Migration in Ubá/MG (2017–2022)

Ubá/MG had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 97,265 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 5,310 in-migrants and lost 4,160 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +1,150 people (11.82 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.121. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction. In addition, 25 arrived with an unreported origin and 20 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Ubá/MG, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	5,310	4,611 to 6,009	good
Out-migrants	4,160	3,608 to 4,712	good
Net migration	+1,150	259 to 2,041	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	11.82	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.121	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 100-499 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 Ubá/MG
Origin	People	Precision
Rodeiro/MG · view pair in the atlas	355	low precision
Juiz de Fora/MG · view pair in the atlas	345	use with caution
Rio de Janeiro/RJ · view pair in the atlas	275	use with caution
Cataguases/MG · view pair in the atlas	260	low precision
Visconde do Rio Branco/MG · view pair in the atlas	255	low precision
Viçosa/MG · view pair in the atlas	240	use with caution
Belo Horizonte/MG · view pair in the atlas	220	low precision
Tocantins/MG · view pair in the atlas	205	use with caution
Guidoval/MG · view pair in the atlas	160	use with caution
Paula Cândido/MG · view pair in the atlas	145	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Ubá/MG
Destination	People	Precision
Juiz de Fora/MG · view pair in the atlas	480	low precision
Divinésia/MG · view pair in the atlas	220	use with caution
Visconde do Rio Branco/MG · view pair in the atlas	175	low precision
Rodeiro/MG · view pair in the atlas	175	use with caution
Tocantins/MG · view pair in the atlas	155	use with caution
Viçosa/MG · view pair in the atlas	150	low precision
Guidoval/MG · view pair in the atlas	135	use with caution
Ervália/MG · view pair in the atlas	105	use with caution
Dores do Turvo/MG · view pair in the atlas	105	use with caution
São Geraldo/MG · view pair in the atlas	95	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	2,220	41.8%	100-499
Multi-step migration	1,950	36.7%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	1,130	21.3%	100-499
Other / suppressed	10	0.2%	<5

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,105	31.3%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,030	29.2%	50-99
Completed higher education	915	26.0%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	475	13.5%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,670	31.5%	100-499
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,550	29.2%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	955	18.0%	50-99
¼ to ½ minimum wage	690	13.0%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	380	7.2%	20-49
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	65	1.2%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	1,040	19.6%	50-99
Ages 25–39, male	980	18.5%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	635	12.0%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	625	11.8%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	450	8.5%	20-49
Ages 15–24, male	420	7.9%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	415	7.8%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	310	5.8%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	230	4.3%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	200	3.8%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	2,005	48.1%	100-499
Multi-step migration	1,300	31.2%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	860	20.6%	100-499

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed higher education	880	30.8%	50-99
No schooling or incomplete elementary	775	27.1%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	770	27.0%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	430	15.1%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
More than 2 minimum wages	1,135	27.3%	100-499
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,075	25.8%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	920	22.1%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	645	15.5%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	285	6.9%	20-49
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	100	2.4%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	705	16.9%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	645	15.5%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	550	13.2%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	490	11.8%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	415	10.0%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	415	10.0%	50-99
Ages 60 and over, male	285	6.8%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	255	6.1%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	225	5.4%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	180	4.3%	20-49

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	25,740	38.6%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	18,180	27.3%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	11,475	17.2%	>=500
Completed higher education	11,265	16.9%	>=500

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	35,000	35.7%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	28,750	29.3%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	14,170	14.5%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	11,545	11.8%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	8,260	8.4%	>=500
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	275	0.3%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	14,070	15.3%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	13,345	14.5%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	11,560	12.6%	>=500
Ages 25–39, male	10,930	11.9%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, female	9,155	10.0%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, male	7,600	8.3%	>=500
Ages 15–24, male	6,845	7.4%	>=500
Ages 15–24, female	6,620	7.2%	>=500
Ages 5–14, male	5,910	6.4%	>=500
Ages 5–14, female	5,870	6.4%	>=500

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Ubá/MG
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	50,765
Commute out to work in another municipality	1,740
Commute in from another municipality to work here	2,755
Net commuting	+1,015
Out-commuting rate (%)	3.43
Commuting attraction index	1.001
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]: Ubá/MG. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/uba-mg-3169901/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.