Migration in Brejão/PE (2017–2022)

Brejão/PE had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 8,385 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 515 in-migrants and lost 720 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −205 people (−24.49 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.167. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Brejão/PE, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	515	369 to 661	good
Out-migrants	720	494 to 946	use with caution
Net migration	−205	−474 to 64	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−24.49	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.167	-	-

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

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Brejão/PE
Origin	People	Precision
Garanhuns/PE · view pair in the atlas	255	use with caution
São Paulo/SP · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision
Terezinha/PE · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Brejão/PE
Destination	People	Precision
Garanhuns/PE · view pair in the atlas	305	use with caution
Terezinha/PE · view pair in the atlas	50	low precision
Saloá/PE · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	230	44.7%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	160	31.1%	20-49
Multi-step migration	125	24.3%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	130	45.6%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	100	35.1%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	35	12.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	20	7.0%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	235	46.1%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	170	33.3%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	85	16.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	20	3.9%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	75	14.7%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	75	14.7%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	75	14.7%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	75	14.7%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	65	12.7%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	55	10.8%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	45	8.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	30	5.9%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	2.9%	<5

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	480	66.7%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	145	20.1%	5-19
Multi-step migration	95	13.2%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	200	50.0%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	95	23.8%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	65	16.2%	5-19
Completed higher education	40	10.0%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	305	42.7%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	185	25.9%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	165	23.1%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	35	4.9%	5-19
Other / suppressed	25	3.5%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	140	19.4%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	125	17.4%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	105	14.6%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	90	12.5%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	75	10.4%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	60	8.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	55	7.6%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	40	5.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	4.2%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	3,000	58.1%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,195	23.1%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	675	13.1%	100-499
Completed higher education	295	5.7%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	2,860	33.4%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	2,610	30.5%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,390	27.9%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	535	6.2%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	175	2.0%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	1,060	13.5%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	960	12.2%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	955	12.1%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	935	11.9%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	720	9.1%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	685	8.7%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	685	8.7%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	675	8.6%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	625	7.9%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	580	7.4%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Brejão/PE
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	2,680
Commute out to work in another municipality	510
Commute in from another municipality to work here	225
Net commuting	−285
Out-commuting rate (%)	18.98
Commuting attraction index	0.877
Median commuting time	40 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]: Brejão/PE. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/brejao-pe-2602407/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.