In 2023, India witnessed a negative net migration of 486 thousand people. Fluctuations in the migrant population was seen over the years from 2016 onward in the country. A negative net migration rate indicates that more people are leaving a region than are moving in.

Migration in India report was published for the first time along with annual PLFS exercise to provide details with respect to migrants in the country. The report covers the period from July to June 2020-2021. Migrants have been defined as those whose last usual place of residence is different from the present place of enumeration. Usual place of residence is the place (village/town) where the person stayed continuously for a period of 6 months or more or intends to stay for 6 months or more. The percentage distribution of migrants by reasons for migration has been compiled in this dataset.

Census: Number of Migrants: Punjab data was reported at 13,735,616.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,189,438.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Number of Migrants: Punjab data is updated decadal, averaging 9,189,438.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,735,616.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 6,960,431.000 Person in 03-01-1991. Census: Number of Migrants: Punjab data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAG001: Census of India: Migration: Number of Migrants: by States.

The migration rate within India between 2020 and 2021 was almost ** percent. This means, between July 2020 and June 2021, about **** percent of the population in the rural areas of the country were migrants, while this was about ** percent for the population in urban areas. During the same time period, there was a much higher share of migrants among females than males in the country.

In the year 2022, *** thousand people were estimated to have migrated to Delhi. This was a decrease from 2021. Migration contributed more to Delhi's population growth than the number of births, standing at *** thousand.

Census: Number of Migrants: All India data was reported at 314,541,350.000 Person in 2001. This records an increase from the previous number of 232,112,973.000 Person for 1991. Census: Number of Migrants: All India data is updated yearly, averaging 273,327,161.500 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 2001, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 314,541,350.000 Person in 2001 and a record low of 232,112,973.000 Person in 1991. Census: Number of Migrants: All India data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.GAG001: Census of India: Migration: Number of Migrants: by States.

Graph and download economic data for Net migration for India (SMPOPNETMIND) from 1962 to 2017 about migration, India, Net, 5-year, and population.

This data package includes the underlying data and files to replicate the calculations, charts, and tables presented in The Economic Scope and Future of US-India Labor Migration Issues, PIIE Working Paper 15-1. If you use the data, please cite as: Kirkegaard, Jacob F. (2015). The Economic Scope and Future of US-India Labor Migration Issues. PIIE Working Paper 15-1. Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Census: Number of Migrants: Rajasthan data was reported at 7,224,514.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16,385,715.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Number of Migrants: Rajasthan data is updated decadal, averaging 12,666,382.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,385,715.000 Person in 03-01-2001 and a record low of 7,224,514.000 Person in 03-01-2011. Census: Number of Migrants: Rajasthan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAG001: Census of India: Migration: Number of Migrants: by States.

As of May 2024, a total of *** million Indian migrants were estimated to live in the United States of America, followed by over ***** million in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). India has over ** million overseas Indians living across the world.

This line chart displays net migration (people) by date using the aggregation sum in India. The data is about countries per year.

As of 2021, over ** percent of migrants in rural India came from within the state and only * percent migrated from another state. Across India, ** percent of locals lived in their usual place.

Census: Number of Migrants: Assam: Female data was reported at 6,972,216.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,144,069.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Number of Migrants: Assam: Female data is updated decadal, averaging 4,144,069.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,972,216.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 3,329,835.000 Person in 03-01-1991. Census: Number of Migrants: Assam: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAG001: Census of India: Migration: Number of Migrants: by States.

Abstract

The national sample survey (NSS), set-up by the government of India in 1950 to collect socio-economic data employing scientific sampling methods, completed its forty-ninth round as a six months survey during the period January to June,1993. Housing condition of the people is one of the very important indicators of the socio-economic development of the country. Statistical data on housing condition in qualitative and quantitative terms are needed periodically for an assessment of housing stock and formulation of housing policies and programmes. NSS 49th round was devoted mainly to the survey on housing condition and migration with special emphasis on slum dwellers. An integrated schedule was designed for collecting data on 'housing condition' as well as ' migration '. Also,households living in the slums were adequately represented in the sample of households where the integrated schedule was canvassed.The present study was different from the earlier study in the sense that the coverage in the present round was much wider. Detailed information on migration have been made with a view to throw data on different facets of migration. For this reason we find separate migration data for males & females, migrant households, return migrants, the structure of the residence of the migrants' households before & after migration, status of the migrants before and after migration and other details on migration. It is to be noted that comprehensive data on out-migrants & return-migrants were collected for the first time in the 49th round.

