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

Migration in Região Metropolitana do Agreste (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 20 municipalities, with its core in Arapiraca and a reference population of 616,735 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 9,575 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −4,480.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery3,155
Periphery → core2,930
Periphery → periphery3,485
External inflows (rest of the country)22,270
External outflows (rest of the country)26,745

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Arapiraca/ALFeira Grande/ALCore → periphery505
Palmeira dos Índios/ALArapiraca/ALPeriphery → core410
Feira Grande/ALArapiraca/ALPeriphery → core410
Arapiraca/ALCraíbas/ALCore → periphery395
Girau do Ponciano/ALArapiraca/ALPeriphery → core390
Arapiraca/ALLimoeiro de Anadia/ALCore → periphery370
Arapiraca/ALSão Sebastião/ALCore → periphery355
Arapiraca/ALGirau do Ponciano/ALCore → periphery315
Traipu/ALArapiraca/ALPeriphery → core245
Lagoa da Canoa/ALGirau do Ponciano/ALPeriphery → periphery240

Commuting

Employed persons in the region192,325
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)16,375
% of commuters among employed persons8.5
Median commuting time40 min
% using public transport29.4

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 migrants9,570
... employed3,410
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)800
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left515
... now working in the core50
... working where they now live2,545

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana do Agreste

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