List of Brazilian states by population
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Brazilian states by population.
There are 26 States in Brazil plus the Federal District which holds the national capital, Brasília. Below are these states listed in order of population, from São Paulo, with the greatest population, to Roraima with the smallest.
The figures below are based on the 2020 Estimates and 2010 Census of the IBGE.[1]
Rank | State | Population (2020)[2] | Population (2010)[3] | Population (2000)[4] | Population approximately equal | Percent of the total Brazil population, 2020[note 1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
46,289,333 | 41,262,199 | 37,032,403 | ![]() |
21.9% |
2 | ![]() |
21,292,666 | 19,597,330 | 17,891,494 | ![]() |
10.1% |
3 | ![]() |
17,366,189 | 15,989,929 | 14,391,282 | ![]() |
8.2% |
4 | ![]() |
14,930,634 | 14,016,906 | 13,070,250 | ![]() |
7.1% |
5 | ![]() |
11,516,840 | 10,444,526 | 9,569,458 | ![]() |
5.4% |
6 | ![]() |
11,422,973 | 10,693,929 | 10,187,798 | ![]() |
5.4% |
7 | ![]() |
9,616,621 | 8,796,448 | 7,918,344 | ![]() |
4.5% |
8 | ![]() |
9,187,103 | 8,452,381 | 7,430,661 | ![]() |
4.3% |
9 | ![]() |
8,690,745 | 7,581,051 | 6,192,307 | ![]() |
4.1% |
10 | ![]() |
7,252,502 | 6,248,436 | 5,356,360 | ![]() |
3.4% |
11 | ![]() |
7,114,598 | 6,574,789 | 5,651,475 | ![]() |
3.4% |
12 | ![]() |
7,113,540 | 6,003,788 | 5,003,228 | ![]() |
3.4% |
13 | ![]() |
4,207,714 | 3,483,985 | 2,812,557 | ![]() |
2.0% |
14 | ![]() |
4,064,052 | 3,512,672 | 3,097,232 | ![]() |
1.9% |
15 | ![]() |
4,039,277 | 3,766,528 | 3,443,825 | ![]() |
1.9% |
16 | ![]() |
3,534,165 | 3,168,027 | 2,776,782 | ![]() |
1.7% |
17 | ![]() |
3,526,220 | 3,035,122 | 2,504,353 | ![]() |
1.7% |
18 | ![]() |
3,351,543 | 3,120,494 | 2,822,621 | ![]() |
1.6% |
19 | ![]() |
3,281,480 | 3,118,360 | 2,843,278 | ![]() |
1.6% |
20 | ![]() |
3,055,149 | 2,570,160 | 2,051,146 | ![]() |
1.4% |
21 | ![]() |
2,809,394 | 2,449,024 | 2,078,001 | ![]() |
1.3% |
22 | ![]() |
2,318,822 | 2,068,017 | 1,784,475 | ![]() |
1.1% |
23 | ![]() |
1,796,460 | 1,562,409 | 1,379,787 | ![]() |
0.8% |
24 | ![]() |
1,590,248 | 1,383,445 | 1,157,098 | ![]() |
0.7% |
25 | ![]() |
894,470 | 733,559 | 557,526 | ![]() |
0.4% |
26 | ![]() |
861,773 | 669,526 | 477,032 | ![]() |
0.4% |
27 | ![]() |
631,181 | 450,479 | 324,397 | ![]() |
0.3% |
— | Total | 211,755,692 | 190,753,519 | 169,805,170 | ![]() |
100.0% |
- ^ Because of the rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not add up to 100%.
See also[]
- List of subnational entities
- List of Brazilian states by area
- List of Brazilian states by murder rate
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "2010 Census: the total Brazilian population was 190,732,694 persons". IBGE.gov.br.
- ^ "2020 IBGE Estimates - Estimates of Resident Population in Brazil, Federative Units and Municipalities" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "2010 IBGE Census - Population of the Brazilian States" (PDF). 2010 IBGE Census (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "2000 IBGE Census - Resident population, by Major Regions and Federative Units". 2000 IBGE Census (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
External links[]
- "States of Brazil". Statoids.
Categories:
- Ranked lists of country subdivisions
- Lists of states of Brazil