Brazil: Fertility differentials between migrants and non-migrants women in the periods 1995-2000 and 2005-2010

The aim of this paper is to compare the fertility differentials between internal fixed-date migrants and non-migrants in Brazil, in the periods 1995-2000 and 2005-2010, and to discuss the probable effects of the women’s migration in reproductive ages on the process of demographic transition in the country. The Brass’s Method will be used to correct the levels of fertility of fixed date immigrants and non-migrants in both periods. The data used in the estimations will be collected in the Brazilian demographic census of 2000 and 2010.
Preliminary results of the study for 12 mesoregions of Brazilian state of Minas Gerais suggest that there is relevant difference between the fertility of internal fixed-date migrant and non-migrant women for the analyzed periods. This fact could have contributed to retard the demographic transition in all mesoregions of the state, compared with the speed that this process would have in the absence of migration. Considering these preliminary results, to analyze the fertility differentials between migrant and non-migrant women could contribute to the understanding of the demographic transition in Brazil.