Migration in Guajará/AM (2017–2022)

Guajará/AM had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 12,485 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 685 in-migrants and lost 495 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +190 people (15.21 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.161. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Guajará/AM, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	685	492 to 878	good
Out-migrants	495	286 to 704	use with caution
Net migration	+190	−95 to 475	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	15.21	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.161	-	-

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 Guajará/AM
Origin	People	Precision
Cruzeiro do Sul/AC · view pair in the atlas	350	use with caution
Rodrigues Alves/AC · view pair in the atlas	70	low precision
Ipixuna/AM · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Rio Branco/AC · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision
Mâncio Lima/AC · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision
Manaus/AM · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision
Tarauacá/AC · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Guajará/AM
Destination	People	Precision
Cruzeiro do Sul/AC · view pair in the atlas	280	low precision
Ipixuna/AM · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Campos de Júlio/MT · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	415	60.6%	50-99
Multi-step migration	150	21.9%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	120	17.5%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	150	46.2%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	115	35.4%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	55	16.9%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	1.5%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	255	37.2%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	175	25.5%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	165	24.1%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	65	9.5%	5-19
Other / suppressed	25	3.6%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	130	19.0%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	125	18.2%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	85	12.4%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	80	11.7%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	70	10.2%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	70	10.2%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	60	8.8%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	40	5.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	25	3.6%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	245	49.5%	20-49
Multi-step migration	140	28.3%	5-19
Return to municipality of birth	110	22.2%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	85	39.5%	5-19
No schooling or incomplete elementary	65	30.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	65	30.2%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	145	29.0%	5-19
½ to 1 minimum wage	140	28.0%	5-19
¼ to ½ minimum wage	85	17.0%	5-19
1 to 2 minimum wages	80	16.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	50	10.0%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	95	19.0%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	90	18.0%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	90	18.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	75	15.0%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	55	11.0%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	50	10.0%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	45	9.0%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	3,810	61.0%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,340	21.5%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	605	9.7%	100-499
Completed higher education	490	7.8%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	4,445	33.8%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	4,220	32.1%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	3,370	25.7%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	900	6.9%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	180	1.4%	20-49
Other / suppressed	20	0.2%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	1,475	12.5%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	1,445	12.2%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	1,435	12.2%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	1,420	12.0%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	1,395	11.8%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	1,295	11.0%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	1,220	10.3%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	1,095	9.3%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	520	4.4%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	500	4.2%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Guajará/AM
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	4,360
Commute out to work in another municipality	260
Commute in from another municipality to work here	150
Net commuting	−110
Out-commuting rate (%)	5.95
Commuting attraction index	0.968
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]: Guajará/AM. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/guajara-am-1301654/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.