List of 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.

Brazilian states by population.

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  São Paulo 46,289,333 41,262,199 37,032,403  Argentina 21.9%
2  Minas Gerais 21,292,666 19,597,330 17,891,494  Sri Lanka 10.1%
3  Rio de Janeiro 17,366,189 15,989,929 14,391,282  Netherlands 8.2%
4  Bahia 14,930,634 14,016,906 13,070,250  Cambodia 7.1%
5  Paraná 11,516,840 10,444,526 9,569,458  Belgium 5.4%
6  Rio Grande do Sul 11,422,973 10,693,929 10,187,798  Belgium 5.4%
7  Pernambuco 9,616,621 8,796,448 7,918,344  Hungary 4.5%
8  Ceará 9,187,103 8,452,381 7,430,661  Israel 4.3%
9  Pará 8,690,745 7,581,051 6,192,307  Switzerland 4.1%
10  Santa Catarina 7,252,502 6,248,436 5,356,360  Paraguay 3.4%
11  Maranhão 7,114,598 6,574,789 5,651,475  Laos 3.4%
12  Goiás 7,113,540 6,003,788 5,003,228  Laos 3.4%
13  Amazonas 4,207,714 3,483,985 2,812,557  Mauritania 2.0%
14  Espírito Santo 4,064,052 3,512,672 3,097,232  Croatia 1.9%
15  Paraíba 4,039,277 3,766,528 3,443,825  Croatia 1.9%
16  Rio Grande do Norte 3,534,165 3,168,027 2,776,782  Uruguay 1.7%
17  Mato Grosso 3,526,220 3,035,122 2,504,353  Uruguay 1.7%
18  Alagoas 3,351,543 3,120,494 2,822,621  Mongolia 1.6%
19  Piauí 3,281,480 3,118,360 2,843,278  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.6%
20  Distrito Federal 3,055,149 2,570,160 2,051,146  Armenia 1.4%
21  Mato Grosso do Sul 2,809,394 2,449,024 2,078,001  Lithuania 1.3%
22  Sergipe 2,318,822 2,068,017 1,784,475  Gambia 1.1%
23  Rondônia 1,796,460 1,562,409 1,379,787  Kosovo 0.8%
24  Tocantins 1,590,248 1,383,445 1,157,098  Guinea-Bissau 0.7%
25  Acre 894,470 733,559 557,526  Fiji 0.4%
26  Amapá 861,773 669,526 477,032  CYP 0.4%
27  Roraima 631,181 450,479 324,397  Luxembourg 0.3%
— Total 211,755,692 190,753,519 169,805,170  Brazil 100.0%
  1. Because of the rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not add up to 100%.

See also

Notes

    References
    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.
    3. "2010 IBGE Census - Population of the Brazilian States" (PDF). 2010 IBGE Census (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
    4. "2000 IBGE Census - Resident population, by Major Regions and Federative Units". 2000 IBGE Census (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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