Migration between South and Southeast Asia: Overview of trends and issues

Description

International migration is an important facet of globalization today. In 2009, there were an estimated 214 million international migrants, constituting about 3.1 percent of the world’s population, compared to around 82 million in 1970, reflecting a substantial increase over the past few decades. A notable feature of this trend is the growing importance of South–South migration flows, with approximately 47 percent of migrants from developing countries moving to other developing countries. Over the last 40 years, the number of migrants in the Global South has increased by about 75 percent, with the total size of South–South migration estimated at around 74 million. Consequently, South–South migration is nearly as significant as South–North migration, and developing countries face complex policy challenges as both sources and destinations of migration.

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Publisher

Institute of South Asian Studies

Keywords

Migration, International migration, Globalization

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