According to the Economic Times survey in 2019, about 65 percent of respondents wanted to move out of metro cities to a tier 2 or 3 city in India. Whereas, 13 percent of the respondents did not want to move out of their metro city. Metro cities are attractive in terms of better infrastructure and connectivity, higher paying jobs and better medical facilities.
Since 2014, there are eight metros in India - Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune.
Willingness to move from a metro to a tier 2 or 3 city across India as of October 2019
Survey question :
"Do you want to shift to a tier 2/3 city?"
Note: Government of India has divided the cities across the country according to their development, population and infrastructure.
Tier 1 cities are metropolitan cities which are developed and cost of living is comparatively high.
Tier 2 cities are more developed than tier 3 cities, well connected with luxury amenities and big shopping complexes and facilities are available.
Tier 3 cities are semi urban and lacking good facilities but cost of living is cheap.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
The Times Group (Bangalore Mirror). (October 30, 2019). Willingness to move from a metro to a tier 2 or 3 city across India as of October 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1109113/india-willingness-to-shift-to-a-tier-2-or-3-city/
The Times Group (Bangalore Mirror). "Willingness to move from a metro to a tier 2 or 3 city across India as of October 2019." Chart. October 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1109113/india-willingness-to-shift-to-a-tier-2-or-3-city/
The Times Group (Bangalore Mirror). (2019). Willingness to move from a metro to a tier 2 or 3 city across India as of October 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1109113/india-willingness-to-shift-to-a-tier-2-or-3-city/
The Times Group (Bangalore Mirror). "Willingness to Move from a Metro to a Tier 2 or 3 City across India as of October 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1109113/india-willingness-to-shift-to-a-tier-2-or-3-city/
The Times Group (Bangalore Mirror), Willingness to move from a metro to a tier 2 or 3 city across India as of October 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1109113/india-willingness-to-shift-to-a-tier-2-or-3-city/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Willingness to move from a metro to a tier 2 or 3 city across India as of October 2019 [Graph], The Times Group (Bangalore Mirror), October 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1109113/india-willingness-to-shift-to-a-tier-2-or-3-city/
