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Atlas of internal migration in Brazil 2022 Census · 2017–2022

Migration in Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 9 municipalities, with its core in Santos and a reference population of 1,805,530 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 43,235 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of +46,875.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery11,915
Periphery → core9,725
Periphery → periphery21,595
External inflows (rest of the country)119,085
External outflows (rest of the country)72,210

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
São Vicente/SPPraia Grande/SPPeriphery → periphery8,045
Santos/SPSão Vicente/SPCore → periphery5,880
São Vicente/SPSantos/SPPeriphery → core4,260
Santos/SPPraia Grande/SPCore → periphery3,525
Guarujá/SPSantos/SPPeriphery → core1,950
Praia Grande/SPSantos/SPPeriphery → core1,855
Cubatão/SPPraia Grande/SPPeriphery → periphery1,760
Praia Grande/SPSão Vicente/SPPeriphery → periphery1,360
Cubatão/SPSantos/SPPeriphery → core975
Guarujá/SPPraia Grande/SPPeriphery → periphery860

Commuting

Employed persons in the region773,460
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)141,855
% of commuters among employed persons18.3
Median commuting time60 min
% using public transport43.2

Migrants and work

Sum over the region's municipalities (rm_mig_pendular_resumo): among those who migrated within their own metropolitan region and were employed, where they went to work.

Intra-RM migrants43,245
... employed23,800
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)10,145
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left5,425
... now working in the core2,445
... working where they now live12,600

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Santos/SPYes−5,140
Bertioga/SP+4,315
Cubatão/SP−2,420
Guarujá/SP−3,010
Itanhaém/SP+11,735
Mongaguá/SP+9,475
Peruíbe/SP+3,270
Praia Grande/SP+33,825
São Vicente/SP−5,170

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