Geographic coverage

The survey covered the whole of Indian union excepting ( i) Ladakh and kargil districts of Jammu & kashmir ( ii ) 768 interior villages of Nagaland ( out of a total of 1119 villages ) located beyond 5 kms. of a bus route and ( iii ) 172 villages in Andaman & Nicobar islands ( out of a total of 520 villages ) which are inaccessible throughout the year.

Analysis unit

• Households
• Individuals

Universe

The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

A two-stage stratified design was adopted for the 49th round survey. The first-stage units(fsu) were census villages in the rural sector and U.F.S. (Urban Frame Survey) blocks in the urban sector (However, for some of the newly declared towns of 1991 census for which UFS frames were not available, census EBs were first-stage units). The second-stage units were households in both the sectors. In the central sample altogether 5072 sample villages and 2928 urban sample blocks at all-India level were selected. Sixteen households were selected per sample village/block in each of which the schedule of enquiry was canvassed. The number of sample households actually surveyed for the enquiry was 119403.

Sample frame for fsus : Mostly the 1981 census lists of villages constituted the sampling frame for rural sector. For Nagaland, the villages located within 5 kms. of a bus route constituted the sampling frame. For Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the list of accessible villages was used as the sampling frame. For the Urban sector, the lists of NSS Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks have been considered as the sampling frame in most cases. However, 1991 house listing EBs (Enumeration blocks) were considered as the sampling frame for some of the new towns of 1991 census, for which UFS frames were not available.

Stratification for rural sector : States have been divided into NSS regions by grouping contiguous districts similar in respect of population density and crop pattern. In Gujarat, however, some districts have been split for the purpose of region formation, considering the location of dry areas and distribution of tribal population in the state. In the rural sector, each district with 1981 / 1991 census rural population less than, 1.8 million/2 million formed a separate stratum. Districts with larger population were divided into two or more strata, by grouping contiguous tehsils.

Stratification for urban sector : In the urban sector, strata were formed, within the NSS region, according to census population size classes of towns. Each city with population 10 lakhs or more formed a separate stratum. Further, within each region, the different towns were grouped to form three different strata on the basis of their respective census population as follows : all towns with population less than 50,000 as stratum 1, those with population 50,000 to 1,99,999 as stratum-2 and those with population 2,00,000 to 9,99,999 as stratum-3.

Sample size for fsu's : The central sample comprised of 5072 villages and 2928 blocks. Selection of first stage units : The sample villages have been selected with probability proportional to population with replacement and the sample blocks by simple random sampling without replacement. Selection was done in both the sectors in the form of two independent sub-samples.

Sampling deviation

There was no deviation from the original sample.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The questionnaire consisted of 13 blocks as given below : Block - 0 : Descriptive Identification of Sample Household Block - 1 : Identification of Sample Household Block - 2 : Particulars of Field Operations Block - 3 : Household Characteristics Block - 4 : Demographic and Migration Particulars of Members of Household Block - 5 : Building and Environment Particulars Block - 6 : Particulars of the Dwelling Block - 7 : Particulars of Living Facilities Block - 8 : Particulars of Building Construction for Residential Purpose Block - 9 : Particulars of Dwelling/Land Owned Elsewhere Block - 10 : Use of Public Distribution System(PDS) Block - 11 : Some General Particulars of Slum Dwellers Block - 12 : Remarks by Investigator Block - 13 : Comments by Supervisory Officer(s)

The study was conducted among male migrant workers in 21 districts across four states in southern (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) and western (Maharashtra) India. The specific objectives of the study were: 1. To understand the patterns and drivers of migration/mobility of men who migrate for the purpose of work. 2. To describe the characteristics of vulnerable sub-populations among migrant men. 3. To examine the relationship between pattern of mobility/migration and HIV risk behaviors among migrant men. The eligibility criteria for inclusion in the study was: males 18 years or older, who had moved to current place of work in the previous two years and had visited two or more places for work purpose in the last two years.

