1. International Migration in the Americas – an overview
Departament of Social Inclusion (DIS) Secretariat for Access to Rights and Equity (SARE-OAS)
Juan Manuel Jiménez

2. Scope and sources of the presentation
International migration inflows in the Americas
Migration movements from the Americas
Measuring international migration: censuses, surveys, administrative records - entry and exit records at entry / exit points and records based on entry and stay permits according to the country's immigration laws (visas, residence permits, etc.) . The information is incorporated daily. Mesures migration flows.
Countries of the Americas: includes Latin America and the Caribbean (South America, Central America and the Caribbean) and North America

3. International migration inflows in the Americas
International migration inflows in the Americas, permanent and temporary,
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
% change 2014/2013
Immigration in 2014 per 1000 persons in the destination country
All countries +4
4,7
LAC Countries +2
1,6
Index (2009=100)
100
101
108
111
117
121 98
122
136
159
151
Source: OEA/OECD,SICREMI

4. International migration inflows in the Americas
For , immigration in the Americas increased by 21% overall but 51% in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Immigration to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) about 914,000 in 2014, one fifth of all immigration in the Americas (4.2 million approx).
Immigration levels for every 1,000 inhabitants in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC) are low compared to Canada (16.6) and the United States (8.8), but some countries are approaching the level of the United States, such as Chile (7.8) and Costa Rica (6.7)

5. MAIN DESTINATION COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAS
International migration inflows in the Americas
MAIN DESTINATION COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAS
UNITED STATES
64.0
CANADA
14.3
ARGENTINA
5.7
CHILE
3.2
MEXICO
3.4
BRAZIL
2.8
ECUADOR
1.4
COLOMBIA
1.2
COSTA RICA
1.0
PERU
Source: OAS/OECD, SICREMI
For , migration to South America represented 77% (average of 698K) of overall LAC. Migration to Central America (including Mexico) and the Caribbean represented 23% (206K) approx.

6. International migration inflows in the Americas
In most countries, immigrants come largely from other countries of the Americas and indeed, from neighboring countries
International migration inflows in the Americas
SICREMI 2015, p. 9.

7. Inmigration in the MERCOSUR region
origin with respect to total inmigration (%)
Number of persons
from MERCOSUR countries - average 2013/14
Distribution intra-MERCOSUR destination countries per people of MERCOSUR origin
(%)
CHILE 79
107000 26
PARAGUAY 73
6000 1
ARGENTINA 71
171000 42
BOLIVIA
20000 5
URUGUAY 58
4000
PERU 46
23000 6
ECUADOR 44
26000
COLOMBIA 35
17000 4
BRAZIL
31000 8
TOTAL MERCOSUR ORIGIN
405000
100
TOT. ALL ORIGINS
700000
MERCOSUR/ All origins
58%
Source: OAS/OECD, SICREMI

8. Inmigration in the MERCOSUR region
MERCOSUR origin with respect to total inmigration (%)
MAIN NACIONALITIES – ALL ORIGINS
CHILE 79
Peru 29%, Colombia 20%, Bolivia 20%, Argentina 5%, Spain 3%, Ecuador 3%
PARAGUAY 73
Brazil 46%, Argentina 21%, Spain 6%, USA 6%, Germany 3%
ARGENTINA 71
Paraguay 32%, Bolivia 18%, Peru 11%, Colombia 5%, Chile 2%
BOLIVIA
Brazil 33%, Peru 14%, Argentina 6%, Colombia 6%, Mexico 5%, Paraguay 5%
URUGUAY 58
Argentina 26%, Brazil 12%, Spain 6%, Peru 6%, USA 5%, Chile 4%
PERU 46
Colombia 17%, USA 13%, Spain 12%, Argentina 6%, Chile 6%, Ecuador 4%
ECUADOR 44
Colombia 29%, Cuba 14%, China 13%, USA 9%, Peru 5%, Venezuela 4%, Spain 3%
COLOMBIA 35
Venezuela 21%, USA 10%, Spain 9%, China 6%, Mexico6%, Ecuador 5%, Peru 4%
BRAZIL 26
USA 8%, Bolivia 6%, Cuba 5%, Colombia 5%, Argentina 5%, Portugal 4%
Source: OAS/OECD, SICREMI

9. from countries of the Americas
Out-migration
from countries of the Americas
Migration from countries of the Americas to other countries of the Americas and to OECD countries,
Destination countries and regions
Canada and the United States
Americas except for Canada/United States
OECD outside of Americas (mainly countries from Europa plus Australia, Japon, Korea, New Zeland, Israel,Turkey)
All destination countries
Average annual outflow as a % of 2014 origin country population
Origin country or region
2014/2011
% of total outflow
% change
Canada and United States 27 +2 19 -3 54 -1
0.07
Caribbean 72 16
+137 13
-26 +9
0.60
Central America 84
+15 10
+72 6 -7
+18
0.28
Andean Region 23 -4 62
+22 15
-31 +5
0.34
Southern Cone
+19 52 -9 21
-15
0.12
LAC Countries 47 +8 34
-14 +6
0.18
Countries outside the Americas 36
+12 3
+52 61
+20
0.10
All countries 39
+11 9
+25
+17
0.11
Source: Migration Policy Debates © OAS/OECD no.11, September 2016

10. Out-migration
from countries of the Americas
Out-migration increased by 8% to the United States and Canada, 18% to LAC and decreased by 14% to OECD countries outside the Americas (mainly Europe and Japan)
47% of the emigrants from the Americas went to the United States and Canada, 34% to LAC countries and 19% to OECD countries outside the Americas (Europe and Japan)
Emigration from Central America increased 18%, from the Caribbean 9%, from the Andean Region 5% and decreased 4% from the Southern Cone.

11. Out-migration
from countries of the Americas
A significant increase in out-migration from the Caribbean (+ 137%) and Central America (+ 72%) to other LAC countries.
At country level, out-migration increased in Cuba (+ 57%), Nicaragua (+ 63%), Venezuela (+ 33%) and Colombia (+ 29%)
Generally, LAC countries show high emigration rates, except for those of the Southern Cone

12. Feminization of migration?
Traditional roles are changing, but women continue to be underrepresented among labor migrants and overrepresented among family migrants
SICREMI 2015, p. 14.

13. Recap….
For , migration inflows in the Americas increased by 21% in total and by 51% in Latin America and the Caribbean
In the same period for every ten people who emigrated from the countries of the Americas, five went to the United States and Canada, three to LAC countries and two to Europe.
Migration flows in MERCOSUR countries have been consolidating and increasing steadily as a result of the facilitation of labor mobility granted by the Residency Agreement.
Immigration of women in countries of the Americas continues to be a minority phenomenon (45%) with a significantly greater presence of women among family migrants (59%) and a lesser presence among labor migrants (32%), so with some exceptions, it is still far from a situation in which the genders are playing on average the same role

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