4 types of migration data in Europe
Publication Date/Time
2018-04-18T09:00:00+00:00
Ranging from reports to statistics, surveys and historical databases
Migration has occurred for centuries and impacted the world as we know
it today. In the past years, migrants have been heading to Europe due
to for example political instability in their home country. By looking
at five European countries with migration and immigration data, more
insights in these demographic trends can be given.

Every year, the Dutch government releases a report on the Migration
Chain, that reflects on several aspects of migration to and immigrants
in the Netherlands. Subjects that are touched upon include the reason
for immigration (work, study, or family reunion), the process of the
asylum procedure, and sending the immigrant back to their home
country. One of the statistics
[/data/en/dataset/immigratie-toelating-werk-studie-en-gezin] beings
presented in the report is the shift of immigrants for study purposes.
In 2016, there was an increase of 28% in the immigration for study
purposes compared to a year earlier.

The United Kingdom presents a report on immigration statistics as
well, which gives an overview
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various governmental departments and agencies dealing with migration.
The data in the report comes from the International Passenger Survey
[https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/qmis/longtermmigrationindicatorssuiteqmi],
of which the methodological background is openly accessible too.

Besides recent data, historical data is also openly available in the
European Open Data Portal. An example is the Swiss VSJF-database
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This database contains datasets of refugees which have been registered
by the Association of Swiss Jewish Refugee Aid and Welfare
Organizations (VSJF), which is a private organization founded in 1925
for the aid to Jewish refugees who enter Switzerland. The dataset
contains anonymized data of around 20.000 mostly Jewish refugees who
entered Switzerland.

In Ireland, data [/data/en/dataset/population-and-migration-estimates]
related to population is available through the European Data Portal,
amongst which is data
[http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp7md/p7md/] on
immigration and diversity in Ireland. Besides key statistics,
appealing infographics are also included in the report.

 
[https://data.europa.eu/sites/default/files/img/media/201817-irish-.migration.png]
Figure 1 Cropped image
[http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp7md/p7md/] of the
infographic on Irish migration and diversity in 2016.

Are you curious on recent or historical statistics on migration in
your country or other European countries? Head towards the European
Open Data Portal [https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/] to discover
more on this topic.
