Statistics


Asylum statistics from UNHCR
Several statistical sets provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Asylum Statistics from the European Commission
Monthly asylum statistics collected by the European Commission (Eurostat)
International Migration statistics, from the UN Population Division
International Migration statistics, from the UN Population Division
Compstats
Database on migration statistics in the 27 EU member states
Migration and Remittances statistics
Migration and Remittances Factbook by the World Bank
International labour migration statistics, from the International Labour Office (ILO)
International labour migration statistics provided by ILO
Migration Information Source
Migration Information Source, a service provided by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI, Washington)
Data on internally displaced persons, by the IDMC
Comprehensive and regularly updated coverage on developments related to internal displaced persons in fourty-seven countries, provided by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
UN demographic and social statistics
UN demographic and social statistics
UN Millennium Indicators Database
United Nations Millennium Indicators Database
UNDP's Human Development Report, including the HD indicators (2005)
UNDP's Human Development Report, including the HD indicators (2005)
Conflict Data Service
INCORE's Database on ethnic conflict data in 43 countries
The State of the World's Refugees 2006
The State of the World's Refugees 2006 - Human displacement in the new millennium, UNHCR, 2006

Immigration Authorities


  • Anguilla
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Qatar
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela



  • Major Policy/Official Documents





    The Stockholm Programme
    The Stockholm Programme – An open and secure Europe serving and protecting the citizens, 17024/09, 2 December 2009
    Mobility partnerships as a tool of the Global Approach to Migration
    Commission staff working document on Mobility partnerships as a tool of the Global Approach to Migration, Brussels, SEC(2009) 1240 final
    EC Communication on the establishment of a Joint EU Resettlement Programme
    EC Communication on the establishment of a Joint EU Resettlement Programme, COM(2009) 447 final
    EC Communication on “Tracking method for monitoring the implementation of the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum“
    EC Communication on “Tracking method for monitoring the implementation of the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum“, COM(2009) 266 final
    EC Communication on “An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen"
    EC Communication on “An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen“ COM (2009) 262/4
    European Pact on Immigration and Asylum
    European Pact on Immigration and Asylum
    EC Communication on a Common Immigration Policy for Europe
    EC Communication "A Common Immigration Policy for Europe: Principles, actions and tools", COM/2008/0359 final
    Report on Implementation of the Hague Programme for 2007
    EC Communication: 'Report on Implementation of the Hague Programme for 2007', Brussels, 2.7.2008, COM(2008) 373 final
    Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System
    'Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System', by Jeff Dayton-Johnson, Louka T. Katseli, Gregory Maniatis, Rainer Münz and Demetrios Papademetriou, Paris:OECD, 2007, presented at the High Level Conference on Legal Migration organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the EU on 13-14 September 2007
    Third Annual Report on Migration and Integration
    Third Annual Report on Migration and Integration, Brussels, 11.9.2007 COM(2007) 512 final
    Green paper on the future Common European Asylum System
    Green paper on the future Common European Asylum System, Brussels, 6.6.2007 COM(2007) 301 final
    EC Communication on ‘Circular migration and mobility partnerships’
    Communication from the European Commission on ‘Circular migration and mobility partnerships between the European Union and third countries’, Brussels, 16.5.2007 COM(2007) 248 final
    EC Communication on ‘Applying the Global Approach to Migration to the Eastern and South-Eastern Regions’
    Communication from the European Commission on ‘Applying the Global Approach to Migration to the Eastern and South-Eastern Regions Neighbouring the European Union’, Brussels 16.5.2007, COM(2007) 247 final
    Evaluation of the Dublin system
    Evaluation of the Dublin system, Brussels, 6.6.2007, COM(2007) 299 final
    EC Communication on ‘the Global Approach to Migration one year on’
    Communication from the European Commission on ‘The Global Approach to Migration one year on: Towards a comprehensive European migration policy’, Brussels, 30.11.2006, COM(2006) 735 final
    EC Communication on ‘Reinforcing the management of the European Union's Southern Maritime Borders’
    Communication from the European Commission on ‘Reinforcing the management of the European Union's Southern Maritime Borders’, 30.11.2006, COM(2006) 733 final
    EC Communication on 'Illegal immigration of third-country nationals'
    Communication from the European Commission on Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals, Brussels, 19.7.2006 COM(2006) 402 final
    Rabat Plan of Action
    Plan of action agreed at the Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development (10-11 July 2006)
    IOM’s handbook on voluntary returns
    ‘Coping with return – Best practices on voluntary return assistance in the enlarged European Union', IOM, November 2006
    EC Communication on Implementing The Hague Programme: the way forward
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on "Implementing The Hague Programme: the way forward", Brussels, 28.6.2006 COM(2006) 331 final
    EC Communication on Evaluation of EU Policies on Freedom, Security and Justice
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on "Evaluation of EU Policies on Freedom, Security and Justice", Brussels, 28.6.2006 COM(2006) 332 final
    UNHCR’s 10-Point Plan of Action
    “Addressing mixed migratory movements: a 10-Point Plan of Action”, UNHCR, July 2006
    International Migration and Development
    International Migration and Development, Report of the UN Secretary-General, 18 May 2006
    Draft report of the EP on "Strategies and means for the integration of third-country nationals"
    Draft report of the European Parliament on "Strategies and means for the integration of third-country nationals in the European Union", European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, 29 March 2006 (2006/2056(INI))
    Council Conclusions on strengthened practical cooperation in the field of asylum
    European Council Conclusions on strengthened practical cooperation in the field of asylum, 8240/06, Brussels, 7 April 2006
    EC Communication on Strengthened Practical Cooperation