Over *** percent of migrants moved for job-related purposes from the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to Maharashtra, the highest among other inter-state migration patterns between 2020 and 2021. Over * percent of the population migrated from Uttar Pradesh to the national capital Delhi.

Census: Number of Migrants: Bihar data was reported at 27,244,869.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 20,480,976.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Number of Migrants: Bihar data is updated decadal, averaging 21,529,825.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,244,869.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 20,480,976.000 Person in 03-01-2001. Census: Number of Migrants: Bihar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAG001: Census of India: Migration: Number of Migrants: by States.

This dataset is about books. It has 10 rows and is filtered where the book subjects is Rural-urban migration-India. It features 9 columns including author, publication date, language, and book publisher.

Abstract

The Migration Cost Surveys (MCS) project is a joint initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) and the International Labor Organization (ILO). The project was initiated to support methodological work on developing a new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator (10.7.1) on worker-paid recruitment costs. The surveys of migrant workers conducted in multiple bilateral corridors between 2015 and 2017 provide new systematic evidence of financial and some non-financial costs incurred by workers to obtain jobs abroad. The compiled dataset is divided into two waves (2015 and 2016) based on the questionnaire version used in the surveys. This document describes surveys conducted using the 2016 version of the MCS questionnaire.

Geographic coverage

Multinational coverage - India - Philippines - Nepal - Uzbekistan - Kyrgyz Republic - Tajikistan - Countries in Western Africa

Analysis unit

KNOMAD-ILO Migration Costs Surveys (KNOMAD-ILO MCS) have the following unit of analysis: individuals

Universe

Surveys of migrants from the following corridors are included: • India-Saudi Arabia • Philippines to Saudi Arabia • Nepal to Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia • Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan to Russia • West African countries to Italy

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

All surveys conducted for this project used either convenience or snowball sampling. Sample enrollment was restricted to migrants primarily employed in low-skilled positions. There is variation in terms of when migrants were interviewed in their migration life-cycle. Two surveys of recruited workers - that is workers who are recruited in their home countries for jobs abroad - namely Filipinos and Indians to Saudi Arabia, were conducted with migrants returning to their origin countries (for visits or permanently). The surveys of non-recruited migrants - Central Asian migrants to Russia and West African migrants to Italy - were administered in the destination countries, which permitted multiple bilateral migration channels to be documented (at cost of smaller sample sizes in some corridors, particularly with Italy as destination). The survey instruments for non-recruited migrants were worded in present tense for various aspect of stay in the destination country. The content of the variables remains analogous to the surveys of returnees. Finally, the survey of Nepalese migrants was conducted with migrants who were departing to their destination countries within a two-week period. Please refer to Annex Table 1 of the 2016 KNOMAD_ILO MCS Guide for a summary description of the samples included in the 2016 KNOMAD-ILO MCS dataset.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

The 2016 KNOMAD-ILO Migration Costs Surveys consists of 7 survey modules: A. Respondent information B. Information on costs for current job C. Borrowing money for the foreign job D. Job search efforts and opportunity costs E. Work in foreign country F. Job environment G. Current status and contact information

Sampling error estimates

n/a

Data appraisal

n/a

Census: Number of Migrants: Migration Reason: Work or Employment: Lakshadweep data was reported at 6,135.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,824.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Number of Migrants: Migration Reason: Work or Employment: Lakshadweep data is updated decadal, averaging 5,824.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,135.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 3,632.000 Person in 03-01-1991. Census: Number of Migrants: Migration Reason: Work or Employment: Lakshadweep data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAG007: Census of India: Migration: Number of Migrants: by Reason: Work or Employment.