Migration in Urucânia/MG (2017–2022)

Urucânia/MG had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 9,880 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 700 in-migrants and lost 555 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +140 people (14.30 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.113. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Urucânia/MG, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	700	501 to 899	good
Out-migrants	555	321 to 789	use with caution
Net migration	+140	−167 to 447	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	14.30	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.113	-	-

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 Urucânia/MG
Origin	People	Precision
Belo Horizonte/MG · view pair in the atlas	190	use with caution
Ponte Nova/MG · view pair in the atlas	85	low precision
Rio Casca/MG · view pair in the atlas	55	low precision
Jequeri/MG · view pair in the atlas	55	low precision
Piedade de Ponte Nova/MG · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Santa Cruz do Escalvado/MG · view pair in the atlas	45	low precision
Oratórios/MG · view pair in the atlas	30	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Urucânia/MG
Destination	People	Precision
Ponte Nova/MG · view pair in the atlas	145	low precision
Jequeri/MG · view pair in the atlas	100	low precision
Piedade de Ponte Nova/MG · view pair in the atlas	35	low precision
Oratórios/MG · 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	300	43.2%	50-99
Multi-step migration	230	33.1%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	165	23.7%	20-49

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	205	44.6%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	140	30.4%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	70	15.2%	5-19
Completed higher education	45	9.8%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	275	39.3%	50-99
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	155	22.1%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	125	17.9%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	110	15.7%	20-49
Other / suppressed	35	5.0%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	120	17.1%	20-49
Ages 40–59, female	105	15.0%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	80	11.4%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	75	10.7%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	70	10.0%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	65	9.3%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	60	8.6%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	45	6.4%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	40	5.7%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	40	5.7%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	265	47.7%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	155	27.9%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	135	24.3%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	135	36.0%	20-49
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	130	34.7%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	75	20.0%	5-19
Other / suppressed	35	9.3%	<5

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	225	40.5%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	130	23.4%	20-49
1 to 2 minimum wages	80	14.4%	5-19
More than 2 minimum wages	70	12.6%	5-19
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	50	9.0%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	125	22.7%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	90	16.4%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	70	12.7%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	65	11.8%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	55	10.0%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	50	9.1%	5-19
Other / suppressed	50	9.1%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	45	8.2%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	3,650	55.7%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,500	22.9%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	920	14.0%	100-499
Completed higher education	480	7.3%	50-99

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	4,330	43.7%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	2,125	21.5%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	2,065	20.8%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	795	8.0%	100-499
More than 2 minimum wages	575	5.8%	100-499
Other / suppressed	15	0.2%	<5

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	1,365	14.9%	100-499
Ages 40–59, male	1,325	14.4%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	1,165	12.7%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	1,065	11.6%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	885	9.6%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	750	8.2%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	740	8.1%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	725	7.9%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	615	6.7%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	550	6.0%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Urucânia/MG
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	4,920
Commute out to work in another municipality	470
Commute in from another municipality to work here	740
Net commuting	+270
Out-commuting rate (%)	9.52
Commuting attraction index	1.050
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]: Urucânia/MG. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/urucania-mg-3170503/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.