List of the states of Brazil by population
|
|
There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. Below are these states listed in order of the population, from São Paulo with the greatest population, to Roraima with the least. The second number in bold corresponds to the map. Brazil has a total population of 174,468,575, it is ranked 5th in the world. This and the below figures are based on 2000 census data.
| Rank of Brazilian States by: Area - Population - Population Density |
- São Paulo (24) - 37 032 403
- Minas Gerais (12) - 17 891 494
- Rio de Janeiro (18) - 14 391 282
- Bahia (5) - 13 070 250
- Rio Grande do Sul (20) - 10 187 798
- Paraná (15) - 9 563 458
- Pernambuco (16) - 7 918 344
- Ceará (6) - 7 430 661
- Pará (13) - 6 192 307
- Maranhão (9) - 5 651 475
- Santa Catarina (23) - 5 356 360
- Goiás (8) - 5 003 228
- Paraíba (14) - 3 443 825
- Espírito Santo (7) - 3 097 232
- Piauí (17) - 2 843 278
- Alagoas (2) - 2 822 621
- Amazonas (4) - 2 812 557
- Rio Grande do Norte (19) - 2 776 782
- Mato Grosso (10) - 2 504 353
- Mato Grosso do Sul (11) - 2 078 001
- Distrito Federal (27) - 2 051 146
- Sergipe (25) - 1 784 475
- Rondônia (21) - 1 379 787
- Tocantins (26) - 1 157 098
- Acre (1) - 557 526
- Amapá (3) - 477 032
- Roraima (22) - 324 397
See also: Brazil, States of Brazil, List of subnational entities, List of capitals of subnational entities
External link
Statoids data on Brazilian states (http://www.statoids.com/ubr.html)