Rural-Rural Migration in a Rural Village, Luang Prabang Province, Northern Laos: Focusing Both on Immigration and Emigration in the Village of HB

A study of rural-rural migration in Luang Prabang Province, Laos, reveals that population changes in rural villages are significantly influenced by three key factors: social dynamics (such as policy-driven migration and marriage-related movement), economic considerations (like access to new farmland or existing plots, and kinship networks), and the stability of agricultural livelihoods. While agriculture remains the primary occupation before and after migration, limited lowland rice paddies drive some villagers toward off-farm wage labor for cash income when subsistence needs are unmet. The research combines case study analysis with qualitative data from HB village to highlight how these factors interact in shaping rural population dynamics.

NIWA, T., NISHIMOTO, F., TAKAHASHI, S., & YOKOYAMA, S. (2023). ラオス北部農村における農村間人口移動: ルアンパバーン県HB村における転出入に着目して. E-Journal GEO, 18(2), 279–290. https://doi.org/10.4157/ejgeo.18.279