Noun
migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
Source: WordNetViewed against such a backdrop, there is creeping anxiety about the future of our nation, characterised as it is by deep communal divisions and a disturbingly high rate of out-migration of our skilled people. Mahendra Chaudhry
Having peaked in the early seventies at 169,580 (1971 Census), total population declined to 152,470 in 1986, mainly due to downsizing in the mining sector, poor economic conditions and the out-migration that occurred as a result. Source: Internet
McLean, Kromkowski 1991, p. 56. Sweden Rural flight and out-migration in Sweden can be traced in two distinct waves. Source: Internet
Smolts spend a portion of their out-migration time in brackish water, where their body chemistry becomes accustomed to osmoregulation in the ocean. Source: Internet
The report notes “increasing rates of out-migration after five years (especially among investors) may indicate a relationship with obtaining citizenship … a share of these immigrants wait to obtain Canadian citizenship to move out of the country.” Source: Internet