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

Migration in Região Metropolitana de Salvador (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 13 municipalities, with its core in Salvador and a reference population of 3,415,020 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 67,285 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −75,150.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery45,675
Periphery → core8,165
Periphery → periphery13,445
External inflows (rest of the country)79,480
External outflows (rest of the country)154,635

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Salvador/BALauro de Freitas/BACore → periphery18,060
Salvador/BACamaçari/BACore → periphery15,605
Salvador/BASimões Filho/BACore → periphery2,995
Lauro de Freitas/BACamaçari/BAPeriphery → periphery2,675
Salvador/BAVera Cruz/BACore → periphery2,480
Salvador/BADias d'Ávila/BACore → periphery2,255
Lauro de Freitas/BASalvador/BAPeriphery → core1,905
Camaçari/BASalvador/BAPeriphery → core1,600
Salvador/BAMata de São João/BACore → periphery1,185
Camaçari/BALauro de Freitas/BAPeriphery → periphery1,155

Commuting

Employed persons in the region1,467,765
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)113,960
% of commuters among employed persons7.8
Median commuting time60 min
% using public transport50.7

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 migrants67,295
... employed34,460
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)14,445
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left10,515
... now working in the core815
... working where they now live18,765

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Salvador

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Salvador/BAYes−113,040
Camaçari/BA+17,615
Candeias/BA−1,195
Dias d'Ávila/BA+1,805
Itaparica/BA+115
Lauro de Freitas/BA+17,265
Madre de Deus/BA−580
Mata de São João/BA+575
Pojuca/BA−575
Simões Filho/BA+1,135
São Francisco do Conde/BA+30
São Sebastião do Passé/BA−365
Vera Cruz/BA+2,065

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