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on “Strengthened practical cooperation - New structures, new approaches improving the quality of decision making in the Common European Asylum system”, Brussels, 17.2.2006 COM(2006) 67 final
    EC Communication on cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a “Thematic programme for the cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum”, Brussels, 25.1.2006, COM(2006) 26 final
    EC Communication on a “Policy Plan on Legal Migration“
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a “Policy Plan on Legal Migration“, Brussels, 21.12.2005, COM(2005) 669 final
    EC Communication on priority actions for responding to the challenges of migration
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on “Priority actions for responding to the challenges of migration: first follow-up to Hampton Court”, COM(2005) 621 final, 30.11.2005
    EC Communication on Fighting Trafficking in Human Beings
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on “Fighting trafficking in human beings - an integrated approach and proposals for an action plan”, COM(2005) 514 final, 18.10.2005
    International Agenda for Migration Management
    Published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Federal Office for Migration of Switzerland under the Berne Initiative Process (2005)
    EC Communication on the External Dimension of Freedom, Security and Justice
    Communication from the Commission on a Strategy on the External Dimension of the area of Freedom, Security and Justice, Brussels, 12.10.2005, COM(2005) 491 final
    Mediterranean Migration - 2005 report
    Mediterranean Migration - 2005 report, by the Euro-Mediterranean consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM)
    Migration in the Middle East and Mediterranean
    A Regional Study prepared for the Global Commission on International Migration by Martin Baldwin-Edwards (January 2005)
    Final Report of the Global Commission on International Migration
    Final Report of the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM), October 2005
    EC Communication on Regional Protection Programmes
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Regional Protection Programmes, 1.9.2005, COM(2005) 388 final
    EC Communication on a Common Agenda for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals
    Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A Common Agenda for an Integration Framework for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals in the European Union, 1.9.2005 COM(2005) 389 final
    EC Communication on Migration and Development
    Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Migration and Development: Some concrete orientations, 1.9.2005 COM(2005) 390 final
    Five-Year Action Plan on Freedom, Justice and Security (2005-2010)
    European Commission’s Five-Year Action Plan on Freedom, Justice and Security (2005-2010), reviewing the 10 key areas for priority action stemming from the Hague Programme
    Framework programme on Solidarity and the Management of Migration Flows in 2007-2013
    EC Communication on “establishing a framework programme on Solidarity and the Management of Migration Flows for the period 2007-2013" COM(2005) 123 final, 6.4.2005
    EC Green Paper on an EU Approach to Managing Economic Migration
    EC Green Paper on an EU Approach to Managing Economic Migration (COM(2004) 811 final)
    The Hague Programme (Tampere II)
    Draft multi-annual programme: "The Hague Programme; strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union", Council of the European Union, 27 October 2004
    Report of the EC Experts Group on Trafficking in Human Beings
    Report of the EC Experts Group on Trafficking in Human Beings, European Commission, DG Justice, Freedom and Security, 22 December 2004
    EC Communication “A More Efficient Common European Asylum System”
    EC Communication “A More Efficient Common European Asylum System: The Single Procedure as the Next Step” COM(2004) 503 final (15.07.2004)
    IOM's Agenda for Migration Management
    The "International Agenda for Migration Management", prepared by IOM under the Berne Initiative’s Regional Consultations
    First EC Annual Report on Migration and Integration
    First Annual Report of the European Commission on Migration and Integration
    EC Communication on “Managed entry in the EU of persons in need of international protection"
    EC Communication on “Managed entry in the EU of persons in need of international protection and the enhancement of the protection capacity of the regions of origin – Improving access to durable solutions” COM(2004) 410 final (04-06-2004)
    EC Communication on the "Links between legal and illegal migration"
    EC Communication on the links between legal and illegal migration COM(2004) 412 final (04-06-2004)
    "Towards a fair deal for migrant workers in the global economy"
    "Towards a fair deal for migrant workers in the global economy", by the International Labour Office (ILO), June 2004
    Results of the Tampere Programme
    EC Communication on “Area of freedom, security and justice: Assessment of the Tampere programme and future orientations” COM (2004) 4002 final (2.6.2004)
    EC Communication “Towards more accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems"
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on “Towards more accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems”, COM(2003) 315 final (3.6.2003)
    EC Communication on “Development of a common policy on illegal migration, trafficking of human beings, and the return of illegal migrants" (2003)
    Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in view of the European Council of Thessaloniki on “Development of a common policy on illegal migration, smuggling and trafficking of human beings, external borders and the return of illegal residents" COM(2003) 323 final (3.6.2003)
    EC Communication on “Immigration, integration and employment”
    Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on “Immigration, integration and employment” COM (2003)336(01) (3.6.2003)
    EC Communication on the collection and analysis of Community statistics in the field of migration
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament to present an Action Plan for the collection and analysis of Community statistics in the field of migration, COM (2003) 179 final (15-04-2003)
    EC Communication on a common asylum policy and agenda for protection
    Communication from the European Commission to the Council and Parliament on a common asylum policy and agenda for protection, COM (2003)152 final (26-03-03)
    EC Communication on Integrating migration issues into the EU's external relations
    EC Communication on Integrating migration issues into the EU's external relations, COM (2002)703 final
    Proposal for a Return Action Programme
    Proposal for a Return Action Programme (14673/02 of 25 November 2002)
    EC Communication on a Community Return Policy on Illegal Residents
    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a Community Return policy on Illegal Residents, COM(2002) 564 final (14.10.2002)
