The Causes of Migration in Selected Central Asian Countries

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.5817/AI2025-2-29" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.5817/AI2025-2-29</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/AI2025-2-29" target="_blank" >10.5817/AI2025-2-29</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Causes of Migration in Selected Central Asian Countries

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article analyses the structural drivers of migration in four Central Asian countries-Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan-with particular attention to regional emigration patterns in Kazakhstan between 2000 and 2020. The study combines descriptive statistics on demographic and economic conditions in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan with quantitative analysis of regional migration, wage levels and ethnic composition in Kazakhstan. Country-level indicators confirm that rapid population growth, limited job opportunities and widespread poverty are key push factors of labor emigration from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, where remittances account for a substantial share of GDP. Cluster and convergence analyses for Kazakhstan show that wage differentials contribute to regional variation in emigration but do not form a strong or consistent pattern across regions. By contrast, regions with higher shares of non-Kazakhethnic groups-especially Russians, Germans and Ukrainians-systematically record higher outflows, pointing to the importance of historicalties, policy instruments and migration networks. Overall, the findings suggest that migration in Central Asia results from the interaction of demographic pressures, economic conditions and ethnic structures rather than from a single dominant factor.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Causes of Migration in Selected Central Asian Countries

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article analyses the structural drivers of migration in four Central Asian countries-Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan-with particular attention to regional emigration patterns in Kazakhstan between 2000 and 2020. The study combines descriptive statistics on demographic and economic conditions in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan with quantitative analysis of regional migration, wage levels and ethnic composition in Kazakhstan. Country-level indicators confirm that rapid population growth, limited job opportunities and widespread poverty are key push factors of labor emigration from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, where remittances account for a substantial share of GDP. Cluster and convergence analyses for Kazakhstan show that wage differentials contribute to regional variation in emigration but do not form a strong or consistent pattern across regions. By contrast, regions with higher shares of non-Kazakhethnic groups-especially Russians, Germans and Ukrainians-systematically record higher outflows, pointing to the importance of historicalties, policy instruments and migration networks. Overall, the findings suggest that migration in Central Asia results from the interaction of demographic pressures, economic conditions and ethnic structures rather than from a single dominant factor.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50404 - Anthropology, ethnology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Anthropologia Integra

ISSN

1804-6657

e-ISSN

1804-6665

Svazek periodika

16

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

29-40

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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