International migration

Statistics

Key Statistics on migration in OECD countries

The International Migration database is on line. It contains data on flows and stocks of immigrants over the last 10 years by sex and country of origin.

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Books

Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Sweden

Sweden’s 2008 reform of its labour migration policy, now one of the most open in the OECD, has helped businesses hire foreign workers quickly and cheaply, without hurting conditions for local workers, according to this report.

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Migration Policies

The OECD analyses recent developments of migration flows and policies.

Migration of health workforce

This analysis project of the workforce structure will focus on modelling approaches on demand and supply to help shape policy, issues of education and skills as well as recruitment and human resource governance.

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The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children

The OECD is currently proceeding to country studies on the labour market intergration of immigrants and their children.

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Migration and Developing Countries

Can migration contribute to economic progress? Work of the Development Centre on Migration and Development demonstrates the gains from increased international labour mobility. It also shows how policies can optimise the benefits for sending and receiving ...

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