The Determinants Of Internal Migration: Case Study Of Three Districts In Lesotho

Migration particularly from rural to urban areas is often alleged to be a factor which leads to problems such as congestion, pollution, and increase in crime rate and shortage of resources such as water and electricity in urban areas. This study was carried out to analyse the factors that determine rural to urban migration in Lesotho, using both primary and secondary data from sample survey, censuses and published reports. The results indicated that the major factors determining rural to urban migration include lack of services in rural areas, better infrastructure and employment opportunities in urban areas. Policy interventions which arose from carrying out the study include government intervention in the provision of infrastructure such as better roads throughout the country to ease mobility and improve economic development of Lesotho.