Migration in Brejões/BA (2017–2022)

Brejões/BA had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 12,185 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 550 in-migrants and lost 905 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −350 people (−28.80 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.241. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Brejões/BA, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	550	381 to 719	use with caution
Out-migrants	905	630 to 1,180	use with caution
Net migration	−350	−673 to −27	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−28.80	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.241	-	-

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

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Brejões/BA
Origin	People	Precision
Salvador/BA · view pair in the atlas	155	use with caution
Santa Inês/BA · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Feira de Santana/BA · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision
Ubaíra/BA · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision
Uberlândia/MG · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Iaçu/BA · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Jequié/BA · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Brejões/BA
Destination	People	Precision
Salvador/BA · view pair in the atlas	105	low precision
Ubaíra/BA · view pair in the atlas	70	low precision
Nova Itarana/BA · view pair in the atlas	70	low precision
Amargosa/BA · view pair in the atlas	50	low precision
Itatim/BA · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision
Milagres/BA · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Return to municipality of birth	240	43.6%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	175	31.8%	20-49
Multi-step migration	135	24.5%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	130	40.0%	20-49
No schooling or incomplete elementary	115	35.4%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	50	15.4%	5-19
Completed higher education	30	9.2%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	210	37.8%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	200	36.0%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	75	13.5%	5-19
1 to 2 minimum wages	35	6.3%	5-19
More than 2 minimum wages	35	6.3%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	125	22.5%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	85	15.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	65	11.7%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	60	10.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	60	10.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	55	9.9%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	45	8.1%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	40	7.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	20	3.6%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	640	70.7%	50-99
Multi-step migration	160	17.7%	5-19
Return to municipality of birth	105	11.6%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	200	51.9%	20-49
No schooling or incomplete elementary	120	31.2%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	50	13.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	3.9%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	335	36.8%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	255	28.0%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	175	19.2%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	115	12.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	3.3%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	255	28.3%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	150	16.7%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	115	12.8%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	90	10.0%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	75	8.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	65	7.2%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	55	6.1%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	50	5.6%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	40	4.4%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	0.6%	<5

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	4,880	61.1%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	2,035	25.5%	100-499
Completed higher education	585	7.3%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	490	6.1%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	3,990	32.2%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	3,575	28.9%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	3,455	27.9%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,095	8.8%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	275	2.2%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	1,605	13.8%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	1,580	13.6%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	1,290	11.1%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	1,220	10.5%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	1,200	10.3%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	1,095	9.4%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	1,005	8.6%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	935	8.0%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	865	7.4%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	845	7.3%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Brejões/BA
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	3,990
Commute out to work in another municipality	320
Commute in from another municipality to work here	190
Net commuting	−125
Out-commuting rate (%)	7.96
Commuting attraction index	0.958
Median commuting time	50 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]: Brejões/BA. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/brejoes-ba-2904308/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.