Migration:
In recent years, migration has become increasingly predominant, with an increasing number of Nepalis migrating not only to the common destination of India, but also further abroad to countries such as Israel, Malaysia and Japan. Economic reasons are the primary forces of migration, including lack of food, lack of employment, and lack of land, rather than any desire to 'see the world' or visit big cities. Higher wage rates, employment opportunities and labor scarcity in receiving areas also attract people to migrate. The gender discrimination that is prevalent in education, health services and nutrition are also some of the reasons that women leave their villages. A large number of people also migrate within Nepal, to other towns or cities where there are more extensive work opportunities available.
Migration rate is increasing every year but not decreasing. It started increasing since 1996 when the civil war started. Migration is one of the reasons why GDP of Nepal is low. According to the research of 2012, there are 2.58 migrants per 1000 population.
Urbanization:
The objective of urbanization is to bring about improvement in the cities by providing services and opportunities and facilities. Nepal may be predominantly rural with eighty three per cent of its people still residing in the countryside, but it is urbanizing in a very fast pace. In fact, its rate of urbanization of 6.6 per cent is considered the highest in the region. The addition of 41 more municipalities to the existing 58 is a pointer to this direction. The demand to add even more towns in the list of municipalities reflects the craze for the glamour of the urban areas among the people of Nepal. However, according to the research of 2010, the urban population of nepal is 19 percent of total population and rate is 4.7 percent annual rate of change.
In recent years, migration has become increasingly predominant, with an increasing number of Nepalis migrating not only to the common destination of India, but also further abroad to countries such as Israel, Malaysia and Japan. Economic reasons are the primary forces of migration, including lack of food, lack of employment, and lack of land, rather than any desire to 'see the world' or visit big cities. Higher wage rates, employment opportunities and labor scarcity in receiving areas also attract people to migrate. The gender discrimination that is prevalent in education, health services and nutrition are also some of the reasons that women leave their villages. A large number of people also migrate within Nepal, to other towns or cities where there are more extensive work opportunities available.
Migration rate is increasing every year but not decreasing. It started increasing since 1996 when the civil war started. Migration is one of the reasons why GDP of Nepal is low. According to the research of 2012, there are 2.58 migrants per 1000 population.
Urbanization:
The objective of urbanization is to bring about improvement in the cities by providing services and opportunities and facilities. Nepal may be predominantly rural with eighty three per cent of its people still residing in the countryside, but it is urbanizing in a very fast pace. In fact, its rate of urbanization of 6.6 per cent is considered the highest in the region. The addition of 41 more municipalities to the existing 58 is a pointer to this direction. The demand to add even more towns in the list of municipalities reflects the craze for the glamour of the urban areas among the people of Nepal. However, according to the research of 2010, the urban population of nepal is 19 percent of total population and rate is 4.7 percent annual rate of change.