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

Migration in Região Metropolitana de Aracaju (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 4 municipalities, with its core in Aracaju and a reference population of 932,210 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 36,175 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −2,540.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery28,715
Periphery → core3,790
Periphery → periphery3,670
External inflows (rest of the country)46,575
External outflows (rest of the country)49,115

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Aracaju/SENossa Senhora do Socorro/SECore → periphery14,550
Aracaju/SESão Cristóvão/SECore → periphery7,125
Aracaju/SEBarra dos Coqueiros/SECore → periphery7,040
Nossa Senhora do Socorro/SEAracaju/SEPeriphery → core2,055
São Cristóvão/SEAracaju/SEPeriphery → core1,155
São Cristóvão/SENossa Senhora do Socorro/SEPeriphery → periphery965
Nossa Senhora do Socorro/SEBarra dos Coqueiros/SEPeriphery → periphery885
Nossa Senhora do Socorro/SESão Cristóvão/SEPeriphery → periphery805
Barra dos Coqueiros/SEAracaju/SEPeriphery → core580
Barra dos Coqueiros/SENossa Senhora do Socorro/SEPeriphery → periphery520

Commuting

Employed persons in the region413,410
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)86,375
% of commuters among employed persons20.9
Median commuting time50 min
% using public transport44.2

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 migrants36,175
... employed20,175
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)12,855
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left10,635
... now working in the core855
... working where they now live6,715

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Aracaju

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Aracaju/SEYes−38,350
Barra dos Coqueiros/SE+10,110
Nossa Senhora do Socorro/SE+16,830
São Cristóvão/SE+8,870

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