Migration is the long-term movement of people from one place to another, intending to change their usual place of residence. Learn about the common types, push and pull factors, and positive and negative impacts of migration on societies and economies. What is Migration ? When a person or a group of the community move from one place to another, majorly across political and administrative borders; it gives rise to migration . The term migration refers to the movement of people from one area to the other or from one country to another. The rate of migration affects the growth of the population of a region by increasing or decreasing the number of people living there. Migration can be called permanent, temporary and daily. Types of Migration ... Migration is the movement of people from one place to another, typically involving a change of residence across regional, national, or international boundaries. Human migration , the permanent change of residence by an individual or group. It can be within a country or international in nature. It can also be voluntary or forced. Intermediate between those two categories are voluntary migrations of refugees fleeing war, famine, or natural disaster.