Do Migrants Have Equal Opportunities for Advancing in the Socio-Economic Ladder?

UNECE: Over 80% of Immigrants Leave Switzerland Within 17 Years of Arrival

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) issued a guidance on the use of longitudinal data to help policymakers understand the economic ramifications and consequences of international and domestic migration patterns.

“In Italy, 15% of immigrants from China move at least twice within the country in the five years following their entry.”  Source: UNECE

From 2018 to 2020 a task force of experts from national statistics offices and international organizations developed the guidance. 

The document provides an overview of available longitudinal data sources for migration statistics, recommendations to develop a longitudinal data set for migration statistics by integrating data from various sources, and how to disseminate findings regularly to inform policy in this dynamic environment. The guidance was reviewed and endorsed by the Conference of European Statisticians (CES), its network of experts, and more than 60 countries participating, in 2020. 

The guidance discusses the cha…