Migration- Families and households Flashcards
migration
The movement of people from place to place. This can be internal, within a society or internationally
Immigration
Movement into an area or society
Emigration
Moving out
Net migration
The difference between the numbers immigrating and emigrating
How is net migration measured?
net increase/ net decrease
Migration in the 20th century
- increase in the UK population is due to natural causes (more births than deaths) compared to more people immigrating or emigrating
1900-1940s migration
- Mainly Irish immigrants due to economic reasons
1950s migration
Black immigrants from the Caribbean started to arrive
1960s-1970s migration
South Asian immigrants and east African Asians
What percentage of the UK population was ethnic groups
7.9%
Emigration from the 16th century to 1980’s
More people emigrated out of the UK than settled here
Where have the majority of UK emigrants moved to since the 1900’s
USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
Push factors for the UK
economic recession + unemployment
Pull factors for the UK
Higher wages, better opportunities elsewhere
What is the dependency ratio?
The number of dependent people in a population relative to the number of working-age individuals
How do immigrants reduce the dependency ratio?
- Migrants are mainly working age
- Even though immigrants tend to have higher fertility rates, this means that there will be more working age individuals in the future
How do UK immigrants increase the dependency ratio?
- Immigrants tend to have higher fertility rates
How do fertility rates of immigrants come to the national average
The longer the immigrant is settled in the country, the closer their fertility rate comes to the national average.
