Internal migration in Switzerland: behaviour and impact = Les migrations internes en Suisse: pratiques et impacts

Author(s) : Jonathan Zufferey

Source : https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:141542

Abstract:

“This chapter looks at internal migration in Switzerland between 2011 and 2016. It draws on exhaustive population data that cover some 4.2 million changes of address concerning almost 47 million individual and spatially geocoded observations. Today’s
Switzerland is characterised by a high degree of internal mobility—the average person moves 7.5 times in a lifetime. The study shows that behaviour varies greatly between cantons, but that the biggest differences are seen with regard to the type of commune. However, migration flows in Switzerland are mainly small-scale and take place over short distances. The chapter also analyses the influence of individual factors on internal migration and on people moving home several times within a few years. It shows, in particular, that age and migration background are the most decisive factors explaining mobility.”