Population movement in the opposite direction to a main migration pattern, or migration that reverses previous migration trends.
From counter- + migration (Latin migrare, 'to move'). A modern sociological term for reverse migration patterns.
Countermigration is happening now—young Europeans moving back to rural areas after city life, Americans returning to heartland towns—creating fascinating demographic reversals.
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