Definition: This entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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Migration from crisis countries up by nearly half—OECD
Global Nation - 6/13/2013 11:30:33 PM
The number of Greeks and Spaniards to have migrated to other European Union nations since 2007 has doubled ... for Economic Cooperation and Development, while Poland and Romania make the top three for the first time because of freer movement within the ...
Migration From Crisis-Hit Countries Up By Nearly Half: OECD
Economy Watch - 6/14/2013 5:28:28 AM
Migration from countries worst hit by the financial crisis has risen 45 ... Spain and Italy travelled north to seek work in Europe’s largest economy. Net migration of foreigners into Germany almost doubled to 302,900 in 2011, said the report.
Migration across OECD is on the increase
The Irish Times - 6/14/2013 5:35:37 AM
After three years of decline up to 2010, international flows of migrants have since rebounded, according to a new report on migration trends ... The two Mediterranean countries have the highest jobless rates in the developed world, with more than one ...
Migration from crisis countries soars by nearly half
en.starafrica.com - 6/13/2013 10:08:49 AM
Migration from countries worst hit by the financial crisis has jumped ... migrants had been looking for a job for over a year in 2012, the report said. The rate of joblessness among foreign-born people rose five percentage points between 2008 ...
World Bank Raises Kenya 2013 Growth Outlook on Higher Investment
Businessweek - 6/17/2013 4:37:47 PM
“Kenya entered 2013 on a strong economic footing and peaceful elections are giving it an additional boost,” the World Bank said in the report distributed today in the capital, Nairobi. “The economy is still vulnerable to external ...
Survey shows immigration flows rising in OECD countries
Workpermit - 6/15/2013 10:42:15 AM
the richest countries in the world and are largely to be found in Europe and North America. The purpose of the organisation is to encourage free trade and economic prosperity. The latest International Migration Outlook report says that immigrants have been ...
India may overtake China as world's most populous country
PanARMENIAN Network - 6/14/2013 2:32:30 PM
PanARMENIAN.Net - India looks ... That is a faster rate of growth than previously estimated, BBC News reported. The population growth will be mainly in developing countries, particularly in Africa, the UN says. The world's 49 least developed countries ...
India to be world’s most populous country by 2028: UN
The Daily Star - 6/14/2013 9:49:09 PM
That is a faster rate of growth than previously estimated. The population growth will be mainly in developing countries, particularly in Africa, the UN says. The world’s 49 least developed countries are projected to double in size from around 900 million ...
UN World Population Report Predicts 8 Billion People by 2025, 11 billion by 2100
natureworldnews.com - 6/14/2013 8:23:15 PM
the world population will reach 8.1 billion people and will climb to 9.6 billion by 2050, if current fertility, mortality and migration trends hold. More than half of the growth between now and 2050 will come from Africa, where fertility rates ...
Permanent migration to Austria on increase: OECD
Xinhua News Agency - 6/13/2013 10:11:49 PM
Of all OECD countries, only Ireland and Germany reported a ... Two-thirds of all the migrants were from the European Union members. The OECD said the net effect of the migration is positive, the migrants being net contributors, or paying more ...
Ethiopia: Jobless Economic Growth Exacerbates Illegal Migration
AllAfrica - 6/15/2013 11:56:49 PM
At the intersection of the public and the policy spheres, however, stands the issue of illegal migration ... in countries as varying as Saudi Arabia and South Africa, seems to have made the selling of the nation's growth story to the world all the more ...
G-8 advances on Syrian peace talks, tax evasion
comcast.net - 6/18/2013 1:51:57 PM
Before the summit, Britain announced a provisional agreement with the finance chiefs of nine British offshore dependencies and territories to improve their sharing of information on individuals and companies banking cash there. Also Tuesday ...
World population to hit 10.9 billion by 2100
rappler.com - 6/13/2013 11:30:33 PM
The report said the number of people in the richest countries would decline if it were not for an increased migration from poorer areas, projected to average about 2.4 million people a year from 2013 to 2050. Much of the increase in world ...
UN: Global Population Expected to Top 8 Billion by 2025
Voice of America - 6/12/2013 11:53:13 PM
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is projecting that the world’s population ... mortality and migration affect population rates, with fertility having the biggest impact. “There is not only a risk of rapid growth for some countries, there is ...
UN: World population to hit 8.1B in 2025
Global Nation - 6/14/2013 11:58:00 PM
In fact, the UN revised its population projection upward since its last report two years ago, mostly due to higher fertility projections in the countries with the most children per women. The previous projection had the global population reaching 9.3 ...
