Migration in Santo Antônio de Jesus/BA (2017–2022)

Santo Antônio de Jesus/BA had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 96,685 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 6,655 in-migrants and lost 5,710 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +940 people (9.73 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.076. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 35 arrived with an unreported origin and 25 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Santo Antônio de Jesus/BA, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	6,655	5,912 to 7,398	good
Out-migrants	5,710	4,902 to 6,518	good
Net migration	+940	−157 to 2,037	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	9.73	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.076	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: >=500 observations. Sample of out-migrants: >=500 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Santo Antônio de Jesus/BA
Origin	People	Precision
Salvador/BA · view pair in the atlas	1,815	good
Laje/BA · view pair in the atlas	340	use with caution
Nazaré/BA · view pair in the atlas	280	use with caution
Valença/BA · view pair in the atlas	260	use with caution
Vera Cruz/BA · view pair in the atlas	230	low precision
Presidente Tancredo Neves/BA · view pair in the atlas	210	low precision
São Paulo/SP · view pair in the atlas	155	low precision
Cruz das Almas/BA · view pair in the atlas	145	low precision
Feira de Santana/BA · view pair in the atlas	135	low precision
Conceição do Almeida/BA · view pair in the atlas	120	use with caution

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Santo Antônio de Jesus/BA
Destination	People	Precision
Salvador/BA · view pair in the atlas	960	use with caution
Feira de Santana/BA · view pair in the atlas	425	low precision
Cruz das Almas/BA · view pair in the atlas	270	low precision
Vera Cruz/BA · view pair in the atlas	220	low precision
São Miguel das Matas/BA · view pair in the atlas	170	use with caution
Conceição do Almeida/BA · view pair in the atlas	135	low precision
Varzedo/BA · view pair in the atlas	135	use with caution
São Paulo/SP · view pair in the atlas	130	low precision
Dom Macedo Costa/BA · view pair in the atlas	120	use with caution
Camaçari/BA · view pair in the atlas	105	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	2,790	42.0%	100-499
Multi-step migration	2,605	39.2%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	1,255	18.9%	100-499

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,710	41.0%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	985	23.6%	100-499
Completed higher education	975	23.4%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	505	12.1%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,425	36.5%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,490	22.4%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,015	15.3%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	965	14.5%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	735	11.1%	50-99
Other / suppressed	20	0.3%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	1,290	19.4%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	945	14.2%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	765	11.5%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	755	11.3%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	745	11.2%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	650	9.8%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	500	7.5%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	480	7.2%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, female	340	5.1%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	185	2.8%	20-49

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	2,645	46.3%	100-499
Multi-step migration	1,895	33.2%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	1,175	20.6%	100-499

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,415	38.3%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	950	25.7%	100-499
Completed higher education	830	22.5%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	495	13.4%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,050	35.9%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,140	19.9%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	900	15.7%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	835	14.6%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	730	12.8%	50-99
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	60	1.0%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	1,100	19.3%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	905	15.9%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	640	11.2%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	615	10.8%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	555	9.7%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	500	8.8%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	475	8.3%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	410	7.2%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	255	4.5%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	250	4.4%	20-49

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	23,525	36.9%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	22,840	35.9%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	9,485	14.9%	>=500
Completed higher education	7,840	12.3%	>=500

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	34,700	36.0%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	25,455	26.4%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	15,205	15.8%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	12,215	12.7%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	8,695	9.0%	>=500
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	70	0.1%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	14,835	16.5%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	12,730	14.2%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	12,725	14.1%	>=500
Ages 25–39, male	11,070	12.3%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, female	7,265	8.1%	>=500
Ages 15–24, female	7,095	7.9%	>=500
Ages 15–24, male	6,580	7.3%	>=500
Ages 5–14, male	6,370	7.1%	>=500
Ages 5–14, female	6,240	6.9%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, male	5,050	5.6%	>=500

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Santo Antônio de Jesus/BA
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	49,175
Commute out to work in another municipality	1,445
Commute in from another municipality to work here	3,985
Net commuting	+2,540
Out-commuting rate (%)	2.94
Commuting attraction index	1.032
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]: Santo Antônio de Jesus/BA. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/santo-antonio-de-jesus-ba-2928703/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.