Description

MIG2_5_BR indicates the person's municipality of residence 5 years ago within Brazil. Migration municipality codes from MIG2_5_BR are compatible with codes from GEO2_BR.

Click on the Source Variables tab for information on place of residence for each sample year. Source variables may contain more geographic unit detail but are not suitable for cross-temporal comparison.

Comparability — General

See also MIG2_P_BR for municipality of previous residence in 1980, 1991, and 2010. For the country of residence 5 years ago of international migrants, see MIGCTRY5 (Country of residence 5 years ago).

Where boundaries changed over time, units were harmonized to create units with boundaries that remain stable over time. Where officially-defined municipalities have populations less than 20,000, they have been regionalized (combined) with neighboring municipalities.

Boundary changes for MIG2_P_BR are too numerous to list here, but users should be aware that there were changes over time.

Universe

Availability

• Brazil: 1991, 2000, 2010