It is to be noted that some concepts and definitions relevant to international migration are also relevant to other statistical areas, such as international trade in services involving natural persons, as well as balance of payment and tourism statistics.
Il est à noter que certaines des notions et définitions touchant les migrations internationales relèvent aussi d'autres domaines de la statistique, comme le commerce international des services faisant intervenir des personnes physiques, ou encore la balance des paiements et le tourisme.