Migration in Brejinho/PE (2017–2022)

Brejinho/PE had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 7,225 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 660 in-migrants and lost 560 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +100 people (13.53 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.080. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 20 arrived with an unreported origin and 0 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Brejinho/PE, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	660	542 to 778	good
Out-migrants	560	321 to 799	use with caution
Net migration	+100	−167 to 367	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	13.53	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.080	-	-

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 Brejinho/PE
Origin	People	Precision
São José do Egito/PE · view pair in the atlas	70	use with caution
Maturéia/PB · view pair in the atlas	65	use with caution
Teixeira/PB · view pair in the atlas	55	low precision
Guarulhos/SP · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Itapetim/PE · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Recife/PE · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision
São Paulo/SP · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision
Campina Grande/PB · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision
Rio de Janeiro/RJ · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Santa Terezinha/PE · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Brejinho/PE
Destination	People	Precision
João Pessoa/PB · view pair in the atlas	125	low precision
São José do Egito/PE · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Maturéia/PB · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	265	40.2%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	215	32.6%	50-99
First move from municipality of birth	180	27.3%	50-99

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	225	52.9%	50-99
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	105	24.7%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	65	15.3%	20-49
Completed higher education	30	7.1%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	275	41.7%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	175	26.5%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	105	15.9%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	60	9.1%	5-19
More than 2 minimum wages	45	6.8%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	110	16.5%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	90	13.5%	20-49
Ages 25–39, female	85	12.8%	20-49
Ages 40–59, female	80	12.0%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	65	9.8%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	60	9.0%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	55	8.3%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	45	6.8%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	40	6.0%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	35	5.3%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	315	56.2%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	190	33.9%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	55	9.8%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	100	37.7%	5-19
Completed higher education	70	26.4%	5-19
No schooling or incomplete elementary	60	22.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	35	13.2%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	190	33.6%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	140	24.8%	5-19
1 to 2 minimum wages	100	17.7%	5-19
¼ to ½ minimum wage	100	17.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	35	6.2%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	160	28.6%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	150	26.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	80	14.3%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	60	10.7%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	55	9.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	55	9.8%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	2,975	65.6%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	845	18.6%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	410	9.0%	100-499
Completed higher education	305	6.7%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	2,095	29.8%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,095	29.8%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,895	26.9%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	740	10.5%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	210	3.0%	50-99

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	920	14.0%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	905	13.8%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	790	12.1%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	775	11.8%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	620	9.5%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	535	8.2%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	530	8.1%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	515	7.9%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	490	7.5%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	470	7.2%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Brejinho/PE
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	2,180
Commute out to work in another municipality	560
Commute in from another municipality to work here	170
Net commuting	−390
Out-commuting rate (%)	25.77
Commuting attraction index	0.799
Median commuting time	30 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]: Brejinho/PE. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/brejinho-pe-2602506/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.