2010 Brazilian census

Twelfth census
of Brazil

August 1, 2010

General information
CountryBrazil
Results
Total population190,755,799 ( 12.5%)
Most populous stateSão Paulo (41,262,199)
Least populous stateRoraima (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%.[1][2] 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

Population and population change in Brazil by federal unit
Rank Federal Unit Population as of

2000 census

Population as of

2010 census[3]

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 or Evangelicals, 8% had no religion, 2% followed Spiritism and 3.2% followed other religions.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "IBGE Censo 2010". IBGE. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Sinopse Do Censo Demográfico 2010" (PDF). IBGE. August 1, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "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.