Kierunki doskonalenia statystyki migracji zagranicznych ludności
Improvement directions of external migration statistics

Summary/Abstract: Main improvements of external migration statistics in EU are presented in the article. On the base of papers presented during the 95th DGINS Conference, experiences of some EU-countries as well as their activities to improve the statistical data quality concerning external migrations are discussed. The statistical system of external migrations in Poland is presented in this context. These very statistics should deliver both data on streams and migration resources. Polish migration statistics use three types of data sources as follows: the administrative system, statistical surveys, foreign data sources. An estimation methodology of migration sizes is an important factor. Some activities, i.e. a spectrum extension of existing as well as a search for new data sources and improvement of current surveys as well as developing international cooperation and wider using results of scientific researches, and intensification of cooperation with government administration as well as units using information on migrations or responsible for migration politics, were implemented to improve the Polish statistical system of external migrations.

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