Development of international migration statistics in Russia on the basis of

census and administrative data

Svetlana Nikitina

Director of the Department for populationand healthcare statistics

Net migration of population in Russia  included in population estimate

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RATIO OF THE ARRIVED FOR WORK AND STUDY IN ARRIVED RATE(results of the development of statistical accounting sheets

migrants; %)

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Sources of data on migration

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Place of birth

Citizenship: with adjustments (by birth , by naturalization)

Persistence residence in place of permanent residence (from birth or not)

Emigration experience( the absence from the country over a year)The country of origin

of their parents

Place of residence at a fixed date in the past

Place of work, the time-out to work, the vehicle

"Migration" questions in the census

If not persistense – i.e. born elsewhere or had the experience of migration, then:• since that year reside at that place;• the last residence (come frome)

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Migration issues in the All-Russia Population Census 2010 programme

• Place of birth• Citizenship • Persistence residence in place of permanent residence

(from birth or not) • Place of residence a year before census• Issues, addressed short-term (temporary) foreign

migrants

Excluded from the draft program : • The point about how to obtain citizenship, • The question of whether experience of living abroad,• and questions for a survey of commuting.

Types of surveys

General survey on a wide range of issues with added points on

migration

Special surveys of migrants

The allocation of employed Russian citizens and other citizens as to the level of education, %

Russian citizens Citizens of other countries

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The allocation of employed Russian citizens and other citizens by age,

the percentage of all citizens in this category

Источник: ОНПЗ, 2012 г.

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граждане России граждане других странRussian citizens Citizens of other countries

Administrative (official) sources and types of international migration data:

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• the system of regulation involving foreign labor force - Statistics

of labor migration (the Ministry of Labour)

• asylum issues - statistics of asylum applications and decisions on

them

• statistics on granting citizenship

• border statistics

• visa statistics

• data on foreigners studying in the country

• campaign data to resolve the status of migrants

• Statistics of penalties for the violation of immigration law

This can be information about «flows» and «contingents»

One and the same migrant could be displayed in the different systems of data collection.

Most of them – ADMINISTRATION.

Visa

Registration at the place of stay or residence

Work permit

Residence permit

Granted asylum

The health insurance, taxation,Vital Records

Census or sample survey

Accounting at the border (border control, migration cards, etc.)

Thank you for your attention!

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