Migration in Tarrafas/CE (2017–2022)

Tarrafas/CE had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 7,115 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 695 in-migrants and lost 600 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +95 people (13.31 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.073. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Tarrafas/CE, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	695	455 to 935	use with caution
Out-migrants	600	298 to 902	use with caution
Net migration	+95	−291 to 481	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	13.31	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.073	-	-

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 Tarrafas/CE
Origin	People	Precision
Cariús/CE · view pair in the atlas	80	low precision
Juazeiro do Norte/CE · view pair in the atlas	75	low precision
Angra dos Reis/RJ · view pair in the atlas	55	low precision
Assaré/CE · view pair in the atlas	50	low precision
Rio de Janeiro/RJ · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Farias Brito/CE · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision
Saboeiro/CE · view pair in the atlas	40	low precision
Jucás/CE · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Tarrafas/CE
Destination	People	Precision
Juazeiro do Norte/CE · view pair in the atlas	160	low precision
Assaré/CE · view pair in the atlas	90	low precision
Cariús/CE · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	280	40.6%	20-49
Multi-step migration	240	34.8%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	170	24.6%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	225	58.4%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	90	23.4%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	50	13.0%	5-19
Completed higher education	20	5.2%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	220	31.7%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	220	31.7%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	185	26.6%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	40	5.8%	5-19
Other / suppressed	30	4.3%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 15–24, male	110	15.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	100	14.4%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	90	12.9%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	75	10.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	75	10.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	70	10.1%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	70	10.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	60	8.6%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	45	6.5%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	415	69.2%	20-49
Multi-step migration	95	15.8%	5-19
Return to municipality of birth	90	15.0%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	160	50.0%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	85	26.6%	5-19
Completed higher education	50	15.6%	5-19
Other / suppressed	25	7.8%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
¼ to ½ minimum wage	190	31.9%	5-19
½ to 1 minimum wage	130	21.8%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	115	19.3%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	110	18.5%	5-19
Other / suppressed	50	8.4%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, male	140	23.3%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	140	23.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	130	21.7%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	80	13.3%	5-19
Ages 25–39, female	60	10.0%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	50	8.3%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	3,015	66.8%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	745	16.5%	100-499
Completed higher education	380	8.4%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	375	8.3%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	2,175	31.8%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,960	28.7%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,780	26.0%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	735	10.8%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	185	2.7%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	880	13.7%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	830	12.9%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	735	11.4%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	695	10.8%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	685	10.7%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	685	10.7%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	490	7.6%	50-99
Ages 5–14, female	485	7.6%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	480	7.5%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	455	7.1%	50-99

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Tarrafas/CE
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	1,705
Commute out to work in another municipality	165
Commute in from another municipality to work here	145
Net commuting	−20
Out-commuting rate (%)	9.76
Commuting attraction index	0.946
Median commuting time	40 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]: Tarrafas/CE. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/tarrafas-ce-2313252/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.