Migration in Macarani/BA (2017–2022)

Macarani/BA had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 20,545 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 525 in-migrants and lost 1,335 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −815 people (−39.58 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.438. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion. In addition, 5 arrived with an unreported origin and 0 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Macarani/BA, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	525	363 to 687	use with caution
Out-migrants	1,335	993 to 1,677	good
Net migration	−815	−1,193 to −437	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−39.58	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.438	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 50-99 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 Macarani/BA
Origin	People	Precision
São Paulo/SP · view pair in the atlas	80	low precision
Itapetinga/BA · view pair in the atlas	65	low precision
Carapicuíba/SP · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Jordânia/MG · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Macarani/BA
Destination	People	Precision
Vitória da Conquista/BA · view pair in the atlas	295	low precision
Itapetinga/BA · view pair in the atlas	210	low precision
Nova Lima/MG · view pair in the atlas	200	low precision
Ribeirão do Largo/BA · view pair in the atlas	95	low precision
Maiquinique/BA · view pair in the atlas	85	low precision
Encruzilhada/BA · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision
Bandeira/MG · 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	205	39.0%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	180	34.3%	20-49
Multi-step migration	140	26.7%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	120	36.9%	20-49
No schooling or incomplete elementary	105	32.3%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	55	16.9%	5-19
Completed higher education	45	13.8%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	190	36.5%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	150	28.8%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	140	26.9%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	25	4.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	2.9%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	100	19.2%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	70	13.5%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	60	11.5%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	55	10.6%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	55	10.6%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	50	9.6%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	45	8.7%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	45	8.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	40	7.7%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	900	67.4%	100-499
Multi-step migration	295	22.1%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	140	10.5%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	295	39.6%	50-99
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	270	36.2%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	145	19.5%	5-19
Other / suppressed	35	4.7%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	545	40.8%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	400	30.0%	50-99
1 to 2 minimum wages	170	12.7%	5-19
More than 2 minimum wages	110	8.2%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	80	6.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	2.2%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	230	17.2%	20-49
Ages 25–39, female	200	14.9%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	190	14.2%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	175	13.1%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	165	12.3%	20-49
Ages 40–59, female	125	9.3%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	115	8.6%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	65	4.9%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	40	3.0%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	35	2.6%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	7,635	53.8%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	4,440	31.3%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	1,540	10.9%	100-499
Completed higher education	565	4.0%	100-499

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	6,700	31.8%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	6,555	31.1%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	5,855	27.8%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,670	7.9%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	290	1.4%	50-99

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	3,000	15.0%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	2,945	14.7%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	2,640	13.2%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	2,480	12.4%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	1,670	8.3%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	1,580	7.9%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	1,540	7.7%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	1,450	7.2%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	1,395	7.0%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	1,320	6.6%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Macarani/BA
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	6,260
Commute out to work in another municipality	300
Commute in from another municipality to work here	200
Net commuting	−105
Out-commuting rate (%)	4.82
Commuting attraction index	0.968
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]: Macarani/BA. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/macarani-ba-2919702/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.