Factors that cause people to migrate?

Push factors are factors that compel people to leave their home country. Pull factors are factors that attract people to a new country.

Push factors

- Economic

- Poverty, unemployment, low wages, lack of opportunity

- Economic instability, inflation, recession, currency devaluation

- Natural disasters, climate change, environmental degradation

- War, civil conflict, political persecution, religious persecution

- Ethnic or racial discrimination, social unrest

- Lack of access to education, healthcare, or other basic services

- Family

- Family reunification

- Marriage or partnership

- Personal

- Desire for adventure, new experiences, or a change of scenery

- Desire to improve one's quality of life

- Desire to escape a difficult or dangerous situation

Pull factors

- Economic

- Job opportunities, higher wages, better working conditions

- Economic stability, growth, and prosperity

- A more favorable business environment

- Social

- A more open and tolerant society

- Better access to education, healthcare, and other social services

- A higher quality of life

- Political

- A more democratic and stable government

- Greater political freedoms

- Greater security and safety

- Family and community ties. Many migrants move to join family members or to be closer to their community. This is especially common for refugees and asylum seekers who may have fled persecution or conflict in their home countries.