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Census and administrative records as sources on international migration

statistics in Ecuador

December, 2016

Andrade José Carlos

Overview

International Migration

• International migration using Census

• International migration using Administrative Records

• Sustainable Development Goals

• Gaps and challenges on international migration data

International migration using Census

NAME POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2010

INFORMATION SOURCE National Institute of Statistics and Census of Ecuador

STATISTICSEmigrants: 280,437Immigrants: 182,441

VARIABLES

• Country of birth• Year of arrival to Ecuador• Place of habitual residence• Year of exit• Sex• Purpose of travel

COVERAGE National, province, canton, urban – rural

FREQUENCY 10 Years

OBSERVATIONSThe information of emigrants are given by relatives, which mention that they have

relatives abroad, but this information is considered only as a referent of emigrants,but does not represent the real data.

Census metadata

National

Emigration 2001

377,908

National

Emigration 2010

280,437

Emigrants Information

• Since the last Population Census, one or more than one person whoused to lived in this household traveled to another country and theydon’t come back to settle?

Emigrants Information

Country of residence Male Female Total

AMERICA

United States 48,388 31,692 80,080

Chile 2,493 2,462 4,955

Colombia 2,195 1,721 3,916

Venezuela 1,914 1,574 3,488

EUROPE

Spain 64,492 62,082 126,574

Italy 9,987 12,101 22,088

Germany 889 1,056 1,945

Belgium 832 949 1,781

United Kingdom 874 744 1,618

Switzerland 456 611 1,067

The Nederland's 293 298 591

Austria 92 157 249

Greece 49 88 137

Denmark 46 82 128

Source: INEC, CPV 2010

Immigrants Information

• Country of birth• Place of habitual residence

National Immigration

2001

95,680

0.79%

National Immigration

2010

182,441

1.26%

Intercensal growth

90.68%

Immigrants Information

Immigrants Male Female Total

Colombia 42,610 47,611 90,221Peru 8,955 6,765 15,720United States 7,701 7,363 15,064Spain 7,413 6,653 14,066Cuba 4,213 2,515 6,728Venezuela 2,280 2,452 4,732Chile 2,355 1,992 4,347Non specified 1,672 1,598 3,270Italy 1,820 1,336 3,156Republic of China 1,728 1,185 2,913

10 BIGGEST IMMAGRANT GROUPS, BY CONTRY OF ORIGEN

Source: INEC, CPV 2010

Emigrants and immigrants summary

POPULATION CENSUS 2001 POPULATION CENSUS 2010

377.908

280.437

95.680

182.441

emigrante

inmigrante

EmigrantsImmigrants

282,228 97,996 Migration Balance

International migration using Administrative Records

Objectives:

• Getting continuous information about international movements: entry and exit records of Ecuadorians and foreign people.

• Diffusing and provide information about international migration movements to domestic and international users.

• Quantifying and describe international migration movements in Ecuador.

INFORMATION FLOW

INFO

RM

ATI

ON

CO

LLEC

TIO

N

The Interior Ministry provides to INEC information concerning about international entry/exit records through Migration Department.

INFO

RM

ATI

ON

VA

LID

ATI

ON

INEC get the information which is validated according to existing information.

DIF

FUSI

ON

The validated information is processed and published in the statistical report of international entry and exit.

New entry data

system

New entry data

system

INEC

Migration

Department

Maritime

Land

AirNoneUnderreporting

HighUnderreporting

MediumUnderreporting

Sustainable Development Goals

Domestic Partnerships

• National Institute of Statistics and Censuses• National Secretariat for Planning and Development • Coordinating Ministry of Social Development• Ministry of the Interior (Project to Strengthen Migration

Control Units)• Ministry of Tourism• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility (Vice

Ministry of Human Mobility)

• 8.8. Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment

• 10.7. Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies

• 10.c. By 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per cent

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Indicators

• 8.8.1. Frequency rates of fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries, by sex and migrant status

• 10.7.1 Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of yearly income earned in country of destination

• 10.7.2 Number of countries that have implemented well-managed migration policies

• 10.c.1 Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted

Gaps and challenges on international migration data

Gaps

It includes few questions for

operational or cost issues. It does not

allow get qualitative studies.

Census “de facto” makes it difficult to

analyze migration at lower levels than

the one investigated in the question of

habitual residence.

Decadal periodicity, information from

the intercensal period is lost.

Module of international migration with

source-specific difficulties. It

underestimates emigrants.

Population and Housing Census

Gaps

Administrative Records with incomplete

information and inconsistencies.

Deficient control in data capture systems.

Ilegal entries and exits. Also, in some borders,

the Migration Department does not register the

“entry/exit card”

Gaps

International entry/exit records

Switching from traditional Census by Census based on Administrative Records

Better opportunity

Traditional Population and Housing Census

Census based on Administrative Records

Better input for resource planning and redistribution

Better quality

Lower medium-term cost

Every 10 years

Projections of population are needed

Data collecting by students

Census 2010: 45.000.000 USD

Permanent

Permanent real data

Data collecting by institutions

First stage + Maintenance costs

Challenges

Construction of the Population Base Record

Population Stock (t-1)

Births

Deaths

Emigrants

Immigrants

How many are we?What are their characteristics?

Population Base Record (t)

REVIT Births

REVIT Deaths

Strengthen Migration Data

Project:

62 establishments (41% of total births)

Design Phase

Certification phase

Status:

Construction of a Residence Record

• Answer the following questions:

– Where we live?

– Who do we live with?

• Two potential management models:

– City Council

– Civil registration