Migration in Brejo de Areia/MA (2017–2022)

Brejo de Areia/MA had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 8,435 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 455 in-migrants and lost 585 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −130 people (−15.39 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.125. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion. In addition, 10 arrived with an unreported origin and 0 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Brejo de Areia/MA, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	455	311 to 599	use with caution
Out-migrants	585	362 to 808	use with caution
Net migration	−130	−396 to 136	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−15.39	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.125	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 50-99 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 Brejo de Areia/MA
Origin	People	Precision
Vitorino Freire/MA · view pair in the atlas	75	low precision
Santa Luzia/MA · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Buriticupu/MA · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Brejo de Areia/MA
Destination	People	Precision
Vitorino Freire/MA · view pair in the atlas	165	low precision
Querência/MT · view pair in the atlas	70	low precision
Altamira do Maranhão/MA · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Return to municipality of birth	200	44.0%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	140	30.8%	20-49
Multi-step migration	115	25.3%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	110	45.8%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	75	31.2%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	40	16.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	6.2%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	150	33.0%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	130	28.6%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	125	27.5%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	40	8.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	2.2%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	95	20.9%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	75	16.5%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	60	13.2%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	55	12.1%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	55	12.1%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	45	9.9%	5-19
Other / suppressed	25	5.5%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	25	5.5%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	20	4.4%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	285	48.7%	20-49
Multi-step migration	230	39.3%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	70	12.0%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	140	57.1%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	50	20.4%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	40	16.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	6.1%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	225	38.5%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	180	30.8%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	145	24.8%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	30	5.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	0.9%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	115	19.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	110	19.0%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	80	13.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	70	12.1%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	60	10.3%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	55	9.5%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	35	6.0%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	35	6.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	20	3.4%	<5

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	3,240	68.9%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	735	15.6%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	465	9.9%	50-99
Completed higher education	265	5.6%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	3,340	38.2%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	2,950	33.7%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,075	23.7%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	315	3.6%	50-99
More than 2 minimum wages	70	0.8%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	1,005	12.6%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	970	12.2%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	920	11.5%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	910	11.4%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	900	11.3%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	795	10.0%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	775	9.7%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	775	9.7%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	495	6.2%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	430	5.4%	50-99

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Brejo de Areia/MA
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	2,200
Commute out to work in another municipality	165
Commute in from another municipality to work here	105
Net commuting	−60
Out-commuting rate (%)	7.43
Commuting attraction index	0.940
Median commuting time	2,880 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]: Brejo de Areia/MA. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/brejo-de-areia-ma-2102150/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.