Migration in Região Metropolitana de Fortaleza (2017–2022)
Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 19 municipalities, with its core in Fortaleza and a reference population of 3,905,890 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 95,410 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −21,110.
Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)
| Core → periphery | 59,565 |
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| Periphery → core | 13,880 |
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| Periphery → periphery | 21,965 |
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| External inflows (rest of the country) | 91,775 |
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| External outflows (rest of the country) | 112,885 |
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Top 10 intra-RM migration flows
| Origin | Destination | Flow type | People |
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| Fortaleza/CE | Caucaia/CE | Core → periphery | 17,635 |
| Fortaleza/CE | Maracanaú/CE | Core → periphery | 7,660 |
| Fortaleza/CE | Eusébio/CE | Core → periphery | 7,580 |
| Fortaleza/CE | Itaitinga/CE | Core → periphery | 6,450 |
| Fortaleza/CE | Pacatuba/CE | Core → periphery | 4,310 |
| Maracanaú/CE | Pacatuba/CE | Periphery → periphery | 3,640 |
| Caucaia/CE | Fortaleza/CE | Periphery → core | 3,045 |
| Fortaleza/CE | Aquiraz/CE | Core → periphery | 2,915 |
| Fortaleza/CE | Horizonte/CE | Core → periphery | 2,310 |
| Maracanaú/CE | Fortaleza/CE | Periphery → core | 2,305 |
Commuting
| Employed persons in the region | 1,677,140 |
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| Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence) | 161,360 |
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| % of commuters among employed persons | 9.6 |
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| Median commuting time | 45 min |
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| % using public transport | 40.0 |
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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 migrants | 95,410 |
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| ... employed | 47,625 |
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| ... commuting (work outside where they moved to) | 20,975 |
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| ... going back to work in the origin municipality they left | 16,875 |
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| ... now working in the core | 1,415 |
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| ... working where they now live | 25,445 |
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Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Fortaleza
| Municipality | Core | Net migration |
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| Fortaleza/CE | Yes | −81,175 |
| Aquiraz/CE | | +2,135 |
| Cascavel/CE | | +760 |
| Caucaia/CE | | +16,480 |
| Chorozinho/CE | | −225 |
| Eusébio/CE | | +9,940 |
| Guaiúba/CE | | −210 |
| Horizonte/CE | | +2,000 |
| Itaitinga/CE | | +8,150 |
| Maracanaú/CE | | +4,725 |
| Maranguape/CE | | +160 |
| Pacajus/CE | | −360 |
| Pacatuba/CE | | +8,645 |
| Paracuru/CE | | +2,645 |
| Paraipaba/CE | | +340 |
| Pindoretama/CE | | +1,025 |
| São Gonçalo do Amarante/CE | | +1,885 |
| São Luís do Curu/CE | | −510 |
| Trairi/CE | | +2,475 |
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