PHILIPPINES
December 15, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from the Philippines are
Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.
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Note: Countries are listed in alphabetical order.
Source: Composite
Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation
and Poverty.
Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign Population
Living in the Philippines in 2000
Countries
of nationality |
Number |
Percent
of total foreign population |
| United States |
28,904 |
10.3 |
| China |
28,184 |
10.0 |
| United Kingdom |
26,997 |
9.6 |
| Bahrain |
6,734 |
2.4 |
| Japan |
5,021 |
1.8 |
| All other countries |
185,160 |
65.9 |
| TOTAL |
281,000 |
100.0 |
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Source: Census 2000.
The data are provided by the Development
Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.
According to UN Population Division
estimates, the foreign population represented 0.5 percent (374,458)
of the total population of the Philippines in 2005.
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Source: UN
Population Division. 2006. Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. POP/DB/MIG/Rev.2005
For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre
on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html
Migration Information Source:
Philippines country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/philippines.cfm
Philippines's Resources:
Philippines National Statistics Office: http://www.census.gov.ph/
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