Abstract:
Migration from rural to urban centers is a common phenomenon observed in the population all
across the world and especially in the developing countries. Rural-urban migration is a rapid
deterioration of the rural economy leading to chronic poverty and food insecurity. This study
aims at identifying the major causes for migration of people to Addis Ababa and its implication
on migrants and their phases of origin. To achieve the objective 153 migrants were selected from
Burayu Town. Both primary and secondary data were collected and were analyzed both
qualitatively and quantitatively by using SPSS version 25. Structured questionnaires were used on
the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of migrants. Most of the migrants move to
the city for job opportunity, and business activities. However, most of them decide to migrate not
in planned way. A greater number of the migrants are Male, young adults, and Single and had
some form of primary and secondary education before they decided to migrate. There are many
causes for the migration of people to the city. Among them the search for job, to gain business
activities, and problem related with land and agricultural productivity and drought was the major
one. Many of the migrants encountered problems at the initial period of adjustment and
adaptation and even currently. In line with this, some useful points of recommendations for
effective rural policy development action and regional urban management policy are suggested.
Urban and rural development policies should be consistent and complementary to each other. In
addition, migration policies should be entrenched in the macro-economic policy of the country
