As members of the Global Migration Group (GMG) the Population Division of UN/DESA; in collaboration with UNICEF and other members of the data and research working group; prepared this common set of indicators. The indicators presented in these profiles are divided in four major parts.

• Part I covers the adoption of legal instruments related to international migration.
• Part II presents a set of population indicators including population estimates and projections; rates of change and the effects of future international migration on total population and working-age population.
• Part III; several development indicators are presented; covering life expectancy; GDP per capita; remittances and others.
• Part IV covers international migration by major age-group and country of origin and destination; refugee populations by country of origin and destination; and the number of tertiary students by country of origin. Data are based on indicators collected by other organizations (mainly UN and UNHCR)