Determinants of Rural-Urban Migration in South-Waziristan Agency, Pakistan

Abstract

To identify the determinants of rural-urban migration in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) the present study was conducted during 2015. The major reasons of rural-urban migration identified during study were search for job, terrorism, children’s future, education and credit/capital shortage. Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed highly significant (P≤0.01) correlation of level of literacy at time of migration with education, health issues, credit/capital shortage and children`s future being a reason of migration. Furthermore the push factors played significant role in rural urban migration in contrast to pull factors. It is recommended that government should provide opportunities of employment in SWA and basic needs which can greatly reduce rural-urban migration.

Keywords: Rural Urban Migration; Determinant; South Waziristan Agency; Basic Needs; Correlation