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MIGRATION IN NON-EU COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES / ATLAS OF MIGRATION 2020
DEMOGRAPHY[INTHOUSAND](UNDESA)
Indicator:Totalpopulation,demographicpyramidandpopulationchange
Source of data:UNDESAWPPStandardProjections,Population–mediumvariant,annual,from1950to2100(total,
female,male)
Description:Totalpopulationisbasedonthedefactodenitionofpopulationinacountry/territory,areaorregionasof
1stJulyoftheyearindicated.Itcomprisestotalpopulation,aswellasfemaleandmalepopulation,anditispresented
inthousands.Thepopulationchangebetweenthereferenceyearand2030iscalculatebyKCMDonprojectionsinthe
“MediumFertilityVariant”scenario.
Note:DataonKosovoisincludedinSerbia.Thisiswithoutprejudicetopositionsonstatusandreectsdatainthe
originalsource.DataonChinadonotincludeHongKongandMacao,whicharepresentedseparatelybythesource.
Link:https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/CSV/
Date of consultation:05/12/2020(lastupdate28/08/2019)
MIGRATION[INTHOUSAND](UNDESA)
Indicators:Migrantpopulationwithinandoutsidethecountry/territory
Source of data:UNDESA–POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.2019–TotalInternationalMigrantsStockbyOriginandDestination
Description:Internationalmigrantstockatmid-year(bothsexes)byoriginandbymajorarea,region,country/territory
or area of destination.
Note:Inprinciple,refugees(underUNHCRand,whenrelevant,UNRWA)areincludedinthenumberofmigrants.However,
itshouldbenotedthatinconsistenciesmightarisewhencomparingthenumberofmigrantsreportedbyUNDESAwith
thenumberofrefugeesreportedbyUNHCRorbyUNRWA.Thisismostlyduetodierences(denitions,referenceperiod
andmethodologies)indatacollections.ForfurtherinformationonUNDESAmethodologyforestimatingthemigrant
stock,seethedocumentationavailableatthefollowinglink:
https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/estimates19.asp.
UNDESAdataonKosovoareincludedinSerbia.Thisiswithoutprejudicetopositionsonstatusandreectsdatain
theoriginalsource.DataonChinadonotincludeHongKongandMacao,thatarepresentedseparatelybythesource.
Link:https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/estimates19.asp
Date of consultation:05/12/2020(lastupdate17/09/2019)
REFUGEES AND IDPS (UNHCR, UNRWA, IDMC)
DataonPalestinerefugeesunderthemandateofUNRWAhasbeenaddedtoUNHCRdata.UNRWAoperatesinPalestine,
Lebanon,Syria,andJordan.
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Indicator: Refugees
Source of data:UNHCR-personsofconcern
Description:Refugeesandpeoplein‘refugee-likesituations’byorigin,endoftheyear.
Note:AccordingtoUNHCR:“Refugeesincludeindividualsrecognisedunderthe1951ConventionrelatingtotheStatus
ofRefugees;its1967Protocol;the1969OAUConventionGoverningtheSpecicAspectsofRefugeeProblemsinAfrica;
thoserecognisedinaccordancewiththeUNHCRStatute;individualsgrantedcomplementaryformsofprotection;or
thoseenjoyingtemporaryprotection.Since2007,therefugeepopulationalsoincludespeopleinarefugee-likesituation”
(http://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics).AccordingtotheUNHCRglossary:“Thecategoryofpeopleinarefugee-like
situationisdescriptiveinnatureandincludesgroupsofpeoplewhoareoutsidetheircountryoforiginandwhoface
protectionriskssimilartothoseofrefugees,butforwhomrefugeestatushas,forpracticalorotherreasons,not
beenascertained.”(http://reporting.unhcr.org/glossary/r).DataonChinadonotincludeHongKongandMacaothatare
presentedseparatelybythesource.
Link:http://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download/?
Date of consultation:05/12/2020(lastupdate25/11/2020)
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Indicator: Palestine refugees
Source of data: UNRWA
Description:PalestinerefugeesunderthemandateofUNRWA.
Link:https://www.unrwa.org/resources/about-unrwa
Date of consultation:05/12/2020(lastupdate26/06/2020)
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Indicator: IDPs
Source of data:IDMC-GlobalInternalDisplacementDatabase
Description:TotalnumberofInternallyDisplacedPersons(conictandviolence)attheendoftheyear.

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