Migration in Sertão Santana/RS (2017–2022)

Sertão Santana/RS had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 5,585 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 465 in-migrants and lost 365 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +105 people (18.47 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.124. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Sertão Santana/RS, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	465	372 to 558	good
Out-migrants	365	218 to 512	use with caution
Net migration	+105	−69 to 279	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	18.47	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.124	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 100-499 observations. Sample of out-migrants: 50-99 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Sertão Santana/RS
Origin	People	Precision
Cerro Grande do Sul/RS · view pair in the atlas	80	use with caution
Guaíba/RS · view pair in the atlas	75	use with caution
Porto Alegre/RS · view pair in the atlas	55	use with caution
Barão do Triunfo/RS · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision
Tapes/RS · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Sentinela do Sul/RS · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Canoas/RS · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Barra do Ribeiro/RS · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Sertão Santana/RS
Destination	People	Precision
Barra do Ribeiro/RS · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision
Mariana Pimentel/RS · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision
Harmonia/RS · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Barão do Triunfo/RS · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	200	42.6%	50-99
First move from municipality of birth	175	37.2%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	95	20.2%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	125	37.3%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	110	32.8%	20-49
Completed higher education	50	14.9%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	50	14.9%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	175	36.8%	50-99
1 to 2 minimum wages	125	26.3%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	70	14.7%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	45	9.5%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	30	6.3%	5-19
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	30	6.3%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	75	16.0%	20-49
Ages 15–24, female	75	16.0%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	70	14.9%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	55	11.7%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	50	10.6%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	45	9.6%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	40	8.5%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	25	5.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	20	4.3%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	15	3.2%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	235	64.4%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	75	20.5%	5-19
Return to municipality of birth	55	15.1%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	100	39.2%	20-49
Completed higher education	70	27.5%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	50	19.6%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	35	13.7%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	140	38.4%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	70	19.2%	5-19
½ to 1 minimum wage	70	19.2%	5-19
More than 2 minimum wages	50	13.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	35	9.6%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	120	33.3%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	60	16.7%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	35	9.7%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	30	8.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	30	8.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	8.3%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	30	8.3%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	25	6.9%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	2,195	56.0%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	735	18.8%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	620	15.8%	100-499
Completed higher education	370	9.4%	100-499

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,790	33.2%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,635	30.3%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	745	13.8%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	710	13.2%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	495	9.2%	100-499
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	20	0.4%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	780	15.2%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	745	14.6%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	675	13.2%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	650	12.7%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	550	10.8%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	520	10.2%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	335	6.5%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	310	6.1%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	280	5.5%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	270	5.3%	50-99

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Sertão Santana/RS
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	2,680
Commute out to work in another municipality	130
Commute in from another municipality to work here	180
Net commuting	+45
Out-commuting rate (%)	4.87
Commuting attraction index	0.983
Median commuting time	45 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]: Sertão Santana/RS. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/sertao-santana-rs-4320552/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.