Migration in Região Metropolitana de João Pessoa (2017–2022)
Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 12 municipalities, with its core in João Pessoa and a reference population of 1,304,280 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 20,805 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of +23,670.
Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)
| Core → periphery | 9,030 |
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| Periphery → core | 5,865 |
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| Periphery → periphery | 5,915 |
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| External inflows (rest of the country) | 66,995 |
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| External outflows (rest of the country) | 43,325 |
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Top 10 intra-RM migration flows
Commuting
| Employed persons in the region | 536,300 |
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| Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence) | 65,640 |
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| % of commuters among employed persons | 12.2 |
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| Median commuting time | 40 min |
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| % using public transport | 32.8 |
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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 | 20,805 |
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| ... employed | 10,295 |
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| ... commuting (work outside where they moved to) | 4,095 |
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| ... going back to work in the origin municipality they left | 2,855 |
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| ... now working in the core | 715 |
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| ... working where they now live | 5,895 |
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Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de João Pessoa
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