Migration in Pedrão/BA (2017–2022)

Pedrão/BA had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 5,860 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 490 in-migrants and lost 230 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +255 people (43.67 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.355. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 5 arrived with an unreported origin and 0 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Pedrão/BA, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	490	372 to 608	good
Out-migrants	230	87 to 373	low precision
Net migration	+255	70 to 440	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	43.67	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.355	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 100-499 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 Pedrão/BA
Origin	People	Precision
Salvador/BA · view pair in the atlas	280	use with caution
Alagoinhas/BA · view pair in the atlas	60	low precision
Irará/BA · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Pedrão/BA
Destination	People	Precision
No outflows published individually (below the disclosure threshold).

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	225	45.5%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	185	37.4%	50-99
Multi-step migration	85	17.2%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	145	44.6%	20-49
No schooling or incomplete elementary	115	35.4%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	45	13.8%	5-19
Completed higher education	20	6.2%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	190	39.2%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	170	35.1%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	70	14.4%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	50	10.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	1.0%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	90	18.6%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	65	13.4%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	65	13.4%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	60	12.4%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	50	10.3%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	50	10.3%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	30	6.2%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	30	6.2%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	25	5.2%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	20	4.1%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	125	53.2%	5-19
Multi-step migration	105	44.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	2.1%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	45	56.2%	5-19
No schooling or incomplete elementary	35	43.8%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	100	42.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	80	34.0%	5-19
½ to 1 minimum wage	55	23.4%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	90	39.1%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	90	39.1%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	50	21.7%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	2,075	56.5%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,080	29.4%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	350	9.5%	100-499
Completed higher education	165	4.5%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,885	32.8%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,860	32.4%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,380	24.0%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	550	9.6%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	65	1.1%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	740	13.8%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	710	13.2%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	610	11.4%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	570	10.6%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	555	10.3%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	485	9.0%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	480	8.9%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	445	8.3%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	395	7.4%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	380	7.1%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Pedrão/BA
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	1,835
Commute out to work in another municipality	335
Commute in from another municipality to work here	135
Net commuting	−200
Out-commuting rate (%)	18.21
Commuting attraction index	0.886
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]: Pedrão/BA. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/pedrao-ba-2924108/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.