Annex C. International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Rev. 4

Figure 2.1 Global estimates of the stock of international migrants and migrant workers, 2019

Figure 2.2 Global distribution of international migrant workers by sex, 2019.

Figure 2.3 Global labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by sex, 2019

Figure 2.4 Global age composition of international migrant workers, 2019

Figure 2.5 Global distribution of international migrant workers by broad category of economic activity, 2019

Figure 2.6 International migrant workers by income level of countries, 2019

Figure 2.7 Distribution of all workers and international migrant workers by income level of countries, 2019

Figure 2.8 Labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by income level of countries, 2019

Figure 2.9 International migrant workers by income level of countries, 2013, 2017 and 2019

Figure 2.10 International migrant workers by sex and income level of countries, 2019

Figure 2.11 Labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by sex and income level of countries, 2019

Figure 2.12 Distribution of international migrant workers by region, 2019

Figure 2.13 Distribution of international migrant workers by broad subregion, 2019

Figure 2.14 Labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by broad subregion, 2019

Figure 2.15 Distribution of international migrant workers by sex and broad subregion, 2019

Figure 2.16 Labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by sex and broad subregion, 2019

Figure 2.17 Share of women among international migrant workers by broad subregion, 2017 and 2019

Figure 3.1 Benchmark and national data

Figure 4.1 National data points by type of source

Figure 4.2 Number of countries with national data points by last reference year

Figure 4.3 National cross-product ratio over time, 2016-2019: A numerical illustration

Table 2.1 Global estimates of international migrant workers, 2019 (millions).

Table 2.2 Sex composition of the international migrant worker population, 2019 (percentage)

Table 2.3 Population ratios and labour force participation rates of international migrant workers by sex, 2019 (percentage)

Table 2.4 Global estimates of international migrant workers by age, 2019 (millions)

Table 2.5 International migrant workers by income level of countries, 2019 (millions)

Table 2.6 International migrant workers, ratios by income level of countries, 2013, 2017 and 2019 (percentage)

Table 2.7 International migrant workers by sex and income level of countries, 2019

Table 2.8 International migrant workers by region and sex, 2019 (millions)

Table 2.9 International migrant workers by broad subregion, 2019

Table 2.10 International migrant workers, ratios by broad subregion, 2013, 2017 and 2019 (percentage)

Table 2.11 International migrant workers by sex and broad subregion, 2019

Table 3.1 International migrant workers, category a, in terms of the two central elements of the international definition (20th ICLS, 2018)

Table 3.2 Cross-tabulation of the working age population by migrant status and labour force status

Table 3.3 Regional raw estimates of cross-product ratio ( ) by sex, 2019

Table 3.4 Smoothed estimates of regional cross-product ratio ( plus) by sex, 2019

Table 4.1 Coverage of national data by ILO broad subregions

Table 4.2 Coverage of national data by income level of countries

Table 4.3 Internal consistency: Number of edit failures, 2017 versus 2019

Table 4.4 External consistency: Cross-product ratio, ILO versus OECD

Table 4.5 Estimates of international migrant workers according to underlying types of the national data by ILO broad subregions, 2019.

Table 4.6 How representative are the national data with respect to international migration and labour force? (by sex and ILO broad subregion, 2019)

Table A1 ILO Geographical groupings of countries and territories

Table A2 List of countries and territories by ILO broad subregion

Table A3 Grouping of countries and territories by income level.

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ISBN:

9789220346570

9220346575

OCLC:

1336402204