Internal migration statistics for 2021 reveal that Türkiye’s Istanbul continues to be a significant attraction for migrants from different provinces though it tops the checklist of cities with the very best variety of departees on the similar time.
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) figures launched on Wednesday point out that over 2.7 million folks migrated throughout 81 provinces final 12 months, primarily for schooling (by way of touring to a different metropolis or city to attend college or higher faculties).
Migration between provinces confirmed little change from the 2007-2008 interval, the newest 12 months with concrete information when the interior migration fee was at 3.18%. The quantity was recorded at 3.28% in 2021. TurkStat highlighted that this proportion will comply with a fluctuating course within the coming years.
In 2021, Istanbul acquired the very best variety of migrants from different cities, at over 385,000, becoming a member of the rising inhabitants of town, which already exceeded 15 million.
Istanbul was adopted by the capital Ankara, which accommodated over 197,000 folks and Izmir, the nation’s third-largest province. Ardahan in northeastern Türkiye acquired the bottom variety of migrants in 2021, at round 4,000 folks, together with Tunceli within the east and Kilis within the south. Kilis was among the many prime locations previously years for refugees from neighboring war-torn Syria.
On the opposite, about 408,165 folks left Istanbul in 2021, forward of Ankara, the place 165,604 folks left town. Bayburt, within the Black Sea area, had the bottom variety of folks leaving, at solely round 6,382 folks.
The largest inside migration was amongst folks aged between 20 to 24. The truth corroborates with the principle goal of migration: college schooling. Apart from schooling, different causes for inside migration embrace private causes or higher housing and dwelling situations, the statistics underscored.
