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

Migration in Região Metropolitana de Belém (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 7 municipalities, with its core in Belém and a reference population of 2,243,895 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 39,495 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −68,485.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery24,695
Periphery → core5,030
Periphery → periphery9,770
External inflows (rest of the country)72,315
External outflows (rest of the country)140,800

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Belém/PAAnanindeua/PACore → periphery14,575
Belém/PAMarituba/PACore → periphery3,890
Ananindeua/PABelém/PAPeriphery → core2,855
Belém/PACastanhal/PACore → periphery2,540
Ananindeua/PAMarituba/PAPeriphery → periphery2,300
Belém/PABenevides/PACore → periphery1,400
Belém/PASanta Izabel do Pará/PACore → periphery1,395
Belém/PASanta Bárbara do Pará/PACore → periphery890
Ananindeua/PABenevides/PAPeriphery → periphery825
Castanhal/PABelém/PAPeriphery → core785

Commuting

Employed persons in the region936,715
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)97,155
% of commuters among employed persons10.4
Median commuting time60 min
% using public transport54.7

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 migrants39,500
... employed19,670
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)8,465
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left6,210
... now working in the core830
... working where they now live10,710

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Belém

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Belém/PAYes−87,585
Ananindeua/PA+9,580
Benevides/PA+1,330
Castanhal/PA−875
Marituba/PA+5,795
Santa Bárbara do Pará/PA+970
Santa Izabel do Pará/PA+2,305

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