Migration in Águas Frias/SC (2017–2022)

Águas Frias/SC had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 2,660 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 170 in-migrants and lost 220 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −45 people (−17.42 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.119. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Águas Frias/SC, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	170	111 to 229	use with caution
Out-migrants	220	124 to 316	use with caution
Net migration	−45	−158 to 68	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−17.42	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.119	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 50-99 observations. Sample of out-migrants: 20-49 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Águas Frias/SC
Origin	People	Precision
Pinhalzinho/SC · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Chapecó/SC · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision
União do Oeste/SC · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Águas Frias/SC
Destination	People	Precision
Nova Erechim/SC · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	95	55.9%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	65	38.2%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	10	5.9%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	60	60.0%	20-49
Completed higher education	15	15.0%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	15	15.0%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	10	10.0%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	80	47.1%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	65	38.2%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	20	11.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	2.9%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, male	25	14.7%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	25	14.7%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	20	11.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	20	11.8%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	15	8.8%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	15	8.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	15	8.8%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	15	8.8%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	10	5.9%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	10	5.9%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	160	74.4%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	40	18.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	7.0%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	55	39.3%	5-19
Completed higher education	50	35.7%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	25	17.9%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	7.1%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
More than 2 minimum wages	80	36.4%	5-19
½ to 1 minimum wage	50	22.7%	5-19
¼ to ½ minimum wage	40	18.2%	5-19
1 to 2 minimum wages	40	18.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	4.5%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	75	34.1%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	50	22.7%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	45	20.5%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	25	11.4%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	25	11.4%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	965	52.4%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	455	24.7%	100-499
Completed higher education	245	13.3%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	175	9.5%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,130	42.4%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	755	28.3%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	660	24.8%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	100	3.8%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	20	0.8%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	390	15.7%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	350	14.1%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	285	11.5%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	280	11.3%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	275	11.1%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	255	10.3%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	175	7.1%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	170	6.9%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	155	6.2%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	145	5.8%	50-99

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Águas Frias/SC
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	1,410
Commute out to work in another municipality	125
Commute in from another municipality to work here	215
Net commuting	+95
Out-commuting rate (%)	8.75
Commuting attraction index	1.040
Median commuting time	30 min

This municipality is part of Região Metropolitana de Chapecó → see the metropolitan region page

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Methodological note

Estimates from the sample microdata of the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE, controlled access), fixed-date migration question (residence on July 31, 2017 compared with residence on July 31, 2022). Every estimate is rounded to multiples of 5 and has passed statistical disclosure control (no cell with fewer than 5 people or 3 sampled households). See the full methodology and the glossary.

How to cite this page

Daniel Pessini Sobreira. Atlas da migração interna no Brasil [Atlas of internal migration in Brazil]: Águas Frias/SC. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/aguas-frias-sc-4200556/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.