Addressing data gaps and quality issues on migration and remittances remains a continuing challenge. Expanding the scope of data collection, including by generating data disaggregated by gender, age and sub-national region, would greatly improve the evidence base underpinning migration policies. Better data on migrant stocks and the origin of migrants would improve the understanding of North-South and South-South movements, as well as their relative importance in global migration. It is also worth noting that data collection needs to extend beyond national level statistics. Finally, progress will depend on increasing capacity building efforts in data collection.
This thematic area will focus on the following activities:
- Expanding the scope of data collection, by generating data disaggregated by gender, age and sub-national region;
- Preparing forward-looking migration profiles in selected countries or corridors and models to investigate the link between migration and development;
- Measuring migrant stocks and flows;
- Documenting migration patterns, trends, and characteristics of migrants, as well as drivers and impacts of migration.
Chair
Co-chair
Focal Point
December 18, 2018, Washington DC
January 16, 2018, Paris, France
December 18, 2017, New York
May 20, 2017, Washington DC
December 1, 2016, Washington DC
November 16, 2016, Washington DC
June 16, 2016, Washington DC
March 4, 2015, Washington DC
April 29, 2014, New York
January 4, 2014, Washington DC
April 17, 2013, Washington DC
Thomas Buettner and Rainer Muenz
March 2024
Thomas Buettner and Rainer Muenz
March 2024
Jenna Blower-Nassiri
January 2024
Bernhard Köppen, Rainer Muenz, and Thomas Buettner
November 2023
Tuba Bircan, Johan Surkyn, and Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar
December 2023
Rene Desiderio
January 2020
Thomas Buettner and Rainer Muenz
January 2018
Thomas Buettner and Rainer Muenz
January 2018
Thomas Buettner, Rainer Muenz
March 2016
Dilip Ratha, Supriyo De, Sonia Plaza, Kirsten Schuettler, William Shaw, Hanspeter Wyss, Soonhwa Yi
April 2016
Dilip Ratha, Sonia Plaza, Ervin Dervisevic
April 2016
Dilip Ratha, Supriyo De, Sonia Plaza, Kirsten Schuettler, William Shaw, Hanspeter Wyss, Soonhwa Yi, Seyed Reza Yousefi
October 2015
Dilip Ratha, Supriyo De, Ervin Dervisevic, Sonia Plaza, Kirsten Schuettler, William Shaw, Hanspeter Wyss, Soonhwa Yi, Seyed Reza Yousefi
April 2015
Dilip Ratha, Supriyo De, Ervin Dervisevic, Christian Eigen-Zucchi, Sonia Plaza, Kirsten Schuettler, Hanspeter Wyss, Soonhwa Yi, Seyed Reza Yousefi
October 2014
Martin Bell, Elin Charles-Edwards
November 2014
Dilip Ratha, Supriyo De, Ervin Dervisevic, Christian Eigen-Zucchi, Sonia Plaza, Hanspeter Wyss, Soonhwa Yi, Seyed Reza Yousefi.
April 2014
Dilip Ratha, Christian Eigen-Zucchi, Sonia Plaza, Hanspeter Wyss, Soonhwa Yi.
October 2013
Gemechu Ayana Aga, Christian Eigen-Zucchi, Sonia Plaza, Ani Rudra Silwal, Dilip Ratha
April 2013
Dilip Ratha, Gemechu Ayana Aga, Ani Silwal
November 2012
Ani Silwal, Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra
October 2011
Sanket Mohapatra, Dilip Ratha, Ani Silwal
May 2011
Nils Clotteau, José Ansón1
March 2011
Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra
February 2011
Sanket Mohapatra, Dilip Ratha, Ani Silwal1
December 2011
Sanket Mohapatra, Dilip Ratha, Ani Silwal
November 2010
Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, Ani Silwal
April 2010
Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, Ani Silwal
November 2009
Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra
March 2009
Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, Ani Silwal
July 2009
Neil G. Ruiz, Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias
October 2008
Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, Zhimei Xu
November 2008
Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, K. M. Vijayalakshmi, Zhimei Xu
July 2008
Andrew Burns, Sanket Mohapatra
January 2008
Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, K. M. Vijayalakshmi, Zhimei Xu
November 2007
Dilip Ratha, Irena Omelaniuk, Sanket Mohapatra
June 2006