Abstract
AbstractChina's migration boom has reshaped its domestic economic pattern and social structure, resulting in a typical urbanization model dominated by massive internal migration. By using the 1% National Population Sample Survey data in 2005 and 2015, this study depicts and analyses the spatial pattern of intercity migration in China and its changes using the Gini index, network analysis approach, and gravity model. Individual‐level data enable us to reveal that the distribution of migrants among destinations and origins has become considerably balanced over the decade, although destinations are markedly more concentrated than origins. The migration network is stable but also becomes significantly disperse owing to the increasing short‐distance and intra‐provincial migration. Even with a burgeoning railway system, migration distance generally matters more than before, particularly for migration from Central and Western China. The results provide new insights to universal migration theories and implications to regional development and population redistribution.
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