Migration in Aracruz/ES (2017–2022)

Aracruz/ES had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 87,935 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 6,510 in-migrants and lost 5,060 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +1,450 people (16.48 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.125. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 165 arrived with an unreported origin and 40 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Aracruz/ES, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	6,510	5,763 to 7,257	good
Out-migrants	5,060	4,318 to 5,802	good
Net migration	+1,450	397 to 2,503	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	16.48	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.125	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: >=500 observations. Sample of out-migrants: >=500 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Aracruz/ES
Origin	People	Precision
Vitória/ES · view pair in the atlas	505	use with caution
Vila Velha/ES · view pair in the atlas	490	use with caution
Serra/ES · view pair in the atlas	470	use with caution
Linhares/ES · view pair in the atlas	390	use with caution
Colatina/ES · view pair in the atlas	290	low precision
Rio de Janeiro/RJ · view pair in the atlas	235	use with caution
Ibiraçu/ES · view pair in the atlas	235	low precision
São Mateus/ES · view pair in the atlas	235	use with caution
João Neiva/ES · view pair in the atlas	220	use with caution
Cariacica/ES · view pair in the atlas	205	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Aracruz/ES
Destination	People	Precision
Linhares/ES · view pair in the atlas	855	use with caution
Serra/ES · view pair in the atlas	850	use with caution
Vitória/ES · view pair in the atlas	345	use with caution
Ibiraçu/ES · view pair in the atlas	145	use with caution
Vila Velha/ES · view pair in the atlas	130	low precision
Santa Teresa/ES · view pair in the atlas	125	low precision
São Mateus/ES · view pair in the atlas	115	low precision
Colatina/ES · view pair in the atlas	110	low precision
João Neiva/ES · view pair in the atlas	95	use with caution
Viana/ES · view pair in the atlas	80	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	3,045	46.8%	100-499
Multi-step migration	2,795	42.9%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	645	9.9%	50-99
Other / suppressed	25	0.4%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,400	33.4%	100-499
Completed higher education	1,185	28.2%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,080	25.7%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	530	12.6%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,880	28.9%	100-499
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,670	25.7%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	1,515	23.3%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,105	17.0%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	235	3.6%	20-49
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	100	1.5%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	1,195	18.4%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	1,055	16.2%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	715	11.0%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	650	10.0%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	645	9.9%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	640	9.8%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	545	8.4%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	480	7.4%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	345	5.3%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	240	3.7%	20-49

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	2,160	42.7%	100-499
First move from municipality of birth	1,935	38.2%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	945	18.7%	100-499
Other / suppressed	20	0.4%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,140	36.0%	100-499
Completed higher education	915	28.9%	50-99
No schooling or incomplete elementary	645	20.3%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	470	14.8%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,460	28.8%	100-499
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,395	27.5%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	965	19.1%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	645	12.7%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	390	7.7%	50-99
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	210	4.1%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	995	19.7%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	815	16.1%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	600	11.9%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	520	10.3%	20-49
Ages 40–59, female	520	10.3%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	500	9.9%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	470	9.3%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	395	7.8%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	135	2.7%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	105	2.1%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	19,870	35.4%	>=500
No schooling or incomplete elementary	19,350	34.4%	>=500
Completed higher education	8,945	15.9%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	8,035	14.3%	>=500

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	28,595	32.5%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	23,855	27.1%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	15,050	17.1%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	12,485	14.2%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	7,895	9.0%	>=500
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	165	0.2%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	12,265	15.1%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	11,420	14.1%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	10,295	12.7%	>=500
Ages 25–39, male	9,560	11.8%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, female	6,645	8.2%	>=500
Ages 5–14, male	6,625	8.2%	>=500
Ages 15–24, male	6,300	7.8%	>=500
Ages 15–24, female	6,135	7.6%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, male	6,010	7.4%	>=500
Ages 5–14, female	5,965	7.3%	>=500

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Aracruz/ES
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	43,030
Commute out to work in another municipality	1,925
Commute in from another municipality to work here	4,255
Net commuting	+2,330
Out-commuting rate (%)	4.47
Commuting attraction index	0.956
Median commuting time	49 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]: Aracruz/ES. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/aracruz-es-3200607/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.