Migration in General Carneiro/MT (2017–2022)

General Carneiro/MT had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 5,455 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 785 in-migrants and lost 485 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +295 people (54.54 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.234. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 5 arrived with an unreported origin and 0 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for General Carneiro/MT, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	785	632 to 938	good
Out-migrants	485	313 to 657	use with caution
Net migration	+295	65 to 525	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	54.54	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.234	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 100-499 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 General Carneiro/MT
Origin	People	Precision
Barra do Garças/MT · view pair in the atlas	200	use with caution
Primavera do Leste/MT · view pair in the atlas	140	use with caution
Rondonópolis/MT · view pair in the atlas	65	low precision
Tesouro/MT · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Goiânia/GO · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Baliza/GO · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision
Cuiabá/MT · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from General Carneiro/MT
Destination	People	Precision
Barra do Garças/MT · view pair in the atlas	105	low precision
Poxoréu/MT · view pair in the atlas	60	low precision
Rondonópolis/MT · view pair in the atlas	50	low precision
Novo São Joaquim/MT · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision
Pontal do Araguaia/MT · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	450	57.3%	100-499
First move from municipality of birth	270	34.4%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	65	8.3%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	180	36.7%	50-99
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	145	29.6%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	90	18.4%	20-49
Completed higher education	75	15.3%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	270	34.4%	50-99
1 to 2 minimum wages	195	24.8%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	155	19.7%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	105	13.4%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	55	7.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	0.6%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	125	16.0%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	120	15.4%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	110	14.1%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	85	10.9%	20-49
Ages 40–59, female	80	10.3%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	80	10.3%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	70	9.0%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	55	7.1%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	40	5.1%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	15	1.9%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	305	62.9%	50-99
First move from municipality of birth	140	28.9%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	40	8.2%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	145	48.3%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	80	26.7%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	45	15.0%	5-19
Completed higher education	30	10.0%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	155	32.0%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	145	29.9%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	90	18.6%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	60	12.4%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	35	7.2%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	80	16.5%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	65	13.4%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	55	11.3%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	50	10.3%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	45	9.3%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	40	8.2%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	40	8.2%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	40	8.2%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	40	8.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	6.2%	<5

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,215	42.3%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	955	33.2%	100-499
Completed higher education	420	14.6%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	285	9.9%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,580	30.1%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,275	24.3%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,100	21.0%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	905	17.3%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	375	7.1%	100-499
Other / suppressed	10	0.2%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	625	13.4%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	580	12.4%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	465	10.0%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	450	9.6%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	445	9.5%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	440	9.4%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	430	9.2%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	410	8.8%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	365	7.8%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	335	7.2%	100-499
Ages 15–24, sex undetermined	40	0.9%	20-49
Ages 5–14, sex undetermined	35	0.8%	20-49
Ages 25–39, sex undetermined	30	0.6%	20-49
Ages 40–59, sex undetermined	10	0.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	0.1%	<5

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for General Carneiro/MT
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	2,100
Commute out to work in another municipality	95
Commute in from another municipality to work here	75
Net commuting	−20
Out-commuting rate (%)	4.63
Commuting attraction index	0.978
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]: General Carneiro/MT. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/general-carneiro-mt-5103908/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.