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

A 2023 paper by Stanford economist Joshua Rauh found that out-migration by California high earners accelerated after the 2012 hike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

"Because migration is most likely to occur in more youthful populations, areas experiencing accelerated out-migration could face accelerated population aging."

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

“It’s simply housing,” said Wendell Cox, a principal at Demographia, a public policy consultant in Illinois, of the increase in out-migration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023

With the school closed, the out-migration from the town would become all but irreversible.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

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