Migration in Santiago do Sul/SC (2017–2022)

Santiago do Sul/SC had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 1,545 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 130 in-migrants and lost 90 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +40 people (27.48 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.192. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Santiago do Sul/SC, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	130	87 to 173	use with caution
Out-migrants	90	37 to 143	low precision
Net migration	+40	−29 to 109	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	27.48	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.192	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 50-99 observations. Sample of out-migrants: 5-19 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Santiago do Sul/SC
Origin	People	Precision
Quilombo/SC · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision
São Domingos/SC · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Santiago do Sul/SC
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
Multi-step migration	75	55.6%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	60	44.4%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	30	33.3%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	30	33.3%	5-19
Completed higher education	20	22.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	11.1%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	55	40.7%	20-49
½ to 1 minimum wage	50	37.0%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	20	14.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	10	7.4%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, female	25	19.2%	5-19
Other / suppressed	25	19.2%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	20	15.4%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	20	15.4%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	15	11.5%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	15	11.5%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	10	7.7%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	45	50.0%	5-19
First move from municipality of birth	25	27.8%	5-19
Return to municipality of birth	20	22.2%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	30	100.0%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	45	50.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	45	50.0%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Other / suppressed	60	66.7%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	30	33.3%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	630	59.4%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	210	19.8%	100-499
Completed higher education	125	11.8%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	95	9.0%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	520	34.3%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	405	26.7%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	220	14.5%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	195	12.9%	50-99
More than 2 minimum wages	175	11.6%	50-99

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	210	14.8%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	205	14.4%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, male	175	12.3%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	170	12.0%	50-99
Ages 25–39, male	160	11.3%	50-99
Ages 25–39, female	145	10.2%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	115	8.1%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	85	6.0%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	80	5.6%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	75	5.3%	20-49

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Santiago do Sul/SC
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	555
Commute out to work in another municipality	145
Commute in from another municipality to work here	45
Net commuting	−100
Out-commuting rate (%)	26.15
Commuting attraction index	0.822
Median commuting time	30 min

This municipality is part of Região Metropolitana do Extremo Oeste → 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]: Santiago do Sul/SC. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/santiago-do-sul-sc-4215695/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.