The line graph given illustrates the outcomes of a survey explaining the factors behind migration to a nation’s capital city from 2000 to 2015.
As can be seen from the chart, there was a significant upward trend in all categories, with employment being the dominant reason throughout most of the period. However, by the end of the time frame, study had climbed up and matched employment as the leading factor.
During the first five years, both employment and study-related migration went up significantly by about 25,000 people and kept increasing gradually by 5,000 people between 2005 and 2010. In the final phase, the study sector continued to grow rapidly from 55,000 to approximately 90,000 individuals, while employment figures witnessed a decline after having peaked at 92,000 migrants in 2010.
In contrast, the migration due to family and friends or adventure experienced only minor growth. The number of residents moving to join family and friends rose steadily by about 10,000 between 2000 and 2010, followed by a slight increase in 2015. Meanwhile, adventure consistently remained the least common reason by a considerable margin throughout the period, starting at around 10,000 people and rising mildly to just over 15,000 by the end of the period.