The given line graph illustrates the major contributors driving citizens to relocate from the city to the countryside between 1990 and 2010.
Overall, the rising cost of living remained the leading reason despite a slight decline after 2000, while traffic and lifestyle both became increasingly common reasons for relocation.
Looking at the details, in 1990, approximately 65,000 people left the city due to the rising cost of living. This figure grew steadily to a peak of 85,000 in 2000, before falling slightly to 80,000 by 2010. Despite this small decrease in the final decade, it remained the leading reason for relocation.
Regarding the other two factors, both traffic and lifestyle shared the joint-lowest starting point of 20,000 in 1990. However, traffic increased steadily to reach 35,000 in 2000. It then rose more sharply to 60,000 by 2010. This was three times its initial figure. The figure for lifestyle also followed an upward trend, though more gradually, doubling to 40,000 by the end of the period, remaining the least popular reason for moving to the countryside.