2022 Census shows that Brazil's population exceeds 203 million

The data from Census 2022 their reference date is July 31, 2022 and are part of the first Population and Household results of the 2022 Demographic Census.

2022 Census by regions

With 84,8 million inhabitants, the Southeast Region remained the most populous. The total number of inhabitants is equivalent to 41,8% of the country's population. Next are the Northeast (26,9%), South (14,7%) and North (8,5%). The least populated region is the Central-West, with 16,3 million inhabitants or 8,02% of the country's population.

If we take into account the comparison of the 2010 and 2022 demographic censuses, annual population growth did not occur uniformly across major regions. Although it is less populous, the Midwest recorded greater growth, resulting in an average rate of 1,2% per year over the last 12 years. The lowest population growth was in the Northeast and Southeast. The rate is lower than the Brazilian average of 0,52% per year.

São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro are the three most populous states in the country and account for 39,9% of the population. Despite being the least populous, the state with the highest population growth was Roraima, where the average annual growth rate reached 2,92% in the period, the only one to surpass the 2% mark per year.

There was also an increase in the number of households in the country. According to the Census 2022, the increase is 34% compared to the 2010 Census, totaling 90,7 million. Vacant permanent private homes grew 87% and reached 11,4 million. Those for occasional use, in 12 years, increased by 70%, reaching 6,7 million.

The country's demographic density in the last census survey was estimated at 23,8 inhabitants per square kilometer (km²). According to the IBGE, this number remains unequal between regions. “In the North, which has an area of ​​3 km², or 850% of the country's territory, the density is 593 inhabitants/km². In the most populous region, the Southeast, the average is 45,2 inhabitants per square kilometer”, reported the agency.

(With information from Agência Brasil)

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Quilombolas respond to the Demographic Census for the 1st time

This year, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) began collecting unprecedented data from the Brazilian quilombola population. The inclusion of the groups in the 2022 Census is a historic milestone and an opportunity for the country to learn about the identity and diversity of these communities, where 15 or more people united by kinship or community ties live in one or more nearby houses. With information on education, health and organization, new doors open for the creation of public policies in the more than 5 thousand quilombola locations identified throughout Brazil. See the details of the 1st visit by census takers to the Pedra Bonita Quilombola Community, located in Rio de Janeiro.