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

Migration in Região Metropolitana do Cariri (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 9 municipalities, with its core in Juazeiro do Norte and a reference population of 633,325 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 11,225 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of +1,045.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery4,765
Periphery → core3,330
Periphery → periphery3,135
External inflows (rest of the country)23,325
External outflows (rest of the country)22,280

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Juazeiro do Norte/CEBarbalha/CECore → periphery2,590
Juazeiro do Norte/CECrato/CECore → periphery1,300
Crato/CEJuazeiro do Norte/CEPeriphery → core1,285
Barbalha/CEJuazeiro do Norte/CEPeriphery → core735
Missão Velha/CEBarbalha/CEPeriphery → periphery390
Caririaçu/CEJuazeiro do Norte/CEPeriphery → core390
Farias Brito/CECrato/CEPeriphery → periphery360
Crato/CEBarbalha/CEPeriphery → periphery350
Juazeiro do Norte/CECaririaçu/CECore → periphery320
Jardim/CEBarbalha/CEPeriphery → periphery300

Commuting

Employed persons in the region236,565
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)23,750
% of commuters among employed persons10.0
Median commuting time40 min
% using public transport26.4

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 migrants11,230
... employed5,395
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)1,895
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left1,370
... now working in the core240
... working where they now live3,405

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana do Cariri

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Juazeiro do Norte/CEYes−840
Barbalha/CE+3,875
Caririaçu/CE−205
Crato/CE+100
Farias Brito/CE−450
Jardim/CE−820
Missão Velha/CE−140
Nova Olinda/CE+30
Santana do Cariri/CE−510

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