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

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

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 16 municipalities, with its core in Blumenau and a reference population of 841,700 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 17,000 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of +38,340.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery5,925
Periphery → core3,105
Periphery → periphery7,970
External inflows (rest of the country)77,640
External outflows (rest of the country)39,300

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Blumenau/SCIndaial/SCCore → periphery2,480
Blumenau/SCGaspar/SCCore → periphery1,260
Gaspar/SCBlumenau/SCPeriphery → core995
Brusque/SCGuabiruba/SCPeriphery → periphery900
Blumenau/SCPomerode/SCCore → periphery685
Pomerode/SCBlumenau/SCPeriphery → core625
Indaial/SCBlumenau/SCPeriphery → core555
Timbó/SCIndaial/SCPeriphery → periphery490
Indaial/SCTimbó/SCPeriphery → periphery460
Gaspar/SCIlhota/SCPeriphery → periphery400

Commuting

Employed persons in the region471,055
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)35,485
% of commuters among employed persons7.5
Median commuting time30 min
% using public transport13.4

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 migrants16,995
... employed11,025
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)3,425
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left2,545
... now working in the core110
... working where they now live7,230

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana do Vale do Itajaí

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Blumenau/SCYes+7,950
Apiúna/SC+190
Ascurra/SC+10
Benedito Novo/SC+355
Botuverá/SC+655
Brusque/SC+8,035
Doutor Pedrinho/SC+155
Gaspar/SC+4,040
Guabiruba/SC+2,240
Ilhota/SC+2,000
Indaial/SC+5,055
Luiz Alves/SC+340
Pomerode/SC+2,870
Rio dos Cedros/SC+575
Rodeio/SC+1,010
Timbó/SC+2,870

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