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Matrix Dynamics of Migration Trends of Rural-Urban Population in Ghana

Received: 24 April 2018     Accepted: 14 May 2018     Published: 25 May 2018
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Abstract

This paper studies the migration trends of rural and urban populations in Ghana. The matrix method approximately determines the new population percentage values of rural and urban areas in Ghana from 2016 to 2020. The 2015 rural and urban population values were used as initial values for the projection of the other subsequent population values. The graph matrix and clustered column chart examined the trends relationship between rural and urban populations. The emerging trends of population migration at the rural and urban areas were discussed. The method revealed the upward and downward trends of populations in urban and rural areas. The accuracy of the method is proven by comparing the estimated results from the matrix method with those obtained from the website of index mundi in the literature. On the bases of these findings, the paper recommends the steps to be taken by the government and other policy makers in Ghana to avert excessive migration flow in the urban and rural areas respectively.

Published in Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Volume 6, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjams.20180602.12
Page(s) 58-64
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Keywords

Algebraic Matrix Method, Population Migration, Rural and Urban Areas, Graph Matrix

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  • University of Mines and Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tarkwa, Ghana

  • University of Mines and Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tarkwa, Ghana

  • University of Mines and Technology, Human Resource Unit, Tarkwa, Ghana

  • University of Mines and Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tarkwa, Ghana

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