Migráció a mai Magyarországról
Migration in Contemporary Hungary

Summary/Abstract: The study outlines the processes of migration from Hungary, based on the latest empirical data (2014-2016). First, the paper analyses the development of a willingness to migrate; then it outlines the recent trends in the migration processes (both labour migration and emigration) and the social characteristics of the migrants. The study finds that the proportion of those planning to migrate has continuously increased since the 1990s, while their social characteristics have not changed: the probability of migration is higher in those social groups which have significant effects on the future of Hungary (both demographically and in regard to the conditions of the labor market). They are the young, the unmarried, men and the skilled/educated groups. The paper assumes that migration will generate more and sharper political and social reactions, and highlights that to understand the migration process, (its causes as well as its effects), it is essential to recognize and identify different perspectives and to separate different types of migration (short- and long-term, one-way and circular, diaspora and emigration, etc.).

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