Migration in Cáceres/MT (2017–2022)

Cáceres/MT had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 83,115 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 3,950 in-migrants and lost 7,640 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −3,690 people (−44.41 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.318. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion. In addition, 0 arrived with an unreported origin and 385 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Cáceres/MT, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	3,950	3,327 to 4,573	good
Out-migrants	7,640	6,609 to 8,671	good
Net migration	−3,690	−4,895 to −2,485	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−44.41	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.318	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 100-499 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 Cáceres/MT
Origin	People	Precision
Mirassol d'Oeste/MT · view pair in the atlas	405	use with caution
Cuiabá/MT · view pair in the atlas	400	use with caution
Pontes e Lacerda/MT · view pair in the atlas	135	low precision
Rondonópolis/MT · view pair in the atlas	120	low precision
São José dos Quatro Marcos/MT · view pair in the atlas	115	low precision
Várzea Grande/MT · view pair in the atlas	110	low precision
Porto Esperidião/MT · view pair in the atlas	100	low precision
Barra do Bugres/MT · view pair in the atlas	85	low precision
Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade/MT · view pair in the atlas	65	low precision
Poconé/MT · view pair in the atlas	60	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Cáceres/MT
Destination	People	Precision
Cuiabá/MT · view pair in the atlas	1,230	use with caution
Várzea Grande/MT · view pair in the atlas	810	use with caution
Pontes e Lacerda/MT · view pair in the atlas	460	use with caution
Mirassol d'Oeste/MT · view pair in the atlas	335	use with caution
Tangará da Serra/MT · view pair in the atlas	275	use with caution
Sapezal/MT · view pair in the atlas	205	low precision
Lucas do Rio Verde/MT · view pair in the atlas	190	low precision
Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade/MT · view pair in the atlas	165	low precision
Rondonópolis/MT · view pair in the atlas	150	low precision
Primavera do Leste/MT · view pair in the atlas	140	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	1,750	44.4%	100-499
First move from municipality of birth	1,290	32.7%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	890	22.6%	50-99
Other / suppressed	15	0.4%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed higher education	780	32.6%	50-99
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	735	30.8%	50-99
No schooling or incomplete elementary	545	22.8%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	330	13.8%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,020	25.8%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	980	24.8%	50-99
1 to 2 minimum wages	945	23.9%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	510	12.9%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	390	9.9%	20-49
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	105	2.7%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	670	17.0%	50-99
Ages 25–39, male	665	16.9%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	600	15.2%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	390	9.9%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	370	9.4%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	330	8.4%	20-49
Ages 40–59, female	330	8.4%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	240	6.1%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	190	4.8%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	160	4.1%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	4,430	57.9%	>=500
Multi-step migration	2,555	33.4%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	635	8.3%	50-99
Other / suppressed	25	0.3%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,420	31.7%	100-499
Completed higher education	1,415	31.5%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	980	21.9%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	670	14.9%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	2,125	27.8%	100-499
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,110	27.6%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	1,755	23.0%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	915	12.0%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	620	8.1%	50-99
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	120	1.6%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	1,370	17.9%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	1,275	16.7%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	810	10.6%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	810	10.6%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	785	10.3%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	750	9.8%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	735	9.6%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	590	7.7%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	325	4.3%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	185	2.4%	20-49

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	19,760	37.2%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	15,295	28.8%	>=500
Completed higher education	9,965	18.8%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	8,120	15.3%	>=500

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	26,485	31.0%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	17,855	20.9%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	16,860	19.8%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	12,630	14.8%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	11,270	13.2%	>=500
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	245	0.3%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	11,465	14.6%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	10,965	13.9%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	9,465	12.0%	>=500
Ages 25–39, male	8,885	11.3%	>=500
Ages 15–24, male	6,715	8.5%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, female	6,430	8.2%	>=500
Ages 5–14, male	6,370	8.1%	>=500
Ages 15–24, female	6,295	8.0%	>=500
Ages 5–14, female	6,255	7.9%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, male	5,935	7.5%	>=500

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Cáceres/MT
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	34,275
Commute out to work in another municipality	625
Commute in from another municipality to work here	640
Net commuting	+15
Out-commuting rate (%)	1.83
Commuting attraction index	0.966
Median commuting time	60 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]: Cáceres/MT. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/caceres-mt-5102504/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.