Migration in Altamira do Maranhão/MA (2017–2022)

Altamira do Maranhão/MA had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 5,940 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 260 in-migrants and lost 860 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −600 people (−100.92 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.534. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion. In addition, 5 arrived with an unreported origin and 5 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Altamira do Maranhão/MA, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	260	151 to 369	use with caution
Out-migrants	860	580 to 1,140	use with caution
Net migration	−600	−900 to −300	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−100.92	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.534	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 50-99 observations. Sample of out-migrants: 100-499 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Altamira do Maranhão/MA
Origin	People	Precision
Brejo de Areia/MA · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Altamira do Maranhão/MA
Destination	People	Precision
Querência/MT · view pair in the atlas	210	use with caution
Parauapebas/PA · view pair in the atlas	125	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	105	40.4%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	90	34.6%	5-19
Return to municipality of birth	65	25.0%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	55	39.3%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	45	32.1%	5-19
Completed higher education	25	17.9%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	10.7%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	110	42.3%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	75	28.8%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	60	23.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	5.8%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	70	26.4%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	45	17.0%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	35	13.2%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	35	13.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	11.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	30	11.3%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	20	7.5%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	560	65.1%	50-99
Multi-step migration	270	31.4%	20-49
Other / suppressed	30	3.5%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	240	55.8%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	100	23.3%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	60	14.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	7.0%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	365	42.4%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	245	28.5%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	130	15.1%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	85	9.9%	5-19
Other / suppressed	35	4.1%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	185	21.6%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	150	17.5%	5-19
Other / suppressed	130	15.2%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	100	11.7%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	95	11.1%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	85	9.9%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	80	9.4%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	30	3.5%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	2,115	57.4%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	755	20.5%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	420	11.4%	50-99
Completed higher education	395	10.7%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	2,110	34.2%	100-499
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,930	31.3%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,320	21.4%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	585	9.5%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	230	3.7%	50-99

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	795	14.0%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	720	12.7%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	685	12.1%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	600	10.6%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	580	10.2%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	480	8.5%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	465	8.2%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	460	8.1%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	450	7.9%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, male	435	7.7%	50-99

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Altamira do Maranhão/MA
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	2,030
Commute out to work in another municipality	140
Commute in from another municipality to work here	80
Net commuting	−55
Out-commuting rate (%)	6.81
Commuting attraction index	0.955
Median commuting time	60 min

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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]: Altamira do Maranhão/MA. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/altamira-do-maranhao-ma-2100402/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.