Year, Region and Gender wise Reasons for Migration in India
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.
Year, Region and Gender wise Reasons for Migration in India
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.
Rows: 126
Columns: 8
Time period: 2020-21
Last Updated: 30 October 2026
Data preview
fiscal_year
country
area
gender
reason
value
unit
note
2020-21
India
rural
male
In search of employment/better employment
11.8
value in percentages
Data is for the period from July to June, 2020-21
2020-21
India
rural
male
For employment/ work like to take up employment/ to take up better employment/ business/ proximity to place of work/ transfer
14.6
value in percentages
Data is for the period from July to June, 2020-21
2020-21
India
rural
male
Loss of job/closure of unit/lack of employment opportunities
12.5
value in percentages
Data is for the period from July to June, 2020-21
2020-21
India
rural
male
Migration of parent/earning member of the family
12.2
value in percentages
Data is for the period from July to June, 2020-21
2020-21
India
rural
male
To pursue studies
4.9
value in percentages
Data is for the period from July to June, 2020-21
2020-21
India
rural
male
Marriage
11.8
value in percentages
Data is for the period from July to June, 2020-21
2020-21
India
rural
male
Natural disaster like drought, flood,tsunami, etc
1
value in percentages
Data is for the period from July to June, 2020-21
2020-21
India
rural
male
Social / political problems like riots,terrorism, political refugee, bad law and order, etc.
The fiscal year to which the migration data pertains.
country
String
1
126
The country for which the migration statistics are reported.
area
String
3
126
The geographic area type (e.g., rural or urban) to which the migration figures apply.
gender
String
3
126
The gender of the migrant population being measured.
reason
String
14
126
The stated reason for migration, such as employment, education, or family movement.
value
Float64
61
126
The percentage of migrants corresponding to the given reason, area, and gender.
unit
String
1
126
The unit of measurement for the value, expressed as a percentage.
note
String
1
126
Additional context about the survey period covered by the data.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). Year, Region and Gender wise Reasons for Migration in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/979
