Internal migration in 2023 related to demographic events
More common for women to move when relations begin and end
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-05-14 8.00
A new report from Statistics Sweden focuses on internal migration in relation to demographic events, such as forming and separating from a relationship. The report shows that women are more likely to be the one moving at the start or the end of a relationship.
The report focuses on the following demographic events:
- moving out of one’s parents' home,
- moving in with a partner,
- separating,
- having children,
- having an adult child move out,
- having a partner pass away.
In the report both the share of all internal migrations in Sweden in 2023 that can be related to a demographic event, and the share who have moved in connection with a certain demographic event is presented. Comparisons are made between different ages, and between women and men.
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