Migration in Santana do Seridó/RN (2017–2022)

Santana do Seridó/RN had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 2,525 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 275 in-migrants and lost 125 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +145 people (58.05 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.366. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Santana do Seridó/RN, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	275	189 to 361	use with caution
Out-migrants	125	51 to 199	use with caution
Net migration	+145	31 to 259	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	58.05	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.366	-	-

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 Santana do Seridó/RN
Origin	People	Precision
Parelhas/RN · view pair in the atlas	70	low precision
São José do Sabugi/PB · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision
Patos/PB · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Natal/RN · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Parnamirim/RN · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Santana do Seridó/RN
Destination	People	Precision
São José do Sabugi/PB · 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	125	45.5%	20-49
Multi-step migration	90	32.7%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	60	21.8%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	75	42.9%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	55	31.4%	5-19
Completed higher education	30	17.1%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	15	8.6%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	110	40.7%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	70	25.9%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	40	14.8%	5-19
1 to 2 minimum wages	40	14.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	3.7%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	55	20.4%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	45	16.7%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	30	11.1%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	30	11.1%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	30	11.1%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	20	7.4%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	20	7.4%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	20	7.4%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	15	5.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	5	1.9%	<5

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	85	65.4%	5-19
First move from municipality of birth	25	19.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	20	15.4%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	50	62.5%	5-19
No schooling or incomplete elementary	30	37.5%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	50	40.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	45	36.0%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	30	24.0%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	95	73.1%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	35	26.9%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	920	56.3%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	475	29.1%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	130	8.0%	20-49
Completed higher education	110	6.7%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,065	43.9%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	600	24.7%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	375	15.5%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	295	12.2%	50-99
More than 2 minimum wages	90	3.7%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	350	15.5%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	335	14.8%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	255	11.3%	50-99
Ages 25–39, male	245	10.8%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, male	230	10.2%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	225	10.0%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	170	7.5%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	160	7.1%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	145	6.4%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	145	6.4%	20-49

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Santana do Seridó/RN
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	1,095
Commute out to work in another municipality	235
Commute in from another municipality to work here	145
Net commuting	−90
Out-commuting rate (%)	21.40
Commuting attraction index	0.891
Median commuting time	30 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]: Santana do Seridó/RN. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/santana-do-serido-rn-2411429/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.