We contribute to improving the quality of statistics on international migration by developing common definitions and methods, and promoting them across the UNECE region. We aim to:

• improve the availability and the quality of migration data derived from population censuses and household surveys
• improve the use of administrative data to produce international migration data
• provide technical assistance to improve migration data by improving existing sources and increasing data exchange within and between countries

A Task Force on Improving Migration and Migrant Data Using Household Surveys and Other Sources (Suitland Working Group) was established in 2009. The Task Force is developing sets of guidelines on how to make the best use of household surveys – possibly combined with other sources – to measure the levels and outcomes of international migration and the characteristics of migrant populations. These guidelines are aimed at national and international statistical organizations, non-governmental organizations, universities and other organizations in developed and developing countries.

Practical Guide for Countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Migration Statistics (available in English and Russian) (2011)

Review of Sources and Quality of Statistics on International Migration (15 MB) (2011)

Guidelines for Exchanging Data to Improve Emigration Statistics (2.9 MB) (2010)

Seminar on measuring population movement and integration in a globalized world (CES plenary session, June 2008)

Migratory - an online inventory of sources on migration in Europe, Central Asia and North America

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