We live in an increasingly global and mobile world, with nearly 200 million people living outside their countries of birth1.
Yet a recognized lack of data on factors influencing migration and its impacts impairs decision-making around this global trend.
To address this need, Western Union commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to analyze data from 61 nations that are currently or increasingly migration destinations. A landmark study in terms of type and scale, the resulting Western Union® Global Migration Barometer2 equips national and international decision-makers with a peer-reviewed,
country-to-country comparison of the environment and outlook for migration.
An assessment of countries’ need for migrants, the Global Migration Barometer was presented by Leila Butt, Senior Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit at the Western Union Global Migration Forum in Washington D.C. on September 15, 2008.
Building a future back home: Leveraging migrant worker remittances for development in Asia” is a study sponsored by Western Union and carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
At Western Union, we are proud to support migrants in their journey toward greater economic opportunity. They are modern day heroes, who, one family at a time and one community at a time, are creating hope and opportunity in the countries they come from and the countries to which they travel. The stories behind the data not only are complex, they are deeply personal.
1Source: United Nations (2006). “Trends in the Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision.” United Nations Population Division: New York. 2The Economist Intelligence Unit bears responsibility for the migration index and for this report. The findings and conclusions expressed here do not reflect the views or opinions of Western Union. No data has been sourced from Western Union.
