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

Migration in Região Metropolitana de Sousa (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 9 municipalities, with its core in Sousa and a reference population of 113,365 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 1,200 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −1,215.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery515
Periphery → core420
Periphery → periphery265
External inflows (rest of the country)3,730
External outflows (rest of the country)4,945

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Sousa/PBAparecida/PBCore → periphery215
Vieirópolis/PBSousa/PBPeriphery → core95
São José da Lagoa Tapada/PBSousa/PBPeriphery → core90
Lastro/PBSousa/PBPeriphery → core90
Sousa/PBNazarezinho/PBCore → periphery85
Aparecida/PBSousa/PBPeriphery → core55
Sousa/PBSão José da Lagoa Tapada/PBCore → periphery55
Sousa/PBSão Francisco/PBCore → periphery50
Sousa/PBMarizópolis/PBCore → periphery40
Sousa/PBVieirópolis/PBCore → periphery35

Commuting

Employed persons in the region33,975
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)2,390
% of commuters among employed persons7.0
Median commuting time40 min
% using public transport15.8

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 migrants1,205
... employed460
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)80
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left65
... now working in the core10
... working where they now live360

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Sousa

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