Many Countries today are experiencing high levels of migration from rural areas to cities. What are the causes of this trend, and what effects does it have on the existing city dwellers?

Many nations are facing issues that involve the inclination of the number of migrants from villages to urban

areas

.

This

trend is happening because of the fewer

work

opportunity and poor educational facilities available in rural places. There are a few effects like the

cost

of living getting increased and declined standard of living which existing city dwellers are combating nowadays.

Firstly

, the main reason for the

migration

of the population from remote

areas

to metropolitan

cities

is the difficulty in finding employment. Since the vast majority of multinational companies resides and have offices in

cities

, there is an acute shortage of

work

in villages. Apart from

this

, most of the remote

areas

have limited numbers of schools or universities. In order to pursue higher studies an individual needs to immigrate from rural place to town. To illustrate, many

people

in India migrate from the northern to the southern part of the country in search of a job

moreover

, most of the prestigious universities are

also

located in big towns.

Therefore

, the reason for

migration

from villages to urban

areas

can be depended on education and

work

purposes.

On the other hand

, a higher level of immigration is affecting citizens living in big towns badly.

This

is because

cities

are getting overpopulated which results in a poor standard of living. Housing societies are getting crowded and

people

are bound to live in smaller spaces with limited resources. Alternatively, the

cost

of living is

also

getting increased as there is more demand for water,food and house whereas fewer commodities are available to be purchased by any person.

For example

, Hong Kong in China is an overcrowded city and a majority of

people

are living in less than 100 sqft houses. The expenses for food,rent are

also

skyrocketing and 2 bedroom apartment can

cost

more than a middle-aged person's yearly salary.

Thus

, the

migration

of

people

has affected city dwellers negatively due to expensive costs and declined standard of living. To conclude, the cause of higher

migration

is less opportunity of

work

and bad quality of educational services present in the countryside whereas it affects citizens living in

cities

badly as they no longer can afford the

cost

of living and there is

also

a substantial reduction in the standard of living.