Tuesday, July 03, 2007

OECD sees migration rise by 10%


Migration into Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries rose by 10% in 2005, according to the body's latest report.

The OECD's International Migration Outlook study said four million people arrived in its member states that year.

Regarding the UK, it said that 9.7% of the British population in 2005 was born overseas, about 5.8 million people.

The OECD represents 30 of the leading democratic economics, from Australia to the US, France to Japan.

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