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MIGRATION STATISTICS IN ARMENIAMIGRATION STATISTICS IN ARMENIA
Армине Аветисян
February 15-17, 2010 , Bishkek
Armine Avetisyan
Armenian Population
200 150 100 50 0
present permanent
MEN WOMEN
thousand
CENSUS-CENSUS-20012001
85+85+80-8480-8475-7975-7970-7470-7465-6965-6960-6460-6455-5955-5950-5450-5445-4945-4940-4440-4435-3935-3930-3430-3425-2925-2920-2420-2415-1915-1910-1410-145-95-90-40-4
0 50 100 150 200
thousand
BEST SEVEN !BEST SEVEN !External Migration Process Research, 1991-1998
RA Trans-border passenger flows research
Sampling study of incoming and outgoing migrants
Sampling study of passenger transit at controlling and crossing points
Labor migration in Armenia
Sampling study of external and internal migration
Sampling study of labor migration (in progress))
Tasks and objectives
Questionnaire content
Sampling methodology
Major concepts and definitions
Challenges
Migration and economy
Data collection issues
SAMPLING STUDY OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL MIGRATION
Objectives:Objectives:Alternative collection of information by characteristics of external and internal migration alongside with current statistics during the period from 2002 to 2007 as well as clarification and analysis of the major factors effecting migration processes.
Major Tasks:Major Tasks:Assessment of external and internal migration from 2002 to 2007, Social and demographic characteristics of migrants
Identification of actual scopes of migrants flows from Armenia starting from post-census period and changes thereof
Data collection by scopes of labor migration, re-emigration tendencies and other statistical characteristics of migrants
Questionnaire Summary Section 1: Questions to identify qualitative and quantitative characteristics of family migrations of researched households
Section 2: Questions referred to people, who have ever lived in the given household
Section 3: Questions referred to people who, have been in migration starting from 2002
Section 4-9: For certain types of migrants:
4. Returned from abroad 5. Returned from another locality in Armenia6. Staying abroad7. Staying in another locality of Armenia 8. Immigrating from abroad9. Immigrating from another locality of Armenia
Sampling methodology(based on address databases created on population census of 2001 outcomes under World Bank’s
technical assistance, with application of stratification sampling method )
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cities villages
48
1
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12
1 1
27 54
1686 814urban rural
Total number of households and percentage of their spreading throughout the territory of Armenia
+
25005.4
3.4
5.5
7.9
8.5
35.1 6.8
5.3
7.2
7.3
7.6
YerevanAragatsotnAraratArmavirGegarkunikLoryKrtaykShirakSunikVaiots DzorTavush
Major Concepts and DefinitionsMajor Concepts and Definitions
External migration of the population
Migrant
Returned migrant (re-emigrant)
Emigrant
Immigrant
Labor migrant
Migrant returned from another locality of Armenia
Migrant staying in another locality of Armenia
Migrant arriving from another locality of Armenia
Persons without citizenship
ISSUES:ISSUES:
Objective
Subjective
Location of selected households (non-existing addresses, front doors locked by combination locks……..)
Human factor (actual and legal members of households, incomes......)
Challenges:Challenges:2011 POPULATION CENSUS 2011 POPULATION CENSUS
POPULATION REGISTER POPULATION REGISTER (Law was passed in 2005)
It secures rights of the population to:
TENTATIVE CANSUS WILL TAKE PLACE IN APRILWILL TAKE PLACE IN APRIL FROM FROM 14 14 TOTO 23 23, 2010 , 2010
WILL TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER WILL TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER FROMFROM 1 12 TO2 TO 2121
Free migration Free migration
Selecting place for residence Selecting place for residence
Registration by place of residence Registration by place of residence
Scopes of External MigrationScopes of External Migration
67.1% emigrants
2.8% immigrants
30.1% re-emigrants
78% men
Emigrants:
22%women
CITIZENSHIP
28% Georgia
16% USA
8% RF
8% Iraq
8% Ukraine
4% Iran
28% Syria
8% not answered
94.2%Armenia
5.4%other countries
0.4% don’t have it
EmigrantsEmigrants ImmigrantsImmigrants
Emigrants providedEmigrants provided
Financial supportFinancial support
yes no
85.6% banking system
12.7%
With the assistance
of friends,
acquaintances
1.7%other
81.7% 18.3%
46.6
5.217.6
13.5
9.83.72.6
0.4 0.6
Emigrants’ remittances were aimed at:Emigrants’ remittances were aimed at:
1
23
4
569
1 . Current expenses of households 2 . Actions and other objectives3 . Domestic household needs4 . Social needs (med. treatment, education)5 . Procuring assets
6 . Procuring real estate7 . Investments into production/business8 .Financial investments9 . Other purposes
8 7
Re-emigrants’ SavingsRe-emigrants’ Savings
27.9% with friends’, acquaintances’ assistance
6.3 %Other
Provided Financial SupportProvided Financial Support
57.8% didn’t have42.2% had
65.8% banking system
43.9
8.214.3
15.8
9.8
2.03.6
0.5
Remittances were aimed at:Remittances were aimed at:
1
23
4
569 8 7
5.16.6
1 . Current expenses of households 2 . Actions and other objectives3 . Domestic household needs4 . Social needs (med. treatment, education)5 . Procuring assets
6 . Procuring real estate7 . Investments into production/business8 .Financial investments9 . Other purposes
Armine Avetisyan
THANK YOU FOR ATTENTIONTHANK YOU FOR ATTENTION
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