Publication:
A Profile of the World’s Young Developing Country Migrants

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David J.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T14:09:52Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T14:09:52Z
dc.date.issued2006-10
dc.description.abstractThe paper uses individual level census and household survey data to present a rich profile of the young developing migrants around the world. Youth are found to comprise a large share of all migrants, particularly in migration to other developing countries, with the probability of migration peaking in the late teens or early twenties. The paper examines in detail the age and gender composition of migrants, whether young migrants move alone or with a parent or spouse, their participation in schooling and work in the destination country, the types of jobs they do, and the age of return migration. The results suggest a high degree of commonality in the youth migrant experience across a number of destination countries. In particular, developing country youth tend to work in similar occupations all around the world, and are more concentrated in these occupations than older migrants or native youth. Nevertheless, there is also considerable heterogeneity among youth migrants: 29 percent of 18 to 24 year olds are attending school in their destination country, but another 29 percent are not working or in school. This illustrates both the potential of migration for building human capital, and the fear that lack of integration prevents it from being used.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7106674/profile-worlds-young-developing-country-migrants
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4021
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9006
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4021
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectCAREER ADVANCEMENT
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY REUNIFICATION
dc.subjectFEMALE IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectFEMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFLOW OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectILLEGAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectILLEGAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLATE TEENS
dc.subjectLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALE YOUTH
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT MEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT POPULATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT STOCK
dc.subjectMIGRANT WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANT YOUTH
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectMIGRATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectOLD MALES
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY CONCERN
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENTER
dc.subjectPOPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectRECENT IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRATION
dc.subjectRITE OF PASSAGE
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTEENAGER
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTEENS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG AGES
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG FEMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectYOUNG MALE
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH WORK
dc.subjectYOUTH WORKERS
dc.titleA Profile of the World’s Young Developing Country Migrantsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleA Profile Of The World's Young Developing Country Migrants
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:03:27.301214Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7106674/profile-worlds-young-developing-country-migrants
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid175021468175471361
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4021
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20061004092834
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7106674
okr.identifier.reportWPS4021
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/10/04/000016406_20061004092834/Rendered/PDF/wps4021.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicPopulation and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
relation.isAuthorOfPublication148d6d6d-76e5-5d6f-9af9-98313e30551f
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery148d6d6d-76e5-5d6f-9af9-98313e30551f
relation.isSeriesOfPublication26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
relation.isSeriesOfPublication.latestForDiscovery26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
wps4021.pdf
Size:
302.31 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
wps4021.txt
Size:
71.13 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Policy Research Working Papers