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Are Young Swedes Moving More? A Cohort Analysis of Internal Migration by Move Order

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  • Aude Bernard

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Martin Kolk

    (Stockholm University
    Stockholm University
    Institute for Future Studies)

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While levels of migration within countries have been trending down in a number of advanced economies, Sweden has recorded a rise in internal migration among young adults. An increase in aggregate migration levels can be the result of a decline in immobility (i.e. the absence of migration), an increase in repeat movement or a combination of both. In this paper, we draw on retrospective survey and longitudinal register data to explore the demographic mechanisms underpinning the rise in internal migration among young Swedes born in the 30 years to 1980 and we compare the migration behaviour of the youngest cohort to that of their European counterparts. Of all 25 European countries, Sweden reports the highest level of migration among young adults, which is the result of very low immobility combined with high repeat movement. The increase in migration has been particularly pronounced for inter-county moves for the post-1970 cohorts. Analysis of order-specific components of migration shows that this is the result of a decrease in immobility combined with a modest rise in higher-order moves, whereas it is the rise in higher-order moves that underpins the increase in inter-parish migration. This upswing has been accompanied by a shift in the ages at migration, characterised by an earlier start and later finish leading to a lengthening of the number of years young adults are mobile. The results indicate that change in migration behaviour is order-specific, which underlines the need to collect and analyse migration by move order to obtain a reliable account of migration trends.

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  • Aude Bernard & Martin Kolk, 2020. "Are Young Swedes Moving More? A Cohort Analysis of Internal Migration by Move Order," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 36(3), pages 601-615, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurpop:v:36:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1007_s10680-019-09542-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10680-019-09542-z
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