The Effect of Industrialization and Population Growth on Migration

Abstract

Industry is an important thing in development. It is based on the reasons, industrialization can increase income and prosperity quickly. Industrialization is also a factor that encourages people to migrate. The population prefers to migrate on urban areas which have a greater employment opportunities in the industrial sector. This study aims to determine the effect of industrialization and population growth on internal migration in Malang City. The analytical method is a multiple analysis with Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique. The results show that the industrialization has no a significant effect on migration, while the population growth has a significant effect on internal migration.