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Inter-provincial migration in Spain: temporal trends and age-specific patterns.
International Journal of Population Geography : IJPG
|September 27, 2002
Summary
This study analyzes 1980s Spanish inter-provincial migration patterns using census data. It reveals diverse age-specific migration experiences hidden within aggregate data, highlighting variations in population movement across different age groups.
Area of Science:
- Demography
- Human Geography
- Sociology
Background:
- Internal migration is a key demographic process shaping regional populations.
- Understanding age-specific migration is crucial for policy and planning.
- Previous analyses often overlooked the detailed age-related dynamics of inter-provincial movement in Spain.
Purpose of the Study:
- To interpret changing internal migration patterns in Spain at the inter-provincial scale.
- To provide a new analysis of age-specific migration during the 1980s.
- To demonstrate how aggregate migration data can conceal diverse age-specific experiences.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a 10% sample of anonymised records from the 1991 Spanish census.
- Constructed and classified schedules of age-specific gross migration rates.
- Examined relationships between in-migration and out-migration rates for selected age groups.
Main Results:
- Identified distinct patterns in age-specific migration rates across Spanish provinces.
- Revealed significant variations in migration behavior among different age cohorts.
- Demonstrated that overall migration trends mask complex age-related population shifts.
Conclusions:
- Aggregate inter-provincial migration data in Spain do not fully represent the heterogeneity of population movements.
- Age-specific analysis is essential for a nuanced understanding of internal migration dynamics.
- The findings offer insights into the diverse experiences of migrants across different age groups during the 1980s.