Question

Explain the demographic causes of migration and political causes of migration.

Answer 1

1. Demographic causes of Migration:

1. In a demographic sense, population composition like age and sex, overpopulation, and underpopulation are the major causes of migration.
2. It is a well-known fact that adults are more migratory than any other age-groups.
3. Women mostly migrate after their marriage.
4. Generally, overpopulation is considered as a push factor and underpopulation to be a Pull factor in the context of migration.

2. Political cause of Migration:

1. Various political causes like colonization, wars, government policies, etc. have always been playing important role in human migration from time to time.
2. Wars have been one of the significant causes of migration since ancient times.