Analysis of Inter-Provincial Migrations in Iran During 2006-2016

Hosseini, Ghorban

doi:10.22034/jips.2024.481462.1243

Analysis of Inter-Provincial Migrations in Iran During 2006-2016

Author

Ghorban Hosseini

Ph. D Candidate in Demography, Department of Demography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Research expert, Migration and Urbanization Department, National Institute for Population Research, Tehran, Iran, (Corresponding Author).

10.22034/jips.2024.481462.1243

Abstract

Statistical evidence indicates a high rate of internal migration in Iran and a shift in the pattern of these migrations toward an increase in inter-provincial migration in recent years. The aim of this study is to analyze the changes, patterns, effectiveness and routes of inter-provincial migration in the country during the period 2006-2016. For this purpose, the secondary analysis method of migration data from 31 provinces of the country has been used. The findings show that during the mentioned periods, some provinces have consistently been migrant-sending, while some have been migrant-receiving. The provinces of Yazd, Alborz, and Semnan have had the highest ratio of immigration to emigration. The migration reception and sendingof provinces have been affected by their level of development. During the studied periods, the intensity of migration in the spatial redistribution of the population has been higher in the western, central, and southeastern provinces and lower in the eastern provinces of the country. The effect of inter-provincial migration on population redistribution has also increased to some extent. During the period 2006-2011, the volume of migration to the capital decreased, and the volume of migration to short distances and to regional metropolises increased, while during the period 2011-2012, the opposite occurred. In both periods, the role of regional metropolitan provinces in attracting migrants from neighboring provinces (such as Khorasan Razavi Province in attracting immigrants from North Khorasan, South Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, etc.) is evident. Tehran Province and its neighboring provinces with shorter distance dimensions have been the destinations for most interprovincial migrations. The results show that the flow of interprovincial migration in the country has been strongly influenced by government strategies and policies in the provinces, and this has played a significant role in shaping the spatial redistribution of the population in the country.

Keywords

Migration Inter-Provincial

Migration Patterns

Migration Routes

Migration Effectiveness

Subjects

Internal Migration and Urbanization

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