In 2012-23, Kerala Posted Fourth Highest In-Migrant Arrival Growth

Last year, intra-state passengers constituted 69.26% of total arrivals in the state

- M S VIDYANANDAN @T'Puram

KERALA is among the states where in-migration saw a decadal rise, contrary to the national trend of slowing domestic migration, according to a report from the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). The state was fourth in terms of increase in migrant arrivals.

According to the report, the overall number of migrants in the country, as of 2023, was 40.20 crore. This was down nearly 11.8% from the 45.57 crore enumerated in the 2011 Census. Consequently, the migration rate dropped from 37.64% to 28.88% of the population over the same period.