Migration within the northeast of Thailand, 1955-1975

Abstract

The study of internal migration can be divided into two aspects — migration streams and migration differentials. Due to the limitation of the available data, this study concentrates mainly on migration streams in which the lifetime migration and five-year migration data from the two censuses, 1960 and 1970, are used in the analysis. Also the number of people moving-in and moving-out recorded in the population registration system are analysed. The pattern of internal migration within the Northeast region is the loss of population from the changwats (provinces) in the centre of the region and the gain in population in chccngwats in the northern part of the region. The migration within the region is mainly the outflow of population from the congested changwats to the sparsely populated changwats. Short-distance movements as well as the male predominant movements are also the pattern of internal migration in the region. Moreover, seasonal migration, returned migration, family migration, rural to rural migration and migration of agricultural workers can also be observed. Show more