Migration in Crato/CE (2017–2022)

Crato/CE had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 122,240 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 6,945 in-migrants and lost 6,845 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +100 people (0.81 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.007. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 50 arrived with an unreported origin and 90 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Crato/CE, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	6,945	6,160 to 7,730	good
Out-migrants	6,845	6,082 to 7,608	good
Net migration	+100	−995 to 1,195	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	0.81	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.007	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: >=500 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 Crato/CE
Origin	People	Precision
Juazeiro do Norte/CE · view pair in the atlas	1,300	good
Fortaleza/CE · view pair in the atlas	580	use with caution
Farias Brito/CE · view pair in the atlas	360	use with caution
São Paulo/SP · view pair in the atlas	355	use with caution
Exu/PE · view pair in the atlas	205	low precision
Barbalha/CE · view pair in the atlas	190	low precision
Iguatu/CE · view pair in the atlas	165	low precision
Santana do Cariri/CE · view pair in the atlas	150	low precision
Várzea Alegre/CE · view pair in the atlas	145	low precision
Campos Sales/CE · view pair in the atlas	125	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Crato/CE
Destination	People	Precision
Juazeiro do Norte/CE · view pair in the atlas	1,285	good
Fortaleza/CE · view pair in the atlas	375	use with caution
Barbalha/CE · view pair in the atlas	350	use with caution
Farias Brito/CE · view pair in the atlas	200	use with caution
São Paulo/SP · view pair in the atlas	175	low precision
Várzea Alegre/CE · view pair in the atlas	165	low precision
Campos Sales/CE · view pair in the atlas	140	low precision
Exu/PE · view pair in the atlas	135	low precision
Petrolina/PE · view pair in the atlas	110	low precision
Sobral/CE · view pair in the atlas	110	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	2,920	42.0%	100-499
Multi-step migration	2,280	32.8%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	1,745	25.1%	100-499

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,370	32.2%	100-499
Completed higher education	1,270	29.8%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,125	26.4%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	495	11.6%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,010	29.0%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,500	21.6%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,270	18.3%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,195	17.2%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	935	13.5%	50-99
Other / suppressed	30	0.4%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	1,125	16.2%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	1,095	15.8%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	1,050	15.1%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	705	10.2%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	690	9.9%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	625	9.0%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	505	7.3%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	430	6.2%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	370	5.3%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	350	5.0%	20-49

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	3,990	58.3%	100-499
Multi-step migration	1,780	26.0%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	1,060	15.5%	100-499
Other / suppressed	10	0.1%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,550	33.4%	100-499
Completed higher education	1,495	32.2%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,080	23.3%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	515	11.1%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,645	24.0%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,440	21.0%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,375	20.1%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	1,235	18.0%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	905	13.2%	100-499
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	245	3.6%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	1,515	22.1%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	1,090	15.9%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	755	11.0%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	740	10.8%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	640	9.3%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	565	8.3%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	535	7.8%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	400	5.8%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	370	5.4%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, male	235	3.4%	20-49

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	28,875	36.9%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	26,010	33.2%	>=500
Completed higher education	13,265	16.9%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	10,145	13.0%	>=500

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	38,780	31.3%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	35,360	28.5%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	23,630	19.1%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	15,955	12.9%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	10,115	8.2%	>=500
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	120	0.1%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	16,955	14.7%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	15,330	13.3%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	14,110	12.3%	>=500
Ages 25–39, male	13,435	11.7%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, female	10,865	9.4%	>=500
Ages 15–24, male	9,620	8.4%	>=500
Ages 15–24, female	9,380	8.1%	>=500
Ages 5–14, male	9,115	7.9%	>=500
Ages 5–14, female	8,740	7.6%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, male	7,600	6.6%	>=500

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Crato/CE
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	50,355
Commute out to work in another municipality	7,075
Commute in from another municipality to work here	3,345
Net commuting	−3,730
Out-commuting rate (%)	14.05
Commuting attraction index	0.908
Median commuting time	40 min

This municipality is part of Região Metropolitana do Cariri → see the metropolitan region page

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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]: Crato/CE. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/crato-ce-2304202/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.