Library & Cultural Services: Sociology: Population. Demography. Migration. Refugees

Population. Demography (General)

City Population
Appealing website with extensive population statistics from city level upwards
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
Some useful links to websites & databases
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
US-based organisation, offers extensive range of reports & data on all aspects of population issues around the globe
UN Demographic & Social Statistics
Excellent starting point for information about population censuses worldwide. It includes links to the websites of national statistical offices plus a useful Census Knowledge Base. Includes flagship publication: Demographic yearbook 1948- (online & in library at HA 1.D4)
UN Population Division
Offers a wide range of publications relating to population (and migration - see below), plus databases:
World contraceptive use (1960s-)
World fertility data (1950-)
World marriage data (1970-)
World population policies (1976-)
World population prospects (1950-)
World urbanization prospects (1950-)
International Database: World Population Projections & Estimates
US Census Bureau demographic data for many countries worldwide (1950-) & projections to 2050

The Library also holds print publications offering historical data, such as:

Apercu de la demographie des divers pays du monde 1925-1931 RSS HB 848
Handbook of national population censuses Latin America & the Caribbean, N. America & Oceania 1983 D.S. Goyer & E. Domschke ZHA 42
International population census bibliography 1945-1977. 1980, D.S. Goyer ZHA 42
International statistical yearbook of large towns (ISI) 1961-1965 HT 103
Continuation of: International statistics of large towns 1927-1960 RSS HT 103

Population. Demography. Census (United Kingdom)

Online Historical Population Reports (HistPop)
Online access to the complete British population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1937.
The collection goes far beyond the basic population reports with a wealth of textual and statistical material which provide an in-depth view of the economy, society (through births, deaths and marriages) and medicine during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
UK Data Service Census
UKDS hub for access to aggregate & micro census data from 1971-
Vision of Britain Through Time
Website from the Great Britain Historical Geographic Information System (GIS) Project, based at the University of Portsmouth. Includes statistical trends calculated for current local authorities, historic maps, and census reports from 1801 to 1961 with direct access to the main tables

Citizenship

Global Passport Index
Interesting attempt to rank the value/usefulness of passports across nations

Migration. Refugees. Asylum (General)

Border Criminologies
Border Criminologies brings together academics and others with interests in border control from around the world. Showcases original research from a range of perspectives, to better understand the effect of border control through an emphasis on visual resources and first hand accounts
Centre for Trauma, Asylum & Refugees (University of Essex)
Explore the research done at Essex by members of the CTAR
Database on Immigrants in OECD Countries (DIOC)
Interesting project from OECD using data from national sources from 2000/01 at 5 year intervals, now extended to OECD countries. Includes variables like education/skill level of emigrants, as well as demographic age and gender, duration of stay, labour market outcomes (labour market status, occupations, sectors of activity), fields of study.
Determinants of International Migration (DEMIG)
Interesting databases from now defunct International Migration Institute (Oxford University), recording migration flows from early 1800s- and policy changes enacted by 45 countries (1945-2013). See also Migration Oxford for further resources.
European Network on Statelessness
EU project to monitor, document & compare statelessness across EU countries. Includes Statelessness Index.
Humanitarian Data Exchange
Collaborative open access project to bring together datasets & analysis relating to all aspects of humanitarian work.
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council, the IDMC is a leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. Its website has a wealth of full text reports, and statistics on population displacement associated with conflict (1998-) or natural hazards (2008-) available through IDMC Global Internal Displacement Database.
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
UN affiliated body. Offers Migration law database and extensive Migration Data Portal launched end 2017.
Flagship publication: World migration report 2000- (& online 2000-) JV 6001.W6 and Online.
Migrant Rights Database
Project of the Migrant Rights Initiative (currently based at Cornell), which evaluates how countries protect and implement 17 categories of rights according to 65 standardized indicators, based on the Initiative’s International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR).
The Migrants' Files
EU funded project coordinated by Journalism++
which aggregated news of asylum-seeking and human trafficking across Europe. The final version covers all known migration instances around European borders between 2000 and 2016
Migration Advisory Committee (UK)
Independent public body (sponsored by the Home Office) that advises the government on migration issues.
Migration Data Explorer
Easy to use tool from Our World in Data for visualisations or downloads using migration data from UN
Migration Policy Institute
Founded in 2001 & based in Washington DC, the MPI publishes high quality research on all aspects of migration
OECD Migration
Note that the Library subscription to OECDiLibrary gives Essex students and staff access to all publication and data from OECD, including the highly useful International Migration database
Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is a leading charity working with refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. Founded in 1951, it aims to support and empower people who have fled conflict, violence and persecution in order to rebuild their lives
Refugee Studies Centre
Based at the University of Oxford. Its database Forced Migration Online contains full-text reports, journal articles & research guides (not updated after Oct. 2017).
Refugee Therapy Centre
Established in London in 1999 to provide a specialist therapeutic service for refugees and asylum seekers
Refworld
The leading database of information about refugees, international migration and asylum-seekers. Maintained by the UNHCR (see below). Free access to country profiles, maps, international and national treaties and legislation, policy decisions and other documents.
Their Story is Our Story
TSOS, hosted by Brigham Young University is an archive of refugee stories, photos and videos, presenting the experiences of refugees in their own words
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
UN refugee agency offers extensive resources via its website, notably publications (including flagship publications: Asylum trends, Global report, State of the world's refugees) and statistics (1950-). Also its RefWorld country resource (see above).
UN Network on Migration
Notably its Migration Network Hub, a forum for stakeholders to access & share migration-related information
United Nations Population Division (International Migration)
Publications plus datasets, including:
Global migration database Database (registration required) covers all countries, 1990- at intervals
International migration flows to & from selected countries Database (1980-) 43 countries. Emigrants, immigrants, residence, citizenship
International migration report 2002 JV 6001.I6 and Online 2006-
International migrant stock Database (1990-)

