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

Migration in Região Metropolitana do Alto Vale do Itajaí (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 28 municipalities, with its core in Rio do Sul and a reference population of 309,810 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 13,865 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of +9,580.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery2,910
Periphery → core2,425
Periphery → periphery8,530
External inflows (rest of the country)19,955
External outflows (rest of the country)10,380

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Rio do Sul/SCLontras/SCCore → periphery655
Ituporanga/SCRio do Sul/SCPeriphery → core475
Rio do Sul/SCAgronômica/SCCore → periphery435
Aurora/SCItuporanga/SCPeriphery → periphery330
Rio do Sul/SCLaurentino/SCCore → periphery305
Presidente Getúlio/SCIbirama/SCPeriphery → periphery280
Rio do Sul/SCItuporanga/SCCore → periphery255
Rio do Sul/SCAurora/SCCore → periphery240
Laurentino/SCRio do Sul/SCPeriphery → core200
Petrolândia/SCItuporanga/SCPeriphery → periphery195

Commuting

Employed persons in the region166,895
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)13,840
% of commuters among employed persons8.3
Median commuting time30 min
% using public transport13.3

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 migrants13,865
... employed8,900
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)1,990
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left1,265
... now working in the core205
... working where they now live6,590

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana do Alto Vale do Itajaí

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