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1 Meeting the growing needs for better statistics on migrants Walter Radermacher Eurostat

2 Understanding migration Globalisation W. Radermacher DGINS

3 Understanding migration UN World Population Prospects: 2008 Revision Projected global population 2009: 6.8 billion 2050: 9.1 billion Projected annual migration from developing to developed countries: 2.4 million Globalisation Demographic Pressures Population ageing in Europe Population growth in countries of origin W. Radermacher DGINS

4 Understanding migration Globalisation Demographic Pressures Population ageing in Europe Population growth in countries of origin Climate change W. Radermacher DGINS

5 Understanding migration Globalisation Demographic Pressures Population ageing in Europe Population growth in countries of origin Climate change Food security / access to water and other resources W. Radermacher DGINS

6 Understanding migration Migration is complicated and constantly changing. Politically highly sensitive. Only by looking at the full picture can we really understand what is happening. W. Radermacher DGINS

7 Migration in the context of the Community Statistical Programme Goods Services Capital People W. Radermacher DGINS

8 Migration in the context of the Community Statistical Programme Goods Services Capital Title I Free movement of goods Title III - Free movement of persons, services and capital Title IV Visas, asylum, other policies related to free movement of persons People W. Radermacher DGINS

9 A policy mainstreaming of migration Formerly a limited number of policy areas Immigration / border controls Employment - labour force Asylum involving a small number of policy departments W. Radermacher DGINS

10 A policy mainstreaming of migration Migration issues taken into account across a range of public policy areas Immigration / border controls Asylum Employment - labour force Integration Enterprise policy Education Social policy Pensions Social protection Health many more policy departments involved Environment W. Radermacher DGINS

11 Implications for official statistics Current situation increasingly good statistics on the numbers of migrants age, sex, citizenship, origin/destination W. Radermacher DGINS

12 Implications for official statistics Current situation increasingly good statistics on the numbers of migrants Essential but not sufficient age, sex, citizenship, origin/destination What is required richer social and economic information on migrants level of education and training, labour force participation, income, language skills, health W. Radermacher DGINS

13 Key strategic question: Does the ESS want to support and influence the development of migration policies? Official statistics that are - relevant - impartial and unbiased - coherent and comparable - quality assured Migration policy development W. Radermacher DGINS

14 Key strategic question: Does the ESS want to support and influence the development of migration policies? Or not Statistics from other sources - possibly biased and lacking impartiality - incoherent with other statistics - uncertain quality Migration policy development This is a matter of good statistical governance The ESS must try to meet emerging needs for statistics on migration W. Radermacher DGINS

15 FEW DEC ADE S W. Radermacher DGINS

16 Statistical mainstreaming of migration The changing place of migration issues in official statistics Population statistics Traditional situation (until 1990s): migration as a part of population statistics W. Radermacher DGINS

17 Statistical mainstreaming of migration The changing place of migration issues in official statistics Population statistics Mid-1990s onwards: Development of asylum, border control, permit statistics Home affairs statistics W. Radermacher DGINS

18 Statistical mainstreaming of migration The changing place of migration issues in official statistics Mainstreaming migration-related variables included in a wide range of official statistics Population statistics National accounts Labour market statistics Business statistics entrepreneurs Education statistics Social protection statistics Home affairs statistics and others The need for information on migrants is taken into account across all areas of statistics W. Radermacher DGINS

19 An example of statistical mainstreaming Policy department single purpose user Employment survey Statistics production integrated multipurpose machinery Administrative data - social protection Social situation survey Administrative data - residence permits Data from administrative sources and surveys integrated to meet user needs W. Radermacher DGINS

20 An example of mainstreaming Potential amendments to data sources to improve migrant statistics Policy department single purpose user Employment survey Migrant question module Statistics production integrated multipurpose machinery Administrative data - social protection Migrant status recorded in data Social situation survey Additional migrant sample Administrative data - residence permits W. Radermacher DGINS

21 An example of mainstreaming Policy department single purpose user Employment survey Migrant question module Statistics production integrated multipurpose machinery Administrative data - social protection Migrant status recorded in data Social situation survey Additional migrant sample Administrative data - residence permits Targeted migrant survey Identify and consider needs for additional data sources W. Radermacher DGINS

22 Mainstreaming statistical needs into administration a related issue Statistics producer Integrating data from different sources Administrative Department Using statistics for policy decisions Other users W. Radermacher DGINS

23 Mainstreaming statistical needs into administration a related issue Other users Statistics producer Integrating data from different sources Additional administrative data available improved statistics for all users Statistical needs taken into account (example: country of birth added to administrative records) Administrative Department Using statistics for policy decisions W. Radermacher DGINS

24 Structure of mainstreaming Surveys Administrative sources International exchange of data Important to consider how to improve and make better use of data sources W. Radermacher DGINS

25 Structure of mainstreaming Surveys Administrative sources International exchange of data Infrastructure for data integration methodological and technical Organisational communication, cooperation, legal and data protection issues but mainstreaming also requires development of the underlying frameworks W. Radermacher DGINS

26 Structure of mainstreaming Surveys Administrative sources International exchange of data Infrastructure for data integration methodological and technical ESS Organisational communication, cooperation, legal and data protection issues The ESS must decide on how to develop its central coordinating role W. Radermacher DGINS

27 A work programme for migration mainstreaming Task Force on Migration Statistics Mainstreaming will meet before end of 2009 to assist Eurostat in preparing a work programme for future developments, based on Eurostat s 2008 outline action plan for migration statistics conclusions of the DGINS conference ongoing contacts with statistics users W. Radermacher DGINS

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