Africa

Southern African Migration Programme
Well-established (1996-) programme with an excellent series of publications

Europe

Deaths at the Border
Database assembled by VU Amsterdam giving data on migrant mortality in the Mediterranean area 1990-2013.
European Commission Knowledge Centre on Migration & Demography (KCMD)
Portal to a range of publications, projects, networks and datasets relating to EU policies on migration
European Migration Network
EU network of government bodies and others involved in this area. Produces a number of publications, including Annual Report on Migration & Asylum (2017-)
Eurostat
Detailed migration data from official EU statistics body, under heading Population & Social Conditions.
International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE)
Research network specialising in migration to and within the EU. Free access to its working papers and links to other online resources.
Mediterranean Migration Research Programme
Large multi-strand ESRC funded project.
Migration Policy Centre
EU funded institute based at the EUI Florence
North Atlantic Population Project (NAPP)
NAPP harmonises & disseminates 19th & early 20th century census microdata from Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the US, enabling the linking of individuals between censuses for longitudinal analysis
Regulated Professions Database
Official EU database that offers potential for statistical analysis of high-skilled migration within Europe from the late 1990s onwards

United Kingdom

British Future
Independent think tank focusing on issues of identity, integration, migration & opportunity.
Home Office Migration Statistics
Statistics on migration and border control from Home Office administrative systems, including EU Settlement Scheme stats and Irregular Migration stats. See also its Migration Research & Analysis section for publications
Migration Advisory Committee
Independent body funded by the Home Office to advise the government on migration issues
Migration Observatory
Based at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society at Oxford University. Focuses on migration to and from the UK.
Named
Interesting project mapping surnames to places in the UK
Office for National Statistics : Migration
Official UK government statistics.
Refugee Council
UK organisation

United States

Census Bureau - Migration
Immigrant Climate Index
Measure developed by economist Pham Hoang Van from city, county & state immigration laws since 2005
Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
Large digital collection of historical materials from Harvard University's libraries, archives, and museums which documents voluntary immigration to the United States from the signing of the Constitution to the start of the Great Depression. Includes books, pamphlets, serials, manuscripts, diaries, biographies and other writings.
TRAC Immigration
Collaborative project on US immigration. Includes a large collection of official reports on immigration, mostly from 2000 onwards.