Migration in Vitória de Santo Antão/PE (2017–2022)

Vitória de Santo Antão/PE had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 125,660 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 5,745 in-migrants and lost 5,850 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of −105 people (−0.85 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of −0.009. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory depletion. In addition, 80 arrived with an unreported origin and 15 came from abroad.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Vitória de Santo Antão/PE, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	5,745	5,004 to 6,486	good
Out-migrants	5,850	4,998 to 6,702	good
Net migration	−105	−1,234 to 1,024	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	−0.85	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	−0.009	-	-

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 Vitória de Santo Antão/PE
Origin	People	Precision
Recife/PE · view pair in the atlas	955	use with caution
Jaboatão dos Guararapes/PE · view pair in the atlas	640	use with caution
Moreno/PE · view pair in the atlas	435	use with caution
Glória do Goitá/PE · view pair in the atlas	320	use with caution
Pombos/PE · view pair in the atlas	310	use with caution
Cabo de Santo Agostinho/PE · view pair in the atlas	225	low precision
São Paulo/SP · view pair in the atlas	225	low precision
Caruaru/PE · view pair in the atlas	180	low precision
Gravatá/PE · view pair in the atlas	170	low precision
Escada/PE · view pair in the atlas	135	use with caution

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Vitória de Santo Antão/PE
Destination	People	Precision
Recife/PE · view pair in the atlas	850	use with caution
Jaboatão dos Guararapes/PE · view pair in the atlas	605	use with caution
Pombos/PE · view pair in the atlas	285	low precision
Caruaru/PE · view pair in the atlas	265	use with caution
Gravatá/PE · view pair in the atlas	260	use with caution
Glória do Goitá/PE · view pair in the atlas	190	low precision
Cabo de Santo Agostinho/PE · view pair in the atlas	130	low precision
Moreno/PE · view pair in the atlas	120	low precision
Olinda/PE · view pair in the atlas	100	low precision
Limoeiro/PE · 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	2,405	41.9%	100-499
Multi-step migration	1,865	32.5%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	1,465	25.5%	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	1,415	36.5%	100-499
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,185	30.5%	100-499
Completed higher education	810	20.9%	50-99
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	470	12.1%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,730	30.1%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,435	25.0%	100-499
1 to 2 minimum wages	1,125	19.6%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	685	11.9%	50-99
More than 2 minimum wages	660	11.5%	50-99
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	115	2.0%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	1,060	18.5%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	865	15.1%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	725	12.6%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	605	10.5%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	585	10.2%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	460	8.0%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	435	7.6%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	385	6.7%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	340	5.9%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	285	5.0%	20-49

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
First move from municipality of birth	3,765	64.3%	100-499
Multi-step migration	1,310	22.4%	100-499
Return to municipality of birth	780	13.3%	50-99

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	1,430	39.8%	100-499
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	1,190	33.1%	100-499
Completed higher education	615	17.1%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	360	10.0%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,630	27.9%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	1,465	25.0%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	1,095	18.7%	50-99
1 to 2 minimum wages	970	16.6%	50-99
More than 2 minimum wages	590	10.1%	20-49
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	100	1.7%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	1,010	17.3%	50-99
Ages 25–39, male	805	13.8%	50-99
Ages 15–24, female	715	12.3%	50-99
Ages 40–59, female	685	11.7%	50-99
Ages 5–14, male	585	10.0%	50-99
Ages 40–59, male	565	9.7%	50-99
Ages 15–24, male	490	8.4%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	460	7.9%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, female	280	4.8%	20-49
Ages 60 and over, male	240	4.1%	20-49

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	38,520	46.5%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	25,410	30.7%	>=500
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	9,575	11.6%	>=500
Completed higher education	9,385	11.3%	>=500

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	39,580	30.9%	>=500
¼ to ½ minimum wage	39,405	30.7%	>=500
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	24,900	19.4%	>=500
1 to 2 minimum wages	16,985	13.2%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	7,140	5.6%	>=500
Not applicable (collective dwelling)	235	0.2%	20-49

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, female	18,970	15.8%	>=500
Ages 40–59, male	16,120	13.5%	>=500
Ages 25–39, female	15,275	12.7%	>=500
Ages 25–39, male	13,940	11.6%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, female	10,825	9.0%	>=500
Ages 15–24, female	9,810	8.2%	>=500
Ages 15–24, male	9,540	8.0%	>=500
Ages 5–14, male	9,050	7.6%	>=500
Ages 5–14, female	8,515	7.1%	>=500
Ages 60 and over, male	7,695	6.4%	>=500
Other / suppressed	85	0.1%	20-49

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Vitória de Santo Antão/PE
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	50,200
Commute out to work in another municipality	4,450
Commute in from another municipality to work here	5,000
Net commuting	+545
Out-commuting rate (%)	8.87
Commuting attraction index	0.988
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]: Vitória de Santo Antão/PE. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/vitoria-de-santo-antao-pe-2616407/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.