outmigrate
Exit one's region
To outmigrate is to leave one region or community to settle in another, typically within the same country.
The term appears most often in demographic and policy discussions: Rural areas continue to outmigrate as young people seek urban opportunities.
Compare with emigrate, which usually implies crossing national borders.
Establish residence elsewhere
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- depopulationLoss of inhabitants
- leaveSanctioned time away
- departureAct of going away
flee · resettle · brain drain · population loss · move away · abandon · vacate · displacement
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- factory closurePermanent end of manufacturing
- downturnEconomic decline period
layoffs · wage disparity · cost of living · affordability · economic refugee · rust belt · deindustrialization · poverty
Spreading in many directions
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- displacementRemoval from usual location
seasonal · corridors · ecosystem · wildlife · colonization · expansion · distribution · survival
Rural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- small townModest rural settlement
- aging populationIncreasing proportion of elderly
- regionalRelating to an area
heartland · prairie · outback · hamlet · provincial · local economy · family farm · generational
relocate
Establish residence elsewhere
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- depopulationLoss of inhabitants
- leaveSanctioned time away
departure · flee · resettle · brain drain · population loss · move away · abandon · vacate · displacement · outflow
opportunity
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- factory closurePermanent end of manufacturing
downturn · layoffs · wage disparity · cost of living · affordability · economic refugee · rust belt · deindustrialization · poverty · hardship
dispersal
Spreading in many directions
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
displacement · seasonal · corridors · ecosystem · wildlife · colonization · expansion · distribution · survival · adaptation
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- small townModest rural settlement
- aging populationIncreasing proportion of elderly
regional · heartland · prairie · outback · hamlet · provincial · local economy · family farm · generational · homestead