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

Migration in Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 34 municipalities, with its core in Belo Horizonte and a reference population of 5,128,280 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 180,110 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −34,435.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery91,335
Periphery → core22,955
Periphery → periphery65,815
External inflows (rest of the country)129,810
External outflows (rest of the country)164,245

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Belo Horizonte/MGContagem/MGCore → periphery19,215
Belo Horizonte/MGRibeirão das Neves/MGCore → periphery12,245
Belo Horizonte/MGSanta Luzia/MGCore → periphery8,310
Belo Horizonte/MGVespasiano/MGCore → periphery7,000
Belo Horizonte/MGBetim/MGCore → periphery6,155
Belo Horizonte/MGLagoa Santa/MGCore → periphery5,940
Contagem/MGBelo Horizonte/MGPeriphery → core5,810
Contagem/MGBetim/MGPeriphery → periphery5,610
Belo Horizonte/MGNova Lima/MGCore → periphery5,265
Belo Horizonte/MGIbirité/MGCore → periphery4,730

Commuting

Employed persons in the region2,543,685
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)494,210
% of commuters among employed persons19.4
Median commuting time60 min
% using public transport52.2

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 migrants180,115
... employed105,095
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)50,720
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left33,050
... now working in the core7,795
... working where they now live50,515

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Belo Horizonte/MGYes−117,225
Baldim/MG−25
Betim/MG+3,000
Brumadinho/MG+1,040
Caeté/MG−35
Capim Branco/MG+335
Confins/MG+565
Contagem/MG+7,570
Esmeraldas/MG+6,400
Florestal/MG+370
Ibirité/MG+3,045
Igarapé/MG+2,980
Itaguara/MG+190
Itatiaiuçu/MG+365
Jaboticatubas/MG+1,575
Juatuba/MG+2,085
Lagoa Santa/MG+7,120
Mateus Leme/MG+2,205
Matozinhos/MG−240
Mário Campos/MG+1,260
Nova Lima/MG+5,765
Nova União/MG+120
Pedro Leopoldo/MG−60
Raposos/MG−115
Ribeirão das Neves/MG+13,600
Rio Acima/MG+225
Rio Manso/MG+240
Sabará/MG+3,080
Santa Luzia/MG+4,920
Sarzedo/MG+930
São Joaquim de Bicas/MG+5,115
São José da Lapa/MG+1,570
Taquaraçu de Minas/MG+455
Vespasiano/MG+7,130

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