Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017
Abstract The Nordic countries have higher rates of internal migration than most other Western societies and have not always shared in the declines noted in other countries. This paper examines migration in Iceland during the period 1986–2017 to add to the wider international literature on migration...
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crwiley:10.1002/psp.2339 2023-12-03T10:24:39+01:00 Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017 Garðarsdóttir, Ólöf Bjarnason, Thoroddur Jónsson, Stefán Hrafn Shuttleworth, Ian 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.2339 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/psp.2339 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/psp.2339 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Population, Space and Place volume 27, issue 7 ISSN 1544-8444 1544-8452 Geography, Planning and Development Demography journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2339 2023-11-09T13:21:42Z Abstract The Nordic countries have higher rates of internal migration than most other Western societies and have not always shared in the declines noted in other countries. This paper examines migration in Iceland during the period 1986–2017 to add to the wider international literature on migration trends. Compared with its Nordic neighbours, Iceland has the highest rates of internal migration and currently also the greatest porosity in terms of international inflows and outflows. The main focus is on migration flows between the Reykjavík capital area—the only city in the country—the nearby exurban regions on the one hand and the more distant provinces at the other hand. We show that, despite continued high aggregate migration rates, there has been a slight but long‐term downward trend in all moves. We also indicate that migration rates are highly sensitive to cyclic economic fluctuations. Migration between the Reykjavík capital area and its surrounding exurban regions is characterised by increasing mobility during economic booms but the Great Recession starting in 2008 led to a fall in migration. However, the slight decline in overall internal migration in Iceland since the 1990s can almost exclusively be attributed to the decline in migration from the provinces to the Reykjavík capital area, which predates the 2008 Great Recession. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Reykjavík Population, Space and Place |
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Abstract The Nordic countries have higher rates of internal migration than most other Western societies and have not always shared in the declines noted in other countries. This paper examines migration in Iceland during the period 1986–2017 to add to the wider international literature on migration trends. Compared with its Nordic neighbours, Iceland has the highest rates of internal migration and currently also the greatest porosity in terms of international inflows and outflows. The main focus is on migration flows between the Reykjavík capital area—the only city in the country—the nearby exurban regions on the one hand and the more distant provinces at the other hand. We show that, despite continued high aggregate migration rates, there has been a slight but long‐term downward trend in all moves. We also indicate that migration rates are highly sensitive to cyclic economic fluctuations. Migration between the Reykjavík capital area and its surrounding exurban regions is characterised by increasing mobility during economic booms but the Great Recession starting in 2008 led to a fall in migration. However, the slight decline in overall internal migration in Iceland since the 1990s can almost exclusively be attributed to the decline in migration from the provinces to the Reykjavík capital area, which predates the 2008 Great Recession. |
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Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017 |
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Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017 |
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Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017 |
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Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017 |
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Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017 |
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