Determinants of Internal Migration in Tanzania

Abstract

The internal migration resulted from the socio-economic differences in developing countries is a critical agenda among the stakeholders and the policy makers. This paper examines the determinants of interregional migration in Tanzania. The demographic characteristics such as gender, age, marital status, level of education, skills level and household characteristics of household family size and household income are significant and consistent with the model of human capital and previous empirical literatures, which are considered to be the determinants of migration in Tanzania. The findings indicate that the selection of a movement differs significantly by migrant destinations. In addition to that, stakeholders and policy makers with responsibility for addressing the influence of migration are required to consider the destination of choice and migrant characteristics.

Keywords: Migration, determinants, rural –urban