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Joint UNECE / EUROSTAT Work Session on Migration Statistics

This paper discusses the methodology used to measure emigration and immigration in Tunisia through a census module. It covers the questions asked in the individual form and the identification of emigrants residing abroad. The paper also provides data on Tunisian immigrants and emigrants between April 1999 and April 2004, including age, sex, country of origin/destination, and main reason for migration.

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Joint UNECE / EUROSTAT Work Session on Migration Statistics

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  1. Joint UNECE / EUROSTAT Work Sessionon Migration Statistics Edinburgh, 20 – 22 November 2006 Measuring emigrationthrough a census emigration module Habib FOURATIInstitut National de la Statistique (Tunisia)

  2. Reference dates at total population of Tunisian population censuses 06 / 03 / 1921 20 / 04 / 1926 22 / 03 / 1931 12 / 03 / 1936 01 / 11 / 1946 01 / 02 / 1956 2.093.939 2.159.708 2.410.692 2.608.313 3.230.952 3.783.169 03 / 05 / 1966 08 / 05 / 1975 30 / 03 / 1984 20 / 04 / 1994 28 / 04 / 2004 4.533.351 5.588.209 6.966.173 8.785.364 9.910.872

  3. * Measuring immigration of Tunisians and Foreignersthrough several questions in the individual form in the Population Census 2004 (RGPH 2004): • Country of birth • Country of citizenship • Country of residence in April 1999 (i.e. 5 years before the census date) • Main reason of immigration (occupation, education, marriage, family reunification, definitive return, ...)

  4. * Measuring emigration of Tunisians through an emigration module: Identification of each person residing abroad who is member of a family nucleus and was residing within an household in April 1999 • Each household consists of one or more family nuclei • The family nucleus is composed of: • - Couple with children • Couple without children • Mother widowed or divorced with children • Woman widowed or divorced wihout children • Father widow or divorced with children • Man widow or divorced without children

  5. Q. VII.a Emigration: Is there a parent actually residing abroad who is member of a family nucleus and was residing within the household in April 1999 ? YES - NO

  6. Table 1: Tunisian immigrants by age group and sex, April 1999 – April 2004

  7. Age pyramid of Tunisian immigrantsbetween April 1999 and April 2004 Sex Female Sex Male

  8. Table 2: Tunisian emigrants by age group and sex, April 1999 – April 2004

  9. Age pyramid of Tunisian emigrantsbetween April 1999 and April 2004 Sex Female Sex Male

  10. Table 3: Net migration by age group and sex, April 1999 – April 2004

  11. Table4: Tunisian immigrants and emigrants by country of origin / destination, April 1999 – April 2004

  12. Table5: Tunisian immigrants and emigrants bymain reason of migration, April 1999 – April 2004

  13. C O N C L U S I O N S • * Total coverage of immigration • Tunisians ( 17766 ) • Foreigners ( 10696, of which 5913 men and 4783 women) • * Almost total coverage of emigration of Tunisians • * Very partial coverage of emigration of Foreigners

  14. Merci pour votre attention

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