Migration
Acknowledgements
Annika Klintefelt (Statistics Denmark, Chair of the Task Force); Julien Bérard-Chagnon, Geneviève Ouellet and Jean-François Simard (Statistics Canada); Marie Clerc and Olivier Haag (INSEE, France); Sheelagh Bonham and Tim Linehan (CSO, Ireland); Donatella Zindato (Istat, Italy); Daan Zult (CBS, Netherlands); Nathaniel Matheson-Dunning and Hannes Diener (Stats New Zealand); Pawel Murawski (Statistics Poland); Liana Vologirova (Rosstat, Russian Federation); Charlie Wroth-Smith and Karina Williams (ONS, England and Wales); Vincent Mule (United States Census Bureau); Fabian Bach and Sixten Thestrup (Eurostat); Paolo Valente and Andres Vikat (UNECE); Siraj Mahmudlu and Anja Teltschik (UNICEF); Maria Isabel Cobos Hernandez (UNSD).
Measuring Hard-to-reach Groups in Administrative Sources
The document aims to support experts working in national statistical offices and other agencies producing official statistics in using data from administrative sources for measuring hard-to-reach groups, namely the homeless, undocumented migrants, immigrants and emigrants. The document also helps data users understand the potential and limitations of administrative sources for producing official statistics on these groups. The document was endorsed by the Conference of European Statisticians at its 2025 plenary session in June 2025.
Preface
Across all areas of social statistics as well as some areas of economic statistics there is a widespread and rapid trend towards the use of administrative sources, either to complement traditional census and survey sources, or to replace them. There are many advantages to this overall trend, including reduced respondent burden, faster production of statistics, and the concomitant reduced costs. There are also well-known drawbacks, such as a dependence on the content of administrative sources and the challenges in gathering data on subjective characteristics or other variables that are not recorded in administrative sources.
Migration, social development and health
Seychelles Vision 2033 outlines the country’s development agenda and includes aspects related to social development.
Migration governance institutional framework
The previous Seychelles Migration Profile advocated for the Government to develop coherent migration policies.
Executive summary
In 2014, Seychelles launched the first Migration Profile, which highlighted key facts and figures concerning migration to, from and within the country, the impact of migration on development within the country and the migration governance structures in the country.
Acknowledgements
The Government of Seychelles would like to thank IOM for its continued support, specifically for this 2024 update of the Migration Profile of Seychelles (“Migration Profile of Seychelles 2024”), and the European Union for funding the report through the Southern African Migration Management (SAMM) Project.
Migration, population change and human development
The population of Seychelles has been growing steadlily since 2014 (Table 9).
Migration in Seychelles: A Country Profile 2024
The Migration Profile for Seychelles is the second of its kind, providing updated details on migration issues that have evolved since 2014. The report reflects on changing migration trends and patterns while taking stock of the impact of migration on population, labour and the environment, among others. The updated report provides an analysis of some of the changes that have taken place on migration in, to and from Seychelles, as well as changes in migration policy and governance. The revised Migration Profile provides insights into the characteristics of migration in Seychelles, highlighting the changing economic, social, political and environmental issues that influence migration patterns that have been taking place since 2014. It reflects on the shift in migration patterns as well as government response in terms of policies, laws and legislation that are guided by regional, continental and global migration-related instruments. The analysis indicates that migration continues to have a positive impact on the country, but there is still limited data and research on key migration patterns. In addition, the Profile reveals that there are a number of stakeholders engaged in migration – from local to national levels – that can engage effectively with key State actors on migration issues.
Migration and the environment
Seychelles is a major tourist destination due to its diverse and productive marine ecosystem in an area spanning 1.4 million km2 within its EEZ.
Foreword
This Migration Profile for Seychelles is the second of its kind, providing updated details on migration issues that have evolved since 2014.