Migration in Pedro do Rosário/MA (2017–2022)

Pedro do Rosário/MA had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 22,115 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 745 in-migrants and lost 1,705 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −960 people (−43.47 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.393. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion. In addition, 55 arrived with an unreported origin and 0 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Pedro do Rosário/MA, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	745	481 to 1,009	use with caution
Out-migrants	1,705	1,284 to 2,126	good
Net migration	−960	−1,457 to −463	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−43.47	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.393	-	-

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 Pedro do Rosário/MA
Origin	People	Precision
São Luís/MA · view pair in the atlas	225	use with caution
Zé Doca/MA · view pair in the atlas	110	low precision
Viana/MA · view pair in the atlas	70	low precision
Pinheiro/MA · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Pedro do Rosário/MA
Destination	People	Precision
São Luís/MA · view pair in the atlas	250	low precision
Sorriso/MT · view pair in the atlas	130	low precision
Viana/MA · view pair in the atlas	115	low precision
Zé Doca/MA · view pair in the atlas	115	low precision
Araguanã/MA · view pair in the atlas	100	low precision
Santa Inês/MA · view pair in the atlas	95	low precision
Pinheiro/MA · view pair in the atlas	75	low precision
Paço do Lumiar/MA · view pair in the atlas	50	low precision
Santa Clara d'Oeste/SP · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	325	43.9%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	235	31.8%	20-49
Multi-step migration	180	24.3%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	160	41.0%	5-19
No schooling or incomplete elementary	125	32.1%	5-19
Completed higher education	55	14.1%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	50	12.8%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	280	37.3%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	250	33.3%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	115	15.3%	5-19
1 to 2 minimum wages	90	12.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	2.0%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	135	18.2%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	115	15.5%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	100	13.5%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	95	12.8%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	75	10.1%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	70	9.5%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	65	8.8%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	55	7.4%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	4.1%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	900	52.8%	100-499
Multi-step migration	660	38.7%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	145	8.5%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	330	47.5%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	210	30.2%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	115	16.5%	5-19
Completed higher education	40	5.8%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	660	38.7%	50-99
½ to 1 minimum wage	380	22.3%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	360	21.1%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	230	13.5%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	60	3.5%	5-19
Other / suppressed	15	0.9%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	460	27.0%	50-99
Ages 25–39, female	235	13.8%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	230	13.5%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	220	12.9%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	175	10.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	150	8.8%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	110	6.5%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	55	3.2%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	40	2.3%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	30	1.8%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	7,650	61.6%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	2,505	20.2%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	1,640	13.2%	100-499
Completed higher education	620	5.0%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	10,015	42.6%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	7,860	33.4%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	4,365	18.6%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,185	5.0%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	100	0.4%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	2,645	12.4%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	2,455	11.5%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	2,405	11.3%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	2,370	11.1%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	2,360	11.1%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	2,295	10.8%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	2,135	10.0%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	2,010	9.4%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	1,350	6.3%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	1,295	6.1%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Pedro do Rosário/MA
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	6,095
Commute out to work in another municipality	185
Commute in from another municipality to work here	425
Net commuting	+240
Out-commuting rate (%)	3.02
Commuting attraction index	1.034
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]: Pedro do Rosário/MA. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/pedro-do-rosario-ma-2108256/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.