    UNHCR’s Agenda for Protection
    UNHCR’s Agenda for Protection (EC/52/SC/CRP.9/Rev.1 of 26 June 2002)
    UNHCR’s "Convention Plus" proposals
    Questions and answers on UNHCR’s "Convention Plus" consultations
    Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change
    “Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change”, a Report of the UN Secretary-General (A/57/387, 9 September 2002)
    Brussels Declaration on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
    Brussels Declaration on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, approved by the Council of the European Union on 29 November 2002
    Schengen Catalogue
    Schengen Catalogue on External Border Controls, Removal and Readmission: Recommendations and Best Practice
    Schengen Catalogue – Volume 2
    Schengen Catalogue – Volume 2 (Schengen Information System, Sirene) (Council of the European Union, December 2002)
    Schengen Catalogue – Volume 3
    Schengen Catalogue – Volume 3 (Issuing of visas) (Council of the European Union, March 2003)
    Schengen Visa Website
    Schengen Visa Website
    EURODAC
    EURODAC System
    EC Green Paper on a Community Return Policy on Illegal Residents
    Green Paper by the EC on a Community Return Policy on Illegal Residents, COM/2002/0175 final of 10 April 2002
    Communication from the EC on an open method of coordination for the Community immigration policy
    Communication from the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on an open method of coordination for the Community immigration policy.(COM(2001)387)
    Communication from the European Commission on a Community immigration policy
    Communication from the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a Community immigration policy (COM(2000)757 Final of 22.11.2000
    Communication from the European Commission on a common asylum procedure and uniform status valid throughout the EU
    Communication from the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: "Towards a common asylum procedure and a uniform status, valid throughout the Union, for persons granted asylum" (COM(2000)755 Final of 22.11.2000
    European Commission Working Document on internal security and international protection obligations and instruments
    European Commission Working Document on the relationship between safeguarding internal security and complying with international protection obligations and instruments. COM(2001)743 final of 05 December 2001
    Communication from the EC on a common policy on illegal immigration
    Communication from the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a common policy on illegal immigration (COM(2001)672 final, 15.11.2001)
    Joint report from the Commission and Europol on the prevention of organised crime (Commission of the European Communities)
    Joint Report from European Commission services and EUROPOL - "Towards a European strategy to prevent organised crime"SEC(2001) 433
    Protecting Refugees: A UNHCR Field Guide for NGOs
    Protecting Refugees: A Field Guide for NGOs - Produced Jointly by UNHCR and its NGO Partners
    The Rudge Report
    European Donor Policies towards Internally Displaced Persons, by Philip Rudge (2001)
    Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
    Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 1998
    ECRE's Report on Carrier's Liability
    ECRE's Report on Carrier's Liability - Country up-dates on the application of carriers' liability in European States (ECRE Research paper, February 1999)
    CEPOL's annual working programme (Council of the European Union 2001)
    CEPOL's annual working programme (2001)
    ELENA's Survey of Travel Documents and Visas for Refugees in the European Union
    Survey of Travel Documents and Visas for Refugees in the European Union, by the European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA)
    EU strategy on prevention and control of organised crime
    The Prevention and control of organised crime: a European Union strategy for the beginning of the new Millenium
    Scoreboard to review progress on the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice
    Scoreboard to review progress on the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice in the European Union (second half of 2003)
    Major US and international policy initiatives and reports on human trafficking
    Major US and international policy initiatives and reports on human trafficking
    U.S. Government Funded Anti-Trafficking Programs
    U.S. Government Funded Anti-Trafficking Programs
    US State Department information resources on Chinese human smuggling
    US State Department information resources on Chinese human smuggling, including details of sea, land and air routes and smuggling methods.
    Official documents on people smuggling and illegal immigration from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    Official documents on people smuggling and illegal immigration from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    Global Programme against Trafficking in Human Beings
    Global Programme against Trafficking in Human Beings, by the Centre for International Crime Prevention, Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
    Trafficking in women and children in the Mekong sub-region
    Trafficking in women and children in the Mekong sub-region, a joint report by UNIFEM, UNDP and SEAwatch
    Trafficking in women: a comprehensive European strategy (European Commission)
    Trafficking in women: a comprehensive European strategy (European Commission, DG Justice and Home Affairs)
    The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
    The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (SPHERE)
    Trafficking in human beings: implications for the OSCE
    Trafficking in human beings: implications for the OSCE, (ODIHR Background Paper 1999/3)
    OSCE's Reference Guide for Anti-Trafficking Legislative Review
    OSCE's Reference Guide for Anti-Trafficking Legislative Review
    OSCE's Multiyear Anti-Trafficking Action Plan for South Eastern Europe 2001
    OSCE'sMultiyear Anti-Trafficking Action Plan for South Eastern Europe 2001
    OSCE's Guidelines for National Plans of Action to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings (Stability Pact)
    OSCE's Guidelines for National Plans of Action to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings
    Human Rights Training Programme for Border Officials in the Kyrgyz Republic
    Human Rights Training Programme for Border Officials in the Kyrgyz Republic, OSCE and IOM, December 2000
    Replacement Migration
    Replacement Migration: Is It a Solution to Declining and Ageing Populations? A major report by the United Nations Population Division (March 2000)
    UK White Paper on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum
    White Paper on “Secure borders, safe haven - Integration with diversity in modern Britain”, published by the UK Home Office in February 2002


