Migration in Araranguá/SC (2017–2022)

Araranguá/SC had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 67,350 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 7,420 in-migrants and lost 4,870 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +2,550 people (37.85 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.207. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 45 arrived with an unreported origin and 75 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Araranguá/SC, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	7,420	6,559 to 8,281	good
Out-migrants	4,870	4,287 to 5,453	good
Net migration	+2,550	1,510 to 3,590	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	37.85	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.207	-	-

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 Araranguá/SC
Origin	People	Precision
Criciúma/SC · view pair in the atlas	665	use with caution
Porto Alegre/RS · view pair in the atlas	475	use with caution
Sombrio/SC · view pair in the atlas	310	low precision
Florianópolis/SC · view pair in the atlas	305	use with caution
Balneário Arroio do Silva/SC · view pair in the atlas	245	low precision
Caxias do Sul/RS · view pair in the atlas	225	low precision
Turvo/SC · view pair in the atlas	215	low precision
Canoas/RS · view pair in the atlas	130	low precision
Novo Hamburgo/RS · view pair in the atlas	130	low precision
Meleiro/SC · view pair in the atlas	120	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Araranguá/SC
Destination	People	Precision
Balneário Arroio do Silva/SC · view pair in the atlas	855	good
Criciúma/SC · view pair in the atlas	750	use with caution
Florianópolis/SC · view pair in the atlas	215	low precision
Içara/SC · view pair in the atlas	210	low precision
Maracajá/SC · view pair in the atlas	190	use with caution
Turvo/SC · view pair in the atlas	105	low precision
Tubarão/SC · view pair in the atlas	105	low precision
Jacinto Machado/SC · view pair in the atlas	100	low precision
Palhoça/SC · view pair in the atlas	95	low precision
Balneário Gaivota/SC · view pair in the atlas	95	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	3,355	45.2%	100-499
Multi-step migration	3,275	44.1%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	780	10.5%	50-99
Other / suppressed	10	0.1%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,795	38.8%	100-499
Completed higher education	1,115	24.1%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	990	21.4%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	725	15.7%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,480	33.4%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	2,320	31.3%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	1,730	23.3%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	640	8.6%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	225	3.0%	20-49
Other / suppressed	20	0.3%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	1,245	16.8%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	1,115	15.0%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	930	12.5%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	805	10.8%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	800	10.8%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	675	9.1%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	650	8.8%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	550	7.4%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	375	5.1%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	280	3.8%	20-49

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	2,230	45.8%	100-499
First move from municipality of birth	2,120	43.5%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	455	9.3%	50-99
Born abroad, internal migrant	65	1.3%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,005	32.5%	100-499
Completed higher education	935	30.2%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	735	23.7%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	420	13.6%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,600	32.9%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	1,375	28.2%	100-499
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,060	21.8%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	460	9.4%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	270	5.5%	20-49
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	105	2.2%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	785	16.1%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	750	15.4%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	555	11.4%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	540	11.1%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	535	11.0%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	510	10.5%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	370	7.6%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	355	7.3%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	300	6.2%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, male	175	3.6%	20-49

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	14,915	34.7%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	12,765	29.7%	>=500
Completed higher education	8,810	20.5%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	6,465	15.1%	>=500

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	22,940	35.6%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	19,300	30.0%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	14,050	21.8%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	5,725	8.9%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,985	3.1%	100-499
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	380	0.6%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	9,275	15.5%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	8,425	14.1%	>=500
Ages 25–39, male	7,200	12.0%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	7,015	11.7%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, female	6,045	10.1%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, male	5,000	8.4%	>=500
Ages 15–24, male	4,530	7.6%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	4,235	7.1%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	4,175	7.0%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	3,910	6.5%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Araranguá/SC
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	37,270
Commute out to work in another municipality	3,190
Commute in from another municipality to work here	2,865
Net commuting	−325
Out-commuting rate (%)	8.55
Commuting attraction index	0.957
Median commuting time	30 min

This municipality is part of Região Metropolitana Carbonífera → 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]: Araranguá/SC. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/ararangua-sc-4201406/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.