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

Migration in Região Metropolitana da Serra Gaúcha (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 14 municipalities, with its core in Caxias do Sul and a reference population of 804,705 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 8,655 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −1,950.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery2,610
Periphery → core2,080
Periphery → periphery3,965
External inflows (rest of the country)40,085
External outflows (rest of the country)42,035

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Caxias do Sul/RSFarroupilha/RSCore → periphery670
Caxias do Sul/RSFlores da Cunha/RSCore → periphery640
Farroupilha/RSCaxias do Sul/RSPeriphery → core610
Flores da Cunha/RSCaxias do Sul/RSPeriphery → core465
Garibaldi/RSBento Gonçalves/RSPeriphery → periphery445
Bento Gonçalves/RSCaxias do Sul/RSPeriphery → core425
Caxias do Sul/RSBento Gonçalves/RSCore → periphery420
São Marcos/RSCaxias do Sul/RSPeriphery → core395
Bento Gonçalves/RSFarroupilha/RSPeriphery → periphery375
Bento Gonçalves/RSGaribaldi/RSPeriphery → periphery375

Commuting

Employed persons in the region443,300
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)20,980
% of commuters among employed persons4.7
Median commuting time30 min
% using public transport27.8

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 migrants8,650
... employed6,005
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)1,350
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left995
... now working in the core65
... working where they now live4,515

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana da Serra Gaúcha

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