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    Scientific Journals


    International Migration Review (IMR, New York)
    International Migration Review
    International Journal of Refugee Law
    International Journal of Refugee Law
    Journal of Refugee Studies, Oxford
    Journal of Refugee Studies, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
    International Migration
    International Migration, IOM's quarterly journal
    Forced Migration Review
    Forced Migration Review
    Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales
    Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales (Poitiers)
    Hommes et Migrations
    Hommes et Migrations (Paris)
    European Journal of Migration and Law
    European Journal of Migration and Law
    Journal of International Migration and Integration
    Journal of International Migration and Integration, published by the Metropolis project
    Studi Emigrazione/Migration Studies
    Studi Emigrazione/Migration Studies
    Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
    The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, formerly known as "New Community"
    Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
    Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
    Refuge
    Refuge, the quarterly journal of the Centre for Refugee Studies, Canada
    Georgetown Immigration Law Journal
    The Georgetown Immigration Law Journal
    Migrations Société
    Migrations Société (Paris)
    Migration News
    Quarterly journal of the University of California at Davis
    Migration
    European Journal of International Migration and Ethnic Relations, from the Berlin Institute for Comparative Social Research
    Refugee Survey Quarterly (UNHCR)
    Quarterly journal of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
    Journal of Humanitarian Assistance
    Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, including UNHCR's 'New Issues in Refugee Research'working papers
    Ethnic Conflict Research Digest
    Peer reviews of recently published books, journal articles and research papers on the dynamics and management of ethnic conflict
    Migraction Europa
    Migraction Europa
    Population and Development Review
    Population and Development Review
    Immigrants and
    Minorities

    Immigrants and Minorities
    Journal of Population Economics
    Journal of Population Economics