An Empirical Analysis of Socio-Economic Determinants of Rural-to-Urban Migration: Evidence from Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Authors

  • Fazal Karim Ph.D in Economics, Institute of Development Studies, The University of Agriculture Peshawar
  • Nusrat Azeema (Corresponding Author) Department of Sociology, School of Public Administration, Hohai University, China
  • Nighat Ara Agricultural & Applied Economics, The University of Agriculture Peshawar
  • Adnan Khan MPhil in Sociology, Department Rural Sociology, The University of Agriculture Peshawar

Abstract

The present study is conducted in Peshawar to reveal the socio-economic factors that causes rural to urban migration. The sample size of 100 is selected from both regions of Peshawar such as Hayatabad and Warsakroad. Structure questionnaire is used for the collection of the data, for data analysis SPSS software is employed and a non-probability sampling method is applied. The study concludes that shortage of economic facilities, inadequate education, marriage family disputes, traditional authorities influence in each issue common public. Lack of medical services is basic causes which encourage the people to migrate to developed town and cities. The research propose that  examine the migration from rural to urban regions and also make available major facilities of life to rural inhabitants such as employment education infrastructure and health services that can overcome this issue

Keywords: Empirical Analysis, Socio-Economic Determinants, Rural, Urban, Migration, Peshawar

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Published

2026-02-16

How to Cite

Fazal Karim, Nusrat Azeema (Corresponding Author), Nighat Ara, & Adnan Khan. (2026). An Empirical Analysis of Socio-Economic Determinants of Rural-to-Urban Migration: Evidence from Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. `, 5(01), 1269–1278. Retrieved from https://assajournal.com/index.php/36/article/view/1423

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 01 (2026): Advance Social Science Archive Journal

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