Contemporary Patterns Of Global Migration

Question 1

In 2020, what % of the world’s pop. were living outside of their country of origin?

Answer 1

3.6%

Question 2

What % of working age migrants are economic migrants?

Answer 2

72.7%

Question 3

Equation for pop. change

Answer 3

(Births-deaths)+/-international migration

Question 4

What is net migration?

Answer 4

Difference between the no. immigrants and the no. emigrants

Question 5

Main countries of origin for migrants in the UK (with numbers)

Answer 5

0. 83 million from Poland
1. 83 million from India
2. 54 million from Pakistan

Question 6

Top destinations for UK emigrants (with numbers)

Answer 6

Australia (1.28 million)
America (0.76 million)
Canada (0.67 million)

Question 7

How many people born in the UK lived abroad in 2020? What were the main reasons for living abroad

Answer 7

5.5 million and employment opportunities, retirement and family reunification

Question 8

What proportion of Londoners are migrants?

Answer 8

36.2%

Question 9

How many migrants died crossing the Meditteranean in 2014?

Answer 9

Over 3000

Question 10

Give an example of a migration route

Answer 10

In the central meditteranean from Libyan ports to Italys southernmost point in the island of Lampedusa (this is the central Mediterranean route)

Question 11

What % did the number of migrants using the central medditereanean route fall by?

Answer 11

80%

Question 12

In 2012, how many people living in the EU migrated to another EU country?

Answer 12

1.7 million

Question 13

In 2012, how many people moved from the EU to a non EU country?

Answer 13

1.7 million

Question 14

What countries have the highest numbers of EU migrants

Answer 14

Germany (5.3 million) and the UK (2.9 million)

Question 15

Reasons for intraregional migration in the EU

Answer 15

Education
Retirement
Family reunification