Migration in Mateiros/TO (2017–2022)

Mateiros/TO had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 2,515 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 175 in-migrants and lost 130 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +45 people (18.37 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.151. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Mateiros/TO, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	175	106 to 244	use with caution
Out-migrants	130	34 to 226	low precision
Net migration	+45	−73 to 163	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	18.37	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.151	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 50-99 observations. Sample of out-migrants: 20-49 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Mateiros/TO
Origin	People	Precision
Corrente/PI · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Porto Nacional/TO · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Ponte Alta do Tocantins/TO · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Mateiros/TO
Destination	People	Precision
São Félix do Tocantins/TO · 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	110	62.9%	20-49
Multi-step migration	35	20.0%	5-19
Return to municipality of birth	25	14.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	2.9%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	45	47.4%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	25	26.3%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	20	21.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	5.3%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	85	48.6%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	50	28.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	20	11.4%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	20	11.4%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	35	20.6%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	25	14.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	20	11.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	20	11.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	20	11.8%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	20	11.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	15	8.8%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	15	8.8%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	65	48.1%	5-19
Multi-step migration	60	44.4%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	7.4%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	50	100.0%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	65	50.0%	5-19
½ to 1 minimum wage	40	30.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	25	19.2%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	105	80.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	25	19.2%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	650	46.3%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	485	34.5%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	140	10.0%	20-49
Completed higher education	130	9.3%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	745	28.9%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	740	28.7%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	690	26.8%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	295	11.5%	50-99
More than 2 minimum wages	105	4.1%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	330	14.0%	50-99
Ages 25–39, female	295	12.6%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	290	12.3%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	265	11.3%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	255	10.9%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	235	10.0%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	225	9.6%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	225	9.6%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, male	125	5.3%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	105	4.5%	20-49

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Mateiros/TO
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	965
Commute out to work in another municipality	0
Commute in from another municipality to work here	115
Net commuting	+115
Out-commuting rate (%)	0.23
Commuting attraction index	1.106
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]: Mateiros/TO. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/mateiros-to-1712702/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.