2022 Brazilian census

Thirty Nine census of Brazil
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General information
Country	Brazil
Results
Total population	203,080,756 [1] ( 6.47%)
Most populous state	São Paulo (44,411,238) [1]
Least populous state	Roraima (636,707) [1]

The 2022 Brazilian Census was the 13th national population census in Brazilian history, and took place on 1 August 2022. It was intended to take place in 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and budgetary issues.

Delays

Originally, the census, being carried out decennially, was supposed to take place in mid-2020. However, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics changed the date to 2021. ^[2]

However, in early 2021, the budget of census was cut from around 2 billion reais to 240 million, roughly 12% of the original budget. ^[3] The census was pushed again, with Brazil's Supreme Court ruling that the government had to perform the census in 2022. ^[4]

While the original reference date was 1 June 2022, the IBGE changed the date to 1 August 2022, due to the change in the company that would hire the workers. ^[5]

Population by federal unit and region

Population and population change in Brazil by federal unit

Rank	Federal Unit	Population as of 2010 census [6]	Population as of 2022 census [1]	Change	Percent change	Percent of Brazil
1	São Paulo	41,262,199	44,411,238	3,149,039	7.63%	21.87%
2	Minas Gerais	19,597,330	20,539,989	942,569	4.81%	10.11%
3	Rio de Janeiro	15,989,929	16,055,174	65,245	0.41%	7.91%
4	Bahia	14,016,906	14,141,626	124,720	0.89%	6.96%
5	Paraná	10,444,526	11,444,380	999,854	9.57%	5.64%
6	Rio Grande do Sul	10,693,929	10,882,965	189,036	1.77%	5.36%
7	Pernambuco	8,796,448	9,058,931	262,483	2.98%	4.46%
8	Ceará	8,452,381	8,794,957	342,576	4.05%	4.33%
9	Pará	7,581,051	8,120,131	539,080	7.11%	4.00%
10	Santa Catarina	6,248,436	7,610,361	1,361,925	21.80%	3.75%
11	Goiás	6,003,788	7,056,495	1,052,707	17.53%	3.47%
12	Maranhão	6,574,789	6,776,699	201,910	3.07%	3.34%
13	Paraíba	3,766,528	3,974,687	208,159	5.51%	1.96%
14	Amazonas	3,483,985	3,941,613	457,628	13.14%	1.94%
15	Espírito Santo	3,514,952	3,833,712	318,760	9.07%	1.89%
16	Mato Grosso	3,035,122	3,658,649	623,527	20.54%	1.80%
17	Rio Grande do Norte	3,168,027	3,302,729	134,702	4.25%	1.63%
18	Piauí	3,118,360	3,271,199	152,839	4.90%	1.61%
19	Alagoas	3,120,494	3,127,683	7,189	0.23%	1.54%
20	Distrito Federal	2,570,160	2,817,381	247,221	9.62%	1.39%
21	Mato Grosso do Sul	2,449,024	2,757,013	307,989	12.58%	1.36%
22	Sergipe	2,068,017	2,210,004	141,987	6.87%	1.09%
23	Rondônia	1,562,409	1,581,196	18,787	1.20%	0.78%
24	Tocantins	1,383,445	1,511,460	128,015	9.25%	0.74%
25	Acre	733,559	830,018	96,459	13.15%	0.41%
26	Amapá	669,526	733,759	64,233	9.59%	0.36%
27	Roraima	450,479	636,707	186,228	41.34%	0.31%

Population and population change in Brazil by region

Rank	Region	Population as of 2010 census [6]	Population as of 2022 census [1]	Change	Percent change	Percent of Brazil
1	Southeast	80,364,410	84,840,113	4,475,703	5.57%	41.78%
2	Northeast	53,081,950	54,658,515	1,576,565	2.97%	26.91%
3	South	27,386,891	29,937,706	2,550,815	9.31%	14.74%
4	North	15,864,454	17,354,884	1,490,430	9.39%	8.55%
5	Central-West	14,058,094	16,289,538	2,231,444	15.87%	8.02%

See also

• Demographics of Brazil

Notes

1. "Panorama do Censo 2022". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
2. "Censo 2020 adiado para 2021" [2020 census postponed to 2021]. www.ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
3. "Orçamento de 2021 deixa de fora o censo demográfico" [2021 budget leaves out demographic census.]. SBPC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
4. "STF decide que governo tem obrigação de realizar Censo Demográfico no ano que vem". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
5. "IBGE adia início do Censo 2022 para 1º de agosto". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
6. "Sinopse do Censo Demográfico 2010" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 October 2024.