Effective pull- Push factors on durability and rural youth migration (Case study: rural settlements of Central district of the Kouhdasht county, Lorestan Province)

The main goal of this research is to identify effective pull-push factors on durability and out-migration of rural youth in the central district of the Kouhdasht county in Lorestan province. The research is descriptive-analytical and the research method in terms of purpose is applied. Survey method is used for data collection. The data was collected through documentary and field methods and using the questionnaire tool. The size of the statistical population of the research consists of 136 villages with a population of 64373 people, using the multi-stage cluster sampling method in the first step, 20 villages and in the next step, 345 rural youth (between 15 and 29 years old) were selected as a sample using William Cochran's formula by simple random method. The results of the research show, unequal and diverse job opportunities, more income and money, more facilities and investments, less laborious jobs, concentration of various services and top-level facilities, better educational future, comfort and prosperous life, and improvement of the social class of the youth are the most important push-pull factors among the respondents, respectively, which motivates the migration of rural youth to urban areas. In this regard, it is necessary to pay more attention to the residents of rural settlements and rural youth in the macro-planning system, to grant low-interest or free facilities in order to start new businesses, to expand welfare facilities and services in villages or rural service centers, which will reduce out-migration growth of rural youth of the central districts of the Kouhdasht County to the cities, as well as reverse migration to the rural areas of the study area.