Migration in Itajá/GO (2017–2022)

Itajá/GO had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 4,125 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 540 in-migrants and lost 535 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +5 people (0.77 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.003. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Itajá/GO, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	540	423 to 657	good
Out-migrants	535	310 to 760	use with caution
Net migration	+5	−249 to 259	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	0.77	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.003	-	-

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 Itajá/GO
Origin	People	Precision
Cassilândia/MS · view pair in the atlas	85	low precision
Paranaíba/MS · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision
Itarumã/GO · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Lagoa Santa/GO · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Costa Rica/MS · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Jales/SP · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Itajá/GO
Destination	People	Precision
Chapadão do Céu/GO · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision
Itarumã/GO · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision
Lagoa Santa/GO · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	215	39.8%	50-99
First move from municipality of birth	175	32.4%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	150	27.8%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	125	39.1%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	80	25.0%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	75	23.4%	20-49
Completed higher education	40	12.5%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	205	37.6%	50-99
1 to 2 minimum wages	150	27.5%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	100	18.3%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	60	11.0%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	30	5.5%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	85	15.9%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	70	13.1%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	65	12.1%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	60	11.2%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	60	11.2%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	60	11.2%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	45	8.4%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	45	8.4%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	30	5.6%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	15	2.8%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	235	43.9%	20-49
Multi-step migration	230	43.0%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	70	13.1%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	165	44.0%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	110	29.3%	20-49
Completed higher education	65	17.3%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	35	9.3%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	170	32.1%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	140	26.4%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	105	19.8%	5-19
¼ to ½ minimum wage	90	17.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	25	4.7%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	110	20.4%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	90	16.7%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	85	15.7%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	55	10.2%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	45	8.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	40	7.4%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	40	7.4%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	35	6.5%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	30	5.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	1.9%	<5

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,385	51.3%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	530	19.6%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	400	14.8%	100-499
Completed higher education	385	14.3%	100-499

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,295	33.7%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,080	28.1%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	670	17.4%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	605	15.8%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	190	4.9%	50-99
Other / suppressed	0	0.0%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	575	16.1%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	565	15.8%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	410	11.5%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	400	11.2%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	390	10.9%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	360	10.1%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	235	6.6%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	220	6.1%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	215	6.0%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	210	5.9%	50-99

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Itajá/GO
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	2,080
Commute out to work in another municipality	105
Commute in from another municipality to work here	175
Net commuting	+70
Out-commuting rate (%)	5.10
Commuting attraction index	0.992
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]: Itajá/GO. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/itaja-go-5210802/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.