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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]

RankStatePopulation (2020)[2]Population (2010)[3]Population (2000)[4]Population approximately equalPercent of the total Brazil population, 2020[note 1]
1 São Paulo46,289,33341,262,19937,032,403 Argentina21.9%
2 Minas Gerais21,292,66619,597,33017,891,494 Sri Lanka10.1%
3 Rio de Janeiro17,366,18915,989,92914,391,282 Netherlands8.2%
4 Bahia14,930,63414,016,90613,070,250 Cambodia7.1%
5 Paraná11,516,84010,444,5269,569,458 Belgium5.4%
6 Rio Grande do Sul11,422,97310,693,92910,187,798 Belgium5.4%
7 Pernambuco9,616,6218,796,4487,918,344 Hungary4.5%
8 Ceará9,187,1038,452,3817,430,661 Israel4.3%
9 Pará8,690,7457,581,0516,192,307 Switzerland4.1%
10 Santa Catarina7,252,5026,248,4365,356,360 Paraguay3.4%
11 Maranhão7,114,5986,574,7895,651,475 Laos3.4%
12 Goiás7,113,5406,003,7885,003,228 Laos3.4%
13 Amazonas4,207,7143,483,9852,812,557 Mauritania2.0%
14 Espírito Santo4,064,0523,512,6723,097,232 Croatia1.9%
15 Paraíba4,039,2773,766,5283,443,825 Croatia1.9%
16 Rio Grande do Norte3,534,1653,168,0272,776,782 Uruguay1.7%
17 Mato Grosso3,526,2203,035,1222,504,353 Uruguay1.7%
18 Alagoas3,351,5433,120,4942,822,621 Mongolia1.6%
19 Piauí3,281,4803,118,3602,843,278 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.6%
20 Distrito Federal3,055,1492,570,1602,051,146 Armenia1.4%
21 Mato Grosso do Sul2,809,3942,449,0242,078,001 Lithuania1.3%
22 Sergipe2,318,8222,068,0171,784,475 Gambia1.1%
23 Rondônia1,796,4601,562,4091,379,787 Kosovo0.8%
24 Tocantins1,590,2481,383,4451,157,098 Guinea-Bissau0.7%
25 Acre894,470733,559557,526 Fiji0.4%
26 Amapá861,773669,526477,032 Cyprus0.4%
27 Roraima631,181450,479324,397 Luxembourg0.3%
—Total211,755,692190,753,519169,805,170 Brazil100.0%
  1. ^ Because of the rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not add up to 100%.

See also[edit]

  • List of subnational entities
  • List of Brazilian states by area
  • List of Brazilian states by murder rate

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2010 Census: the total Brazilian population was 190,732,694 persons". IBGE.gov.br.
  2. ^ "2020 IBGE Estimates - Estimates of Resident Population in Brazil, Federative Units and Municipalities" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 28 August 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ "2010 IBGE Census - Population of the Brazilian States" (PDF). 2010 IBGE Census (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 12 September 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^ "2000 IBGE Census - Resident population, by Major Regions and Federative Units". 2000 IBGE Census (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 12 September 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

  • "States of Brazil". Statoids.