| Twelfth census of Brazil | ||||
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| General information | ||||
| Country | Brazil | |||
| Results | ||||
| Total population | 190,755,799 ( 12.5%) | |||
| Most populous | São Paulo (41,262,199) | |||
| Least populous | Roraima (450,479) | |||
The Brazilian 2010 Census was the twelfth census of Brazil, organized by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), with the reference date being August 1, 2010. The population was found to be a record 190,755,799, an increase of 12.5%. The population aged, with the median age now being 29, compared to 25 in 2000. The next census is to take place on August 1, 2022, after two cancelations, one to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the other due to budgetary restraints.
Federal units' and regions' population
Federal Units
| Rank | Federal Unit | Population as of
2000 census |
Population as of
2010 census |
Change | Percent change | Percent of Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  São Paulo
|
36,969,476 | 41,262,199 | 4,292,723
|
11.6%
|
21.6%
|
| 2 |  Minas Gerais
|
17,866,402 | 19,597,330 | 1,730,928
|
9.7%
|
10.3%
|
| 3 |  Rio de Janeiro
|
14,367,083 | 15,989,929 | 1,622,846
|
11.3%
|
8.4%
|
| 4 |  Bahia
|
13,066,910 | 14,016,906 | 949,996
|
7.3%
|
7.4%
|
| 5 |  Rio Grande do Sul
|
10,181,749 | 10,693,929 | 512,180
|
5.0%
|
5.6%
|
| 6 |  Paraná
|
9,558,454 | 10,444,526 | 886,072
|
9.3%
|
5.5%
|
| 7 |  Pernambuco
|
7,911,937 | 8,796,448 | 884,511
|
11.2%
|
4.6%
|
| 8 |  Ceará
|
7,418,476 | 9,883,640 | 1,033,905
|
13.9%
|
4.4%
|
| 9 |  Pará
|
6,189,550 | 7,581,051 | 1,391,501
|
22.5%
|
4.0%
|
| 10 |  Maranhão
|
5,642,960 | 6,574,789 | 931,829
|
16.5%
|
3.5%
|
| 11 |  Santa Catarina
|
5,349,580 | 6,248,436 | 898,856
|
16.8%
|
3.3%
|
| 12 |  Goiás
|
4,996,439 | 6,003,788 | 1,007,349
|
20.1%
|
3.2%
|
| 13 |  Paraíba
|
3,439,344 | 3,766,528 | 327,184
|
9.5%
|
2.0%
|
| 14 |  Espírito Santo
|
3,094,390 | 3,514,952 | 420,562
|
13.6%
|
1.8%
|
| 15 |  Amazonas
|
2,813,085 | 3,483,985 | 670,900
|
23.8%
|
1.8%
|
| 16 |  Rio Grande do Norte
|
2,771,538 | 3,168,027 | 396,489
|
14.3%
|
1.7%
|
| 17 |  Alagoas
|
2,819,172 | 3,120,494 | 301,322
|
10.7%
|
1.6%
|
| 18 |  Piauí
|
2,841,202 | 3,118,360 | 277,158
|
9.7%
|
1.6%
|
| 19 |  Mato Grosso
|
2,502,260 | 3,035,122 | 532,862
|
21.3%
|
1.6%
|
| 20 |  Distrito Federal
|
2,043,169 | 2,570,160 | 526,991
|
25.8%
|
1.4%
|
| 21 |  Mato Grosso do Sul
|
2,074,877 | 2,449,024 | 374,147
|
18.0%
|
1.3%
|
| 22 |  Sergipe
|
1,781,714 | 2,068,017 | 286,303
|
16.0%
|
1.1%
|
| 23 |  Rondônia
|
1,377,792 | 1,562,409 | 184,617
|
13.4%
|
0.8%
|
| 24 |  Tocantins
|
1,155,913 | 1,383,445 | 227,532
|
19.7%
|
0.7%
|
| 25 |  Acre
|
557,226 | 733,559 | 176,333
|
31.7%
|
0.4%
|
| 26 |  Amapá
|
475,843 | 669,526 | 193,683
|
40.7%
|
0.4%
|
| 27 |  Roraima
|
324,152 | 450,479 | 126,327
|
39.0%
|
0.2%
|
 Brazil
|
169,590,693 | 190,755,799 | 27,323,632
|
12.5%
|
100%
|
Regions
| Rank | Region | Population (2000) | Population (2010) | Population change | Percent Change | Percent of Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeast | 72,297,351 | 80,364,410 | 8,067,059 | 11.2%
|
42.1%
|
| 2 | Northeast | 47,693,253 | 53,081,950 | 5,388,697 | 11.3%
|
27.8%
|
| 3 | South | 25,089,783 | 27,386,891 | 2,297,108 | 9.1%
|
14.4%
|
| 4 | North | 12,893,561 | 15,864,454 | 2,970,893 | 23.0%
|
8.3%
|
| 5 | Central-West | 11,616,745 | 14,058,094 | 2,441,349 | 21.0%
|
7.4%
|
Race and religion
The census found that the composition of Brazil was as follows: 47.5% were White, 43.4% were Pardo (Mixed-Race), 7.5% were Black, 1.1% were East Asian (Yellow in the census), 0.4% were Indigenous and 0.01% did not answer.
The census also asked people their religion: 64.6% were Catholics, 22.2% were Protestants, 8% had no religion, 2% followed Spiritism and 3.2% followed other religions.
See also
References
- "IBGE Censo 2010". IBGE. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- "Censo aponta 190,7 milhões de brasileiros em 2010". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2010-11-29. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- "Sinopse Do Censo Demográfico 2010" (PDF). IBGE. August 1, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- "Características Gerais da População, Religião e Pessoas com Deficiência" [General characteristics of the population, religion, and people with disabilities] (PDF). IBGE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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