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

Migration in Rio Grande do Norte (2017–2022)

State (UF) with 167 municipalities and a reference population of 3,097,230 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the unit received 60,620 in-migrants and lost 65,470 out-migrants coming from or going to places outside its borders, a net migration of −4,850 (−1.57 per 1,000 population).

Migration between municipalities of the same state is not counted here; only the flows that cross the unit's border are. The indicators on this page are direct sums of the published municipal flows (excluding the pairs suppressed by disclosure control), not a new sample estimate: that is why there is no standard error or confidence interval at this aggregation level.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants
OriginPeople
São Paulo (SP)12,865
Paraíba (PB)10,015
Ceará (CE)7,435
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)6,875
Pernambuco (PE)5,950
Distrito Federal (DF)2,615
Bahia (BA)1,910
Minas Gerais (MG)1,665
Goiás (GO)1,240
Rio Grande do Sul (RS)1,080
Top 10 destinations of out-migrants
DestinationPeople
Paraíba (PB)11,785
São Paulo (SP)9,540
Ceará (CE)7,825
Pernambuco (PE)4,225
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)4,210
Goiás (GO)4,105
Minas Gerais (MG)4,090
Santa Catarina (SC)4,080
Paraná (PR)2,250
Bahia (BA)2,090

Municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte

167 municipalities, with net migration 2017–2022
MunicipalityNet migration
Parnamirim/RN+25,525
São Gonçalo do Amarante/RN+12,485
Extremoz/RN+12,075
Nísia Floresta/RN+3,165
Ceará-Mirim/RN+2,565
São José de Mipibu/RN+2,005
Tibau do Sul/RN+1,265
Serra do Mel/RN+1,230
Macaíba/RN+1,065
Monte Alegre/RN+870
São Miguel do Gostoso/RN+490
Lagoa Nova/RN+460
Pureza/RN+455
Carnaúba dos Dantas/RN+440
Tenente Ananias/RN+440
Upanema/RN+400
Guamaré/RN+345
Rio do Fogo/RN+335
Lagoa d'Anta/RN+310
Pau dos Ferros/RN+280
Açu/RN+260
Januário Cicco/RN+250
Jucurutu/RN+245
Rafael Fernandes/RN+220
Tenente Laurentino Cruz/RN+205
São José do Seridó/RN+205
Tibau/RN+205
Bom Jesus/RN+200
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado/RN+195
Grossos/RN+180
Jandaíra/RN+170
Serrinha dos Pintos/RN+165
Encanto/RN+165
Rafael Godeiro/RN+160
Jardim de Angicos/RN+155
Serra Negra do Norte/RN+150
Timbaúba dos Batistas/RN+150
Serra de São Bento/RN+150
Jardim de Piranhas/RN+150
Passa e Fica/RN+145
Santana do Seridó/RN+145
Portalegre/RN+140
São Fernando/RN+135
São João do Sabugi/RN+135
Paraná/RN+135
Messias Targino/RN+125
Riacho de Santana/RN+120
Apodi/RN+115
Ouro Branco/RN+115
Viçosa/RN+110
Afonso Bezerra/RN+100
São Paulo do Potengi/RN+95
Maxaranguape/RN+95
José da Penha/RN+90
João Dias/RN+90
Arês/RN+90
Felipe Guerra/RN+85
Lagoa de Pedras/RN+80
São Francisco do Oeste/RN+80
Taboleiro Grande/RN+80
Bento Fernandes/RN+70
Coronel Ezequiel/RN+65
Fernando Pedroza/RN+60
Brejinho/RN+60
Luís Gomes/RN+55
Senador Elói de Souza/RN+55
Pedro Avelino/RN+55
São Bento do Norte/RN+55
Francisco Dantas/RN+45
Lajes/RN+40
Cruzeta/RN+35
Almino Afonso/RN+30
Pendências/RN+25
Vila Flor/RN+20
Jardim do Seridó/RN+20
Florânia/RN+15
Espírito Santo/RN+10
Baraúna/RN+10
Pedra Grande/RN+10
Monte das Gameleiras/RN+10
Barcelona/RN0
Passagem/RN0
Ipueira/RN−5
Porto do Mangue/RN−15
Martins/RN−15
Campo Grande/RN−15
Água Nova/RN−25
São Miguel/RN−25
Cerro Corá/RN−25
Caiçara do Rio do Vento/RN−25
Bodó/RN−25
Frutuoso Gomes/RN−25
Montanhas/RN−30
Touros/RN−35
Coronel João Pessoa/RN−35
Alexandria/RN−45
Carnaubais/RN−45
Pilões/RN−50
Doutor Severiano/RN−50
Pedro Velho/RN−50
Várzea/RN−50
Venha-Ver/RN−50
São Bento do Trairí/RN−55
Galinhos/RN−60
Marcelino Vieira/RN−60
Jaçanã/RN−65
Ipanguaçu/RN−65
Triunfo Potiguar/RN−65
Paraú/RN−65
Rodolfo Fernandes/RN−75
Caraúbas/RN−80
Major Sales/RN−85
Janduís/RN−85
Itajá/RN−95
Serra Caiada/RN−95
Santa Maria/RN−105
Antônio Martins/RN−110
Pedra Preta/RN−115
Lucrécia/RN−120
Japi/RN−120
Baía Formosa/RN−120
São Vicente/RN−125
Lagoa de Velhos/RN−130
Senador Georgino Avelino/RN−130
Vera Cruz/RN−140
Sítio Novo/RN−140
São Rafael/RN−140
Alto do Rodrigues/RN−170
Riacho da Cruz/RN−175
Jundiá/RN−180
Ruy Barbosa/RN−185
Caiçara do Norte/RN−195
Serrinha/RN−225
Campo Redondo/RN−225
Equador/RN−230
Goianinha/RN−235
Nova Cruz/RN−235
Severiano Melo/RN−240
Poço Branco/RN−240
Olho d'Água do Borges/RN−240
Parelhas/RN−240
Itaú/RN−240
Riachuelo/RN−245
Angicos/RN−255
Santana do Matos/RN−260
São Pedro/RN−300
Patu/RN−300
Acari/RN−310
Lajes Pintadas/RN−320
Tangará/RN−325
Ielmo Marinho/RN−340
São José do Campestre/RN−345
Lagoa Salgada/RN−360
Santo Antônio/RN−365
São Tomé/RN−375
Santa Cruz/RN−390
Taipu/RN−430
Parazinho/RN−465
Areia Branca/RN−495
Umarizal/RN−495
Caicó/RN−750
Macau/RN−775
Currais Novos/RN−895
Canguaretama/RN−950
João Câmara/RN−965
Mossoró/RN−2,760
Natal/RN−57,870

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