Technical notes

• Author: Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
• Pages: 443-448

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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.