Migration in Santa Bárbara do Pará/PA (2017–2022)

Santa Bárbara do Pará/PA had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 19,570 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 2,370 in-migrants and lost 1,400 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +970 people (49.48 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.257. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 10 arrived with an unreported origin and 0 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Santa Bárbara do Pará/PA, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	2,370	1,904 to 2,836	good
Out-migrants	1,400	970 to 1,830	use with caution
Net migration	+970	336 to 1,604	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	49.48	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.257	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 100-499 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 Santa Bárbara do Pará/PA
Origin	People	Precision
Belém/PA · view pair in the atlas	890	use with caution
Ananindeua/PA · view pair in the atlas	280	use with caution
Marituba/PA · view pair in the atlas	120	low precision
Benevides/PA · view pair in the atlas	100	low precision
Santa Izabel do Pará/PA · view pair in the atlas	80	low precision
Santo Antônio do Tauá/PA · view pair in the atlas	75	low precision
Viseu/PA · view pair in the atlas	60	low precision
Bragança/PA · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Santa Bárbara do Pará/PA
Destination	People	Precision
Marituba/PA · view pair in the atlas	180	low precision
Belém/PA · view pair in the atlas	135	low precision
Benevides/PA · view pair in the atlas	90	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	1,265	53.5%	100-499
Multi-step migration	990	41.9%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	110	4.7%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	570	39.4%	50-99
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	500	34.6%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	290	20.1%	20-49
Completed higher education	85	5.9%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	795	33.5%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	775	32.7%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	495	20.9%	50-99
1 to 2 minimum wages	245	10.3%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	40	1.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	20	0.8%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	300	12.6%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	300	12.6%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	275	11.6%	20-49
Ages 40–59, female	270	11.4%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	255	10.7%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	255	10.7%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	230	9.7%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	190	8.0%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	165	6.9%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	135	5.7%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	730	52.1%	50-99
First move from municipality of birth	465	33.2%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	205	14.6%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	330	44.3%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	250	33.6%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	100	13.4%	5-19
Completed higher education	65	8.7%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	495	35.4%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	415	29.6%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	250	17.9%	5-19
1 to 2 minimum wages	150	10.7%	5-19
More than 2 minimum wages	85	6.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	0.4%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	240	17.1%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	235	16.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	220	15.7%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	150	10.7%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	140	10.0%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	135	9.6%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	135	9.6%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	85	6.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	60	4.3%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	4,665	41.9%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	4,075	36.6%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	1,665	15.0%	100-499
Completed higher education	730	6.6%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	6,805	36.4%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	6,050	32.3%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	3,565	19.1%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,830	9.8%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	455	2.4%	50-99

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	2,390	13.9%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	2,340	13.6%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	2,240	13.0%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	2,030	11.8%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	1,655	9.6%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	1,485	8.6%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	1,465	8.5%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	1,455	8.5%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	1,110	6.5%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	1,025	6.0%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Santa Bárbara do Pará/PA
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	7,700
Commute out to work in another municipality	1,920
Commute in from another municipality to work here	430
Net commuting	−1,490
Out-commuting rate (%)	24.90
Commuting attraction index	0.792
Median commuting time	60 min

This municipality is part of Região Metropolitana de Belém → see the metropolitan region page

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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]: Santa Bárbara do Pará/PA. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/santa-barbara-do-para-pa-1506351/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.