Estimation of Zimbabwean migration for the period 1992-2012

dc.contributor.advisorDorrington, Robert
dc.contributor.authorNyathi, Mothabisi Nare
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T22:00:40Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15T22:00:40Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-09-15T01:15:37Z
dc.description.abstractInternational migration is the movement of people across national boundaries, and it is an important mechanism for globalisation and economic development. However, in third world countries, it means a large proportion of the population leaving. It is hard to come by statistics on emigration due to the unavailability of sound administrative data systems that record the number of departures from the country. This research seeks to estimate the net number of Zimbabwean migrants for the period 1992 to 2012, by using census data from Zimbabwe and census data from the major receiving countries of Zimbabwean migrants (South Africa and the UK) and data from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (United Nations 2017e) for other receiving countries. The research also explores alternative estimates of the net number of Zimbabwean migrants implied by other data sources and how they compare to the estimates derived by this research. This research found that the number of Zimbabweans that left the country during the period 1992 to 2012, is between 761,682 and 1,462,620. Furthermore, the results of this research suggest that Zimbabwe is a net emigration country and the net number of Zimbabwean decreased in the second intercensal period compared to the first intercensal period. In addition, the estimates derived in this research show that migration is concentrated in the economically active age groups. Also, a notable increase in the number of female migrants is observed. A comparison of estimates derived in this study to estimates by other data sources indicated that our estimates for the net number of Zimbabwean migrants for the two intercensal periods are plausible.
dc.identifier.apacitationNyathi, M. N. (2021). <i>Estimation of Zimbabwean migration for the period 1992-2012</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33944en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNyathi, Mothabisi Nare. <i>"Estimation of Zimbabwean migration for the period 1992-2012."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33944en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNyathi, M.N. 2021. Estimation of Zimbabwean migration for the period 1992-2012. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE). http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33944en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Nyathi, Mothabisi Nare AB - International migration is the movement of people across national boundaries, and it is an important mechanism for globalisation and economic development. However, in third world countries, it means a large proportion of the population leaving. It is hard to come by statistics on emigration due to the unavailability of sound administrative data systems that record the number of departures from the country. This research seeks to estimate the net number of Zimbabwean migrants for the period 1992 to 2012, by using census data from Zimbabwe and census data from the major receiving countries of Zimbabwean migrants (South Africa and the UK) and data from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (United Nations 2017e) for other receiving countries. The research also explores alternative estimates of the net number of Zimbabwean migrants implied by other data sources and how they compare to the estimates derived by this research. This research found that the number of Zimbabweans that left the country during the period 1992 to 2012, is between 761,682 and 1,462,620. Furthermore, the results of this research suggest that Zimbabwe is a net emigration country and the net number of Zimbabwean decreased in the second intercensal period compared to the first intercensal period. In addition, the estimates derived in this research show that migration is concentrated in the economically active age groups. Also, a notable increase in the number of female migrants is observed. A comparison of estimates derived in this study to estimates by other data sources indicated that our estimates for the net number of Zimbabwean migrants for the two intercensal periods are plausible. DA - 2021_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Demography LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Estimation of Zimbabwean migration for the period 1992-2012 TI - Estimation of Zimbabwean migration for the period 1992-2012 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33944 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/33944
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNyathi MN. Estimation of Zimbabwean migration for the period 1992-2012. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33944en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Actuarial Research (CARE)
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectDemography
dc.titleEstimation of Zimbabwean migration for the period 1992-2012
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPhil
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