Migration in Currais/PI (2017–2022)

Currais/PI had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 4,480 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 245 in-migrants and lost 215 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +30 people (7.21 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.070. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 10 arrived with an unreported origin and 0 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Currais/PI, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	245	168 to 322	use with caution
Out-migrants	215	35 to 395	low precision
Net migration	+30	−166 to 226	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	7.21	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.070	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 50-99 observations. Sample of out-migrants: 20-49 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Currais/PI
Origin	People	Precision
Bom Jesus/PI · view pair in the atlas	95	use with caution
Brasília/DF · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Currais/PI
Destination	People	Precision
No outflows published individually (below the disclosure threshold).

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	100	40.8%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	100	40.8%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	45	18.4%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	95	57.6%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	45	27.3%	5-19
Completed higher education	20	12.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	3.0%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	130	53.1%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	55	22.4%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	50	20.4%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	4.1%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	45	18.4%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	40	16.3%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	30	12.2%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	30	12.2%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	30	12.2%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	20	8.2%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	20	8.2%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	15	6.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	6.1%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	170	79.1%	5-19
Multi-step migration	35	16.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	4.7%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	85	100.0%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	110	51.2%	5-19
½ to 1 minimum wage	55	25.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	50	23.3%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	160	74.4%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	55	25.6%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,735	64.1%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	515	19.0%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	260	9.6%	50-99
Completed higher education	195	7.2%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,555	33.9%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,435	31.3%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,190	25.9%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	365	8.0%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	45	1.0%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	560	13.2%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	495	11.7%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	480	11.3%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	450	10.6%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	445	10.5%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	375	8.9%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	365	8.6%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	360	8.5%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	340	8.0%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	335	7.9%	100-499
Other / suppressed	25	0.6%	5-19

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Currais/PI
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	925
Commute out to work in another municipality	155
Commute in from another municipality to work here	120
Net commuting	−35
Out-commuting rate (%)	16.81
Commuting attraction index	0.958
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]: Currais/PI. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/currais-pi-2203230/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.