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Changing Trend of Population Migration in China and Its Spatial Pattern

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  • Ning WANG

    (Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 2 Yuetan Beixiaojie, Xicheng District, Beijing 100836, China)

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Based on the data from the sixth national census of the population at the county level, this paper comprehensively analyzes the changing trend of the migration of the population in China and its spatial pattern at national, large regional and urban levels. The results show that: (1) the overall scale of the migration of the population in China presents a constantly increasing trend, and the pattern that the Eastern regions are still the primary destination does not change; however, migration to the Central and Western regions shows a rapid growth; (2) the generational change of the migrant population has obvious characteristics, and a great number of the new generation of migrant workers call for higher demands regarding the quality of future urbanization; (3) the aggregates of the migrant population in cities at the prefecture level and above, especially in metropolises and megacities, are obvious, and small towns play an active role in absorbing the migrant population nearby; (4) the activity of the migration of the population in cities is closely related to their economic development, administrative level, etc. In the future, we should attach importance to the new requirements of urban development proposed by the structural change in the migration of the population, weaken the impact of the urban administrative level on migration, and promote a balanced development of the urban scale system.

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  • Ning WANG, 2016. "Changing Trend of Population Migration in China and Its Spatial Pattern," Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 4(04), pages 1-21, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:cjuesx:v:04:y:2016:i:04:n:s2345748116500329
    DOI: 10.1142/S2345748116500329
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