out-migration

American  

[aut-mahy-gray-shuhn] / ˈaʊt maɪˌgreɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

out-migrations

1. the action or process of leaving a region or community to settle in another region, either domestically or abroad.

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Example Sentences

While out-migration declined from pandemic levels for most states, not so in Massachusetts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The disaster may also force the industry to contend with a shrinking labor force in the region, with fires tending to cause out-migration, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

The analysis also showed that out-migration began to slow down in the 1980s.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2024

The modest changes, Nolt said, show “that out-migration is not the principal demographic story here, but rather most Amish are staying in the Lancaster settlement.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Those who remained continued to work the land, but the out-migration of African Americans combined with other factors to make traditional agriculture less sustainable as the economic base of the region.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson