Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016

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Canada HIGH INCOME OECD Population (millions, 2014) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2005–14) Population density (people per sq km, 2014) Labor force (millions, 2014) Unemployment rate (% of labor force, 2014) Urban population (% of pop., 2014) Surface area (thousands of sq km, 2014) GNI, Atlas method (current US$ billions, 2014) GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$, 2014) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2011–14) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop.) Age dependency ratio (% of working-age pop., 2014) Account at a formal financial institution (% age 15+, 2014) Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people, 2014) Internet users (per 100 people, 2014)

35.5 1.1 3.9 19.7 6.9 81.7 9,984.7 1,835.1 51,630.0 2.3 — 46.5 99.1 83.0 87.1

Migration EMIGRATION ■ ■ ■

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Stock of emigrants, 2013: 1,335.2 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population, 2013: 3.8 percent Top destination countries, 2013: the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, China, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong SAR, China, Japan Tertiary-educated as a percentage of total emigrants in OECD countries, 2011: 45.2 percent Tertiary-educated women as a percentage of total women emigrants in OECD countries, 2011: 43.7 percent Number of refugees, 2014: 89 Second generation diaspora in Australia, Europe, and the United States, 2012: 1,072.3 thousands

IMMIGRATION ■ ■ ■

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Stock of immigrants, 2013: 7,404.2 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population, 2013: 21.1 percent Top source countries, 2013: the United Kingdom, China, India, the Philippines, Italy, the United States, Hong Kong SAR, China, Germany, Poland, Vietnam Women as percentage of immigrants, 2013: 52.2 percent Number of refugees, 2014: 149,134

Remittances US$ millions

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014 2015e

Inward remittance flowsa

1,049

1,152

1,195

1,160

1,222

1,167

1,206

1,199

1,184

1,206

Compensation of employees 1,049 Personal transfers —

1,152 —

1,195 —

1,160 —

1,222 —

1,167 —

1,206 —

1,199 —

1,184 —

— —

4,644

4,944

4,657

5,290

5,556

5,630

5,612

5,393

2,458 2,186

2,828 2,116

2,530 2,127

2,891 2,400

3,150 2,406

3,180 2,451

3,185 2,427

3,062 2,331

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of which

Outward remittance flows 3,353 of which Compensation of employees 1,880 Personal transfers 1,472

a. Net FDI inflows US$70.75 billion in 2013. Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016

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