2022 Brazilian census

The 2022 Brazilian Census was the thirteenth 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.

Thirteenth 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]

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