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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Total number of international migrants (foreign-born) as a percentage of total population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Total number of international migrants (foreign-born) as a percentage of total population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Migration<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Tags</strong></u><br>
Latin America and the Caribbean Key Indicators, Population trends<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Total number of international migrants (foreign-born) as a percentage of total population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> The number of migrants divided by the total population. Migrants are identified using the IPUMS NATIVITY variable, which indicates if an individual is native-born or foreign-born.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), Sub-national level 2 (geolev2)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>10 to 14 years old, 11 to 14 years old, 15 to 17 years old, 15 to 19 years old, 18 to 24 years old, 20 to 24 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 45 to 49 years old, 5 to 9 years old, 50 to 54 years old, 55 to 59 years old, 6 to 10 years old, 60 to 64 years old, 65 to 69 years old, 70 to 74 years old, 75 to 79 years old, 80 to 84 years old, 80 years old and over, 85 years old and over, Under 5 years old, Under 6 years old</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Race: <em>Afro-Ecuadorian, American Indian, Asian, Bangladeshi, Black, Black African, Black Caribbean, Brown (Brazil), Chinese, Coloured (South Africa), Filipino, Indian, Indigenous, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Indian, Mestizo (Indigenous and White), Mixed race, Montubio (Ecuador), Mulatto (Black and White), Other, Other Asian, Other Black, Pakistani, Two or more races, Vietnamese, White</em><br>Sex: <em>Female, Male</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
<strong>IPUMS:</strong> Citizenship status (CITIZEN = 1 or CITIZEN = 2) was used as a proxy for migrant status where nativity information was unavailable in these samples: Austria 1971, 1981, 1991; Benin 1979, 1992; Fiji 2014; Greece 1971, 1981, 1991; Jordan 2004; Morocco 2004; Pakistan 1998; Philippines 2010.<br></p> |