Migration and demographic dynamics: an exploratory analysis of the municipalities of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico (1990-2010)

A decade ago, demographic trends in Guanajuato showed low or even negative popula­tion growth. However, recent data suggests the region’s demographic vitality. For example, while in 2000-2005 about half of the municipalities had negative growth rates, in the next period all of them saw an increase i...

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Autor: Vega-Macías, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO
Repositorio:Acta Universitaria
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.actauniversitaria.ugto.mx:article/652
Acceso en línea:https://www.actauniversitaria.ugto.mx/index.php/acta/article/view/652
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Population growth
demography
Guanajuato
migration
return.
International migration
Crecimiento poblacional
demografía
migración
retorno.
Migración Internacional
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Sumario:A decade ago, demographic trends in Guanajuato showed low or even negative popula­tion growth. However, recent data suggests the region’s demographic vitality. For example, while in 2000-2005 about half of the municipalities had negative growth rates, in the next period all of them saw an increase in their population. Although population movements are not the only factors that determine this change —it is necessary to consider the mortality and fertility effects— this paper analyses the impact of international migration on recent demographic dynamic in the municipalities of Guanajuato, in which it became clear migra­tion to the United States slowdown, partly due to the economic stagnation and the tightly-controlled immigration policies, as well as the increase in return migration flows.