ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers

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Table of Contents

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• Preface 5
• Acknowledgements 6
• Acronyms and abbreviations 10
• Executive summary 11
• 1. Introduction 16
• PART I MAIN RESULTS 19
• 2. Global and regional estimates 20
• 2.1 Global estimates 20
• 2.1.1 Overall picture 20
• 2.1.2 Gender composition 21
• 2.1.3 Age composition 23
• 2.1.4 Distribution of migrant workers by broad category of economic activity 24
• 2.2 Estimates by country income group 25
• 2.2.1 Overall picture 25
• 2.2.2 Gender composition 27
• 2.3 Regional estimates 30
• 2.3.1 Overall picture 30
• 2.3.2 Gender composition 33
• PART II ESTIMATE METHODOLOGY 39
• 3. Methodology 40
• 3.1 General approach 40
• 3.2 Benchmark data 42
• 3.2.1 Benchmark population data 42
• 3.2.2 Benchmark migrant data 42
• 3.2.3 Benchmark labour force data 43
• 3.3 National data 44
• 3.3.1 ILOSTAT International Labour Migration Statistics 44
• 3.3.2 Data from other national sources 45
• 3.4 Country level estimation 45
• 3.4.1 Cross-product ratio 45
• 3.4.2 Harmonization of national data 46
• 3.4.3 Imputation of missing data 47
• 3.4.4 Smoothing to past data 49
• 3.5 Aggregation 51
• 3.6 Disaggregation 51
• 3.6.1 By sex and age group 51
• 3.6.2 By sex and economic activity 51
• 4. Data quality 53
• 4.1 Coverage 53
• 4.2 Consistency 55
• 4.3 Robustness 56
• 4.3.1 Type of national data 56
• 4.3.2 Reference year of the national data points 57
• 4.3.3 Representativeness of the national data points 58
• References 61
• ANNEXES 64
• Annex A. Geographical regions and income groups 64
• Annex B. List of countries and territories and data sources on international migrant workers 68
• Annex C. International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Rev. 4 71
• Figure 2.1 Global estimates of the stock of international migrants and migrant workers, 2019 20
• Figure 2.2 Global distribution of international migrant workers by sex, 2019 21
• Figure 2.3 Global labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by sex, 2019 23
• Figure 2.4 Global age composition of international migrant workers, 2019 23
• Figure 2.5 Global distribution of international migrant workers by broad category of economic activity, 2019 24
• Figure 2.6 International migrant workers by income level of countries, 2019 26
• Figure 2.7 Distribution of all workers and international migrant workers by income level of countries, 2019 26
• Figure 2.8 Labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by income level of countries, 2019 26
• Figure 2.9 International migrant workers by income level of countries, 2013, 2017 and 2019 27
• Figure 2.10 International migrant workers by sex and income level of countries, 2019 29
• Figure 2.11 Labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by sex and income level of countries, 2019 29
• Figure 2.12 Distribution of international migrant workers by region, 2019 30
• Figure 2.13 Distribution of international migrant workers by broad subregion, 2019 31
• Figure 2.14 Labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by broad subregion, 2019 33
• Figure 2.15 Distribution of international migrant workers by sex and broad subregion, 2019 34
• Figure 2.16 Labour force participation rates of migrants and non-migrants by sex and broad subregion, 2019 36
• Figure 2.17 Share of women among international migrant workers by broad subregion, 2017 and 2019 37
• Figure 3.1 Benchmark and national data 41
• Figure 4.1 National data points by type of source 54
• Figure 4.2 Number of countries with national data points by last reference year 55
• Figure 4.3 National cross-product ratio over time, 2016–2019: A numerical illustration 58
• Table 2.1 Global estimates of international migrant workers, 2019 (millions) 21
• Table 2.2 Sex composition of the international migrant worker population, 2019 (percentage) 22
• Table 2.3 Population ratios and labour force participation rates of international migrant workers by sex, 2019 (percentage) 22
• Table 2.4 Global estimates of international migrant workers by age, 2019 (millions) 23
• Table 2.5 International migrant workers by income level of countries, 2019 (millions) 25
• Table 2.6 International migrant workers, ratios by income level of countries, 2013, 2017 and 2019 (percentage) 28
• Table 2.7 International migrant workers by sex and income level of countries, 2019 28
• Table 2.8 International migrant workers by region and sex, 2019 (millions) 30
• Table 2.9 International migrant workers by broad subregion, 2019 32
• Table 2.10 International migrant workers, ratios by broad subregion, 2013, 2017 and 2019 (percentage) 32
• Table 2.11 International migrant workers by sex and broad subregion, 2019 35
• Table 3.1 International migrant workers, category a, in terms of the two central elements of the international definition (20th ICLS, 2018) 40
• Table 3.2 Cross-tabulation of the working age population by migrant status and labour force status 45
• Table 3.3 Regional raw estimates of cross-product ratio (�) by sex, 2019 48
• Table 3.4 Smoothed estimates of regional cross-product ratio (�plus) by sex, 2019 50
• Table 4.1 Coverage of national data by ILO broad subregions 53
• Table 4.2 Coverage of national data by income level of countries 54
• Table 4.3 Internal consistency: Number of edit failures, 2017 versus 2019 55
• Table 4.4 External consistency: Cross-product ratio, ILO versus OECD 56
• Table 4.5 Estimates of international migrant workers according to underlying types of the national data by ILO broad subregions, 2019 57
• Table 4.6 How representative are the national data with respect to international migration and labour force? (by sex and ILO broad subregion, 2019) 59
• Table A1 ILO Geographical groupings of countries and territories 64
• Table A2 List of countries and territories by ILO broad subregion 64
• Table A3 Grouping of countries and territories by income level 67