Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): State, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of Rio de Janeiro according to census results and latest official population estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (Cf) 1991-09-01	Population Census (Cf) 2000-08-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-08-01	Population Census (C) 2022-08-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
Rio de Janeiro	RJ	FSt	Rio de Janeiro	43,750	12,807,706	14,391,282	15,989,929	16,055,174	17,219,679	4375000	→
Brazil	BRA	Fed Rep	Brasília	8,510,418	146,825,475	169,799,170	190,755,799	203,080,756	212,583,750

The population estimates for 2024 are based on adjusted results of the 2010 and 2022 census.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2024-07-01
1	Rio de Janeiro	6,729,830
2	São Gonçalo	960,380
3	Duque de Caxias	864,250
4	Nova Iguaçu	839,550
5	Belford Roxo	518,263
6	Niterói	516,720
7	São João de Meriti	466,536
8	Campos dos Goytacazes	452,870
9	Petrópolis	285,970
10	Volta Redonda	279,220

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Rio de Janeiro with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest calculations.

The listed places consist of the urban areas of one or more municipal districts of one municipality. In the case of several districts, their urban areas form (more or less) a conurbation.

Name	Population Census (Cf) 2000-08-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-08-01	Population Census (C) 2022-08-01	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2024-07-01	Area
Angra dos Reis	109,719	158,385	158,638	169,710	12981	→
Araruama	66,360	92,698	108,707	115,500	9480	→
Arraial do Cabo	23,877	27,715	30,986	32,794	6998	→
Barra de São João	5,350	9,135	21,657	22,810	889	→
Barra do Piraí	66,918	69,364	65,401	69,360	3818	→
Barra Mansa	162,797	171,405	163,508	174,860	7346	→
Belford Roxo	434,474	469,332	483,087	518,263	7899	→
Bom Jardim	11,153	14,984	20,935	22,150	2015	→
Bom Jesus do Itabapoana	24,393	26,654	27,242	28,790	1109	→
Búzios (Armação dos Búzios)	18,204	27,560	40,006	42,442	7083	→
Cabo Frio	106,237	140,486	221,102	237,030	21903	→
Cachoeiras de Macacu	41,117	46,944	48,012	50,450	3904	→
Campos dos Goytacazes	344,771	395,561	421,919	452,870	22710	→
Casimiro de Abreu	11,137	16,554	18,393	19,370	557	→
Conceição de Macabu	16,360	18,175	18,513	19,100	1403	→
Cordeiro	17,756	19,862	20,238	20,880	977	→
Duque de Caxias	772,327	852,138	806,209	864,250	26289	→
Guapimirim	25,593	49,746	50,066	52,590	6224	→
Iguaba Grande	15,089	22,851	27,846	29,500	3072	→
Itaboraí	177,260	215,412	222,002	237,620	24549	→
Itaguaí	78,197	104,156	114,381	121,370	8958	→
Itaperuna	67,305	77,186	82,522	87,590	2966	→
Itatiaia	11,728	27,813	30,409	32,170	4771	→
Japeri	83,278	95,492	95,203	101,000	5473	→
Macaé	122,307	194,711	230,276	246,860	11325	→
Magé (Majé)	193,851	215,236	225,431	241,210	15007	→
Mangaratiba	19,860	32,120	38,984	41,260	10377	→
Maricá	63,399	125,491	195,421	209,990	19069	→
Mesquita	166,080	168,376	167,127	178,803	4117	→
Miguel Pereira	18,379	19,928	22,506	23,810	3059	→
Miracema	22,367	23,388	23,288	24,610	543	→
Nilópolis	153,712	157,425	146,774	155,544	1939	→
Niterói	459,451	487,562	481,749	516,720	12966	→
Nova Friburgo	149,862	157,402	166,162	177,880	13169	→
Nova Iguaçu	754,519	787,563	782,611	839,550	24298	→
Paracambi	36,868	41,722	39,268	41,430	1999	→
Paraíba do Sul	32,330	35,643	38,096	40,270	2881	→
Paraty	13,803	24,337	30,915	32,540	3841	→
Paty do Alferes	13,027	13,946	17,613	18,640	3077	→
Petrópolis	270,671	281,286	270,361	285,970	23564	→
Pinheiral	17,672	20,411	22,870	23,610	1216	→
Porto Real	11,388	16,497	20,228	20,910	2833	→
Queimados	121,993	137,962	140,514	149,080	6255	→
Resende	91,185	107,468	120,983	128,450	7556	→
Rio Bonito	28,900	37,452	43,276	45,460	3452	→
Rio das Ostras	34,552	99,905	156,045	167,620	8335	→
Rio de Janeiro	5,857,904	6,320,446	6,211,164	6,729,830	117016	→
Santo Antônio de Pádua	23,161	23,554	29,567	31,260	1845	→
São Fidélis	23,102	25,988	28,051	29,660	772	→
São Francisco de Itabapoana	16,729	18,609	25,143	26,430	4072	→
São Gonçalo	891,119	998,999	896,488	960,380	22517	→
São João da Barra	16,156	21,158	25,020	26,480	2487	→
São João de Meriti	449,476	458,673	440,962	466,536	3522	→
São Pedro da Aldeia	52,141	82,148	101,149	107,500	8883	→
Saquarema	50,422	70,456	87,013	92,500	16498	→
Seropédica	51,897	64,285	78,608	82,650	8073	→
Tanguá	22,448	27,428	28,377	30,000	2636	→
Teresópolis	111,200	137,379	137,937	147,600	9981	→
Três Rios	65,957	73,436	74,104	77,840	4926	→
Valença	50,729	55,386	53,650	56,310	5505	→
Vassouras	18,478	21,922	27,151	28,690	2660	→
Volta Redonda	241,996	257,686	260,931	279,220	6591	→

The urban population for 2024 is calculated by »City Population« using the urban population according to the 2022 census and latest official population estimates for the total municipality that are based on adjusted results of the 2010 and 2022 census.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2022)
Males	7,577,675
Females	8,477,499

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	2,856,146
15-64 years	11,095,837
65+ years	2,103,191

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	76,497
80-89 years	357,589
70-79 years	913,288
60-69 years	1,678,255
50-59 years	2,073,125
40-49 years	2,401,463
30-39 years	2,376,896
20-29 years	2,309,937
10-19 years	1,976,614
0-9 years	1,891,510

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	336,496
Urban	15,718,678

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	16,994
Non-Indigenous	16,038,180

Color (C 2022)
Black	2,594,253
White	6,739,901
Mixed / Other	6,720,481

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	12,766,164
no	432,864