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2010 Brazilian census

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{{Infobox census

| name = Twelfth census
of Brazil

| previous_year = 2000

| previous_census = 2000 Brazilian census

| date = August 1, 2010

| next_year = 2022

| next_census = 2022 Brazilian census

| logo = IBGE-Brazil.svg

| image =

| logo_caption =

| image_caption = 2010 Brazilian census logo

| country = Brazil

| population = 190,755,799

| percent_change = {{increase}} 12.5%

| region_type = state

| most_populous = {{nowrap|São Paulo (41,262,199)}}

| least_populous = {{nowrap|Roraima (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%.{{Cite web |title=IBGE Censo 2010 |url=https://censo2010.ibge.gov.br/sinopse/index.php?dados=11&uf=00 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526143926/https://censo2010.ibge.gov.br/sinopse/index.php?dados=11&uf=00 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=IBGE}}{{Cite news |date=2010-11-29 |title=Censo aponta 190,7 milhões de brasileiros em 2010 |language=pt-br |work=G1 |url=http://g1.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2010/11/censo-aponta-1907-milhoes-de-brasileiros-em-2010.html |access-date=2022-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527233139/https://g1.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2010/11/censo-aponta-1907-milhoes-de-brasileiros-em-2010.html |archive-date=27 May 2023}} 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 =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"

|+Population and population change in Brazil by federal unit

!Rank

!Federal Unit

!Population as of

2000 census

!Population as of

2010 census{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2010 |title=Sinopse Do Censo Demográfico 2010 |url=https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv49230.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204123120/https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv49230.pdf |archive-date=2022-02-04 |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=IBGE}}

! data-sort-type="number" |Change

! data-sort-type="number" |Percent change

! data-sort-type="number" |Percent of Brazil

1

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|São Paulo}}

|36,969,476

|41,262,199

|4,292,723{{increase}}

|11.6%{{increase}}

|21.6%{{decrease}}

2

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Minas Gerais}}

|17,866,402

|19,597,330

|1,730,928{{increase}}

|9.7%{{increase}}

|10.3%{{decrease}}

3

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Rio de Janeiro}}

|14,367,083

|15,989,929

|1,622,846{{increase}}

|11.3%{{increase}}

|8.4%{{decrease}}

4

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Bahia}}

|13,066,910

|14,016,906

|949,996{{increase}}

|7.3%{{increase}}

|7.4%{{decrease}}

5

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Rio Grande do Sul}}

|10,181,749

|10,693,929

|512,180{{increase}}

|5.0%{{increase}}

|5.6%{{decrease}}

6

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Paraná}}

|9,558,454

|10,444,526

|886,072{{increase}}

|9.3%{{increase}}

|5.5%{{decrease}}

7

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Pernambuco}}

|7,911,937

|8,796,448

|884,511{{increase}}

|11.2%{{increase}}

|4.6%{{decrease}}

8

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Ceará}}

|7,418,476

|9,883,640

|1,033,905{{increase}}

|13.9%{{increase}}

|4.4%{{steady}}

9

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Pará}}

|6,189,550

|7,581,051

|1,391,501{{increase}}

|22.5%{{increase}}

|4.0%{{increase}}

10

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Maranhão}}

|5,642,960

|6,574,789

|931,829{{increase}}

|16.5%{{increase}}

|3.5%{{increase}}

11

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Santa Catarina}}

|5,349,580

|6,248,436

|898,856{{increase}}

|16.8%{{increase}}

|3.3%{{increase}}

12

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Goiás}}

|4,996,439

|6,003,788

|1,007,349{{increase}}

|20.1%{{increase}}

|3.2%{{increase}}

13

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Paraíba}}

|3,439,344

|3,766,528

|327,184{{increase}}

|9.5%{{increase}}

|2.0%{{steady}}

14

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Espírito Santo}}

|3,094,390

|3,514,952

|420,562{{increase}}

|13.6%{{increase}}

|1.8%{{steady}}

15

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Amazonas}}

|2,813,085

|3,483,985

|670,900{{increase}}

|23.8%{{increase}}

|1.8%{{increase}}

16

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Rio Grande do Norte}}

|2,771,538

|3,168,027

|396,489{{increase}}

|14.3%{{increase}}

|1.7%{{increase}}

17

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Alagoas}}

|2,819,172

|3,120,494

|301,322 {{increase}}

|10.7%{{increase}}

|1.6%{{decrease}}

18

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Piauí}}

|2,841,202

|3,118,360

|277,158{{increase}}

|9.7%{{increase}}

|1.6%{{decrease}}

19

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Mato Grosso}}

|2,502,260

|3,035,122

|532,862{{increase}}

|21.3%{{increase}}

|1.6%{{increase}}

20

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Distrito Federal}}

|2,043,169

|2,570,160

|526,991{{increase}}

|25.8%{{increase}}

|1.4%{{increase}}

21

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Mato Grosso do Sul}}

|2,074,877

|2,449,024

|374,147{{increase}}

|18.0%{{increase}}

|1.3%{{increase}}

22

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Sergipe}}

|1,781,714

|2,068,017

|286,303{{increase}}

|16.0%{{increase}}

|1.1%{{Steady}}

23

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Rondônia}}

|1,377,792

|1,562,409

|184,617{{increase}}

|13.4%{{increase}}

|0.8%{{Steady}}

24

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Tocantins}}

|1,155,913

|1,383,445

|227,532{{increase}}

|19.7%{{increase}}

|0.7%{{steady}}

25

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Acre}}

|557,226

|733,559

|176,333{{increase}}

|31.7%{{increase}}

|0.4%{{increase}}

26

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Amapá}}

|475,843

|669,526

|193,683{{increase}}

|40.7%{{increase}}

|0.4%{{increase}}

27

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Roraima}}

|324,152

|450,479

|126,327{{increase}}

|39.0%{{increase}}

|0.2%{{steady}}

class="sortbottom"

|

| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagg|unc|Brazil}}

| 169,590,693

| 190,755,799

| 27,323,632{{increase}}

| 12.5%{{increase}}

|100%{{steady}}

= Regions =

class="wikitable"

|+

!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%{{Increase}}

|42.1%{{Decrease}}

2

|Northeast

|47,693,253

|53,081,950

|5,388,697

|11.3%{{Increase}}

|27.8%{{Decrease}}

3

|South

|25,089,783

|27,386,891

|2,297,108

|9.1%{{Increase}}

|14.4%{{Decrease}}

4

|North

|12,893,561

|15,864,454

|2,970,893

|23.0%{{Increase}}

|8.3%{{Increase}}

5

|Central-West

|11,616,745

|14,058,094

|2,441,349

|21.0%{{Increase}}

|7.4%{{Increase}}

==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.{{Cite web |title=Características Gerais da População, Religião e Pessoas com Deficiência |trans-title=General characteristics of the population, religion, and people with disabilities |url=https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/periodicos/94/cd_2010_religiao_deficiencia.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108071017/https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/periodicos/94/cd_2010_religiao_deficiencia.pdf |archive-date=8 November 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=IBGE |language=pt-br}}

See also

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Category:Censuses in Brazil

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