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

Migration in Região Metropolitana de Maceió (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 13 municipalities, with its core in Maceió and a reference population of 1,300,610 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 28,175 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −11,380.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery20,155
Periphery → core4,880
Periphery → periphery3,135
External inflows (rest of the country)44,175
External outflows (rest of the country)55,555

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Maceió/ALRio Largo/ALCore → periphery7,210
Maceió/ALMarechal Deodoro/ALCore → periphery5,110
Maceió/ALSatuba/ALCore → periphery3,865
Rio Largo/ALMaceió/ALPeriphery → core1,425
Maceió/ALParipueira/ALCore → periphery915
Maceió/ALBarra de Santo Antônio/ALCore → periphery845
Murici/ALMaceió/ALPeriphery → core780
Maceió/ALPilar/ALCore → periphery715
Rio Largo/ALSatuba/ALPeriphery → periphery600
Maceió/ALAtalaia/ALCore → periphery550

Commuting

Employed persons in the region533,230
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)48,270
% of commuters among employed persons9.1
Median commuting time60 min
% using public transport47.8

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 migrants28,175
... employed13,120
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)6,755
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left5,885
... now working in the core335
... working where they now live5,915

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Maceió

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Maceió/ALYes−26,265
Atalaia/AL−1,105
Barra de Santo Antônio/AL+855
Barra de São Miguel/AL−295
Coqueiro Seco/AL−20
Marechal Deodoro/AL+5,125
Messias/AL−640
Murici/AL−1,895
Paripueira/AL+1,105
Pilar/AL+315
Rio Largo/AL+7,115
Santa Luzia do Norte/AL−415
Satuba/AL+4,735

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