Connecting with Emigrants
A Global Profile of Diasporas
The potential of diasporas as a source of economic and social development in origin countries and whether diasporas could help foster development depend on their characteristics, such as size, composition, skill levels and degree of concentration, but also on the degree of integration into the destination countries and the economic, political and social environment in origin countries. Governments of origin and destination countries can indeed facilitate the involvement of diasporas, by supporting networks, by facilitating communication channels with the country of origin, by creating an enabling environment, or – more directly – by easing skill mobility and use. In this regard, the capacity to characterise the profile of diasporas is instrumental.
This joint OECD/AFD publication includes 140 country notes summarising diaspora sizes, including the number of children of migrants born in the destination countries; the characteristics of emigrant populations (gender, age, education, labour market outcomes); the numbers and main destinations of international students; recent migrant flows to OECD countries; and information on the desire to emigrate of different population groups. The country note information is grouped into six regions: Asia and Oceania; Latin America and the Caribbean; OECD countries; Non-OECD Europe and Central Asia; Middle East and North Africa; and Sub-Saharan Africa. The situation in each region is introduced by a separate chapter, which looks at historical migration trends, the main characteristics of diasporas originating from the region, and likely future developments and challenges.
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OECD Countries: migration analysis
This chapter looks at recent migration flows and diasporas from OECD countries to the OECD area. It shows that in 2010 almost 1.6 million new migrants from the region settled in OECD countries, accounting for about 30% of total immigration flows. In 2005/06 there were 39.5 million emigrants, 15 years old or older, from the region in OECD countries, of which 50% were women and 24% hold a tertiary diploma. Total emigration rate for those over 15 years of age reached 3.8% for the region as a whole. The emigration rate for the highly educated was of similar level. Future challenges relate notably to the management of labour migration in the context of demographic ageing and low economic growth.This chapter also contains 34 country notes for all OECD countries.
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