Table 5. Causes of internal migration: Push-pull factors, 2011.
| Causes of migration | Barishal | Chattogram | Dhaka | Khulna | Rajshahi | Rangpur | Sylhet | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pull Factors | ||||||||
| Marriage | 50.5 | 30.9 | 25.6 | 63.6 | 43.2 | 55.5 | 32.3 | 38.7 |
| Education | 8.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Employment/business | 16.1 | 17.9 | 21.2 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 7.6 | 19.0 | 16.2 |
| Looking for job | 7.3 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 27.9 | 12.8 |
| Push Factors | ||||||||
| Natural calamity | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Family problems | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Others | 16.0 | 24.1 | 30.7 | 16.7 | 27.5 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 23.7 |