Migrations of elderly people in the world and in Poland

Sławomir Pytel; Wioletta Kamińska; Iwona Kiniorska; Patryk Brambert

doi:10.18778/1231-1952.27.2.10

Authors

Sławomir Pytel University of Silesia, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Department of Regional Geography and Tourism, Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0886-5151
Wioletta Kamińska Kazimierz Pulaski University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, Faculty of Transport, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Electronics and Telematics, Malczewskiego 29, 26-600 Radom, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8770-9834
Iwona Kiniorska Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Uniwersytecka 7, 25-406 Kielce, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-4554
Patryk Brambert Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Uniwersytecka 7, 25-406 Kielce, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5320-5657

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1231-1952.27.2.10

Keywords:

pensioners, migrations of seniors, directions of migrations of seniors, causes of migration of seniors

Abstract

Migrations of seniors in the 21st century accurately reflect the socio-demographic changes in developed countries. Their intensity increases in various parts of the world. In Europe, pensioners from the north move to the region of the Mediterranean Sea. Seniors from the United States and Canada are attracted to the countries of Central and South America. The goal of this study is to identify the trends in foreign migrations of seniors in selected countries of the world, with special regard to the migration of Polish pensioners. The study shows that contemporary seniors can afford to purchase property abroad and the driving forces for the migration movement include: warm climate, beautiful landscape, and a healthier and slower pace of living at the final destination. However, when it comes to Polish pensioners, the main reason for their migrations is their attempt to improve their economic conditions.

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