Migration in Gravatá/PE (2017–2022)

Gravatá/PE had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 81,075 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 5,570 in-migrants and lost 3,585 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +1,985 people (24.49 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.217. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 5 arrived with an unreported origin and 40 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Gravatá/PE, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	5,570	4,800 to 6,340	good
Out-migrants	3,585	2,968 to 4,202	good
Net migration	+1,985	999 to 2,971	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	24.49	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.217	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: >=500 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 Gravatá/PE
Origin	People	Precision
Recife/PE · view pair in the atlas	1,360	good
Jaboatão dos Guararapes/PE · view pair in the atlas	430	use with caution
Chã Grande/PE · view pair in the atlas	350	use with caution
Paulista/PE · view pair in the atlas	290	low precision
Vitória de Santo Antão/PE · view pair in the atlas	260	use with caution
Cabo de Santo Agostinho/PE · view pair in the atlas	225	low precision
Pombos/PE · view pair in the atlas	155	low precision
Bezerros/PE · view pair in the atlas	155	use with caution
Barra de Guabiraba/PE · view pair in the atlas	150	low precision
Caruaru/PE · view pair in the atlas	140	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Gravatá/PE
Destination	People	Precision
Bezerros/PE · view pair in the atlas	365	use with caution
Recife/PE · view pair in the atlas	350	low precision
Caruaru/PE · view pair in the atlas	310	use with caution
Chã Grande/PE · view pair in the atlas	215	low precision
Vitória de Santo Antão/PE · view pair in the atlas	170	low precision
Jaboatão dos Guararapes/PE · view pair in the atlas	140	low precision
Ipojuca/PE · view pair in the atlas	100	low precision
Sairé/PE · view pair in the atlas	85	low precision
Paulista/PE · view pair in the atlas	60	low precision
Olinda/PE · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	2,490	44.7%	100-499
Multi-step migration	1,985	35.6%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	1,090	19.6%	100-499
Other / suppressed	5	0.1%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,240	33.3%	100-499
Completed higher education	1,065	28.6%	50-99
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,015	27.2%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	405	10.9%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,615	29.0%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	1,070	19.2%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,060	19.0%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	950	17.1%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	865	15.5%	50-99
Other / suppressed	5	0.1%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	890	16.0%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	760	13.7%	50-99
Ages 25–39, male	680	12.2%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	615	11.1%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	535	9.6%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	465	8.4%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	455	8.2%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	450	8.1%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	400	7.2%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	315	5.7%	20-49

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	1,575	43.9%	100-499
Multi-step migration	1,330	37.0%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	670	18.7%	50-99
Other / suppressed	15	0.4%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	730	34.1%	50-99
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	695	32.5%	50-99
Completed higher education	480	22.4%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	235	11.0%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,245	34.7%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	670	18.7%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	625	17.4%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	565	15.7%	50-99
More than 2 minimum wages	440	12.3%	20-49
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	45	1.3%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	550	15.3%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	530	14.8%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	510	14.2%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	480	13.4%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	400	11.2%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	355	9.9%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	255	7.1%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	195	5.4%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	170	4.7%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	140	3.9%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	28,390	54.0%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	14,350	27.3%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	5,175	9.8%	>=500
Completed higher education	4,680	8.9%	100-499

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	29,120	36.0%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	23,470	29.0%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	13,010	16.1%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	10,500	13.0%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	4,645	5.7%	100-499
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	155	0.2%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	11,700	15.5%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	10,150	13.5%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	9,260	12.3%	>=500
Ages 25–39, male	8,770	11.6%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, female	7,045	9.3%	>=500
Ages 15–24, male	6,170	8.2%	>=500
Ages 15–24, female	6,090	8.1%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, male	5,670	7.5%	>=500
Ages 5–14, male	5,440	7.2%	>=500
Ages 5–14, female	5,165	6.8%	>=500

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Gravatá/PE
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	35,995
Commute out to work in another municipality	2,050
Commute in from another municipality to work here	2,330
Net commuting	+280
Out-commuting rate (%)	5.70
Commuting attraction index	0.995
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]: Gravatá/PE. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/gravata-pe-2606408/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.