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

State

The population development of the State of Bahia 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
Bahia	BA	FSt	Salvador	564,760	11,867,991	13,070,250	14,017,071	14,141,626	14,850,513	56476000	→
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	Salvador	2,568,928
2	Feira de Santana	611,720
3	Vitória da Conquista	345,540
4	Camaçari	312,540
5	Lauro de Freitas	217,900
6	Juazeiro	198,400
7	Itabuna	193,450
8	Ilhéus	167,650
9	Porto Seguro	156,120
10	Jequié	153,820
11	Barreiras	153,800

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Bahia 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
Alagoinhas	110,751	122,281	129,916	138,180	5314	→
Amargosa	19,984	23,894	26,799	28,240	936	→
Araci	16,189	19,638	23,433	24,420	768	→
Barra	18,564	21,240	23,318	24,430	1337	→
Barra do Choça	17,721	19,393	22,143	23,320	618	→
Barreiras	100,085	123,741	143,943	153,800	9063	→
Bom Jesus da Lapa	37,726	41,555	46,501	48,740	2332	→
Brumado	39,459	43,955	50,932	53,520	2371	→
Caetité	20,962	25,159	29,847	31,320	1384	→
Camacan	18,723	19,239	16,362	16,490	547	→
Camaçari	154,402	231,973	293,928	312,540	35728	→
Campo Formoso	21,003	22,809	38,310	40,200	1360	→
Canavieiras	25,335	24,896	24,155	25,380	1956	→
Candeias	69,127	67,622	59,159	61,370	3311	→
Capim Grosso	17,861	21,762	28,268	29,960	2049	→
Casa Nova	17,100	23,334	27,981	29,430	992	→
Catu	34,034	38,561	37,460	39,020	1816	→
Cícero Dantas	14,810	16,587	19,756	20,630	1462	→
Conceição do Coité	23,491	28,936	36,522	38,400	1939	→
Conceição do Jacuípe	19,466	23,539	33,035	35,000	2488	→
Cruz das Almas	39,604	49,885	47,267	49,500	1953	→
Dias d'Ávila	42,673	62,473	69,766	73,250	3790	→
Entre Rios	21,428	21,946	19,816	20,750	1059	→
Esplanada	16,300	19,426	20,143	21,130	1531	→
Euclides da Cunha	22,463	25,515	30,120	31,640	1695	→
Eunápolis	79,161	93,413	106,861	113,260	4415	→
Feira de Santana	426,997	505,347	572,971	611,720	24381	→
Gandu	22,060	24,848	26,907	28,380	780	→
Guanambi	51,734	58,333	68,718	72,820	3341	→
Ibicaraí	19,333	17,885	20,098	20,590	691	→
Ibotirama	15,894	19,057	20,990	22,080	1456	→
Ilhéus	157,737	151,583	158,442	167,650	13056	→
Ipiaú	37,924	40,384	37,548	39,210	1168	→
Ipirá	22,182	26,867	31,551	32,880	1194	→
Irecê	49,628	58,350	65,327	68,760	2676	→
Itabatã	9,363	17,023	20,096	21,170	771	→
Itabela	18,837	21,384	24,019	25,210	959	→
Itaberaba	44,517	48,485	53,505	56,110	1991	→
Itabuna	191,184	199,643	183,648	193,450	4898	→
Itamaraju	48,037	49,785	48,310	50,300	1762	→
Itambé	17,422	17,814	17,560	18,070	377	→
Itaparica	18,945	20,725	19,789	20,369	2540	→
Itapetinga	51,453	61,403	59,686	62,260	1476	→
Ituberá	15,910	19,252	16,195	16,490	828	→
Jacobina	43,434	47,587	52,677	55,270	3003	→
Jaguaquara	34,845	38,624	37,612	39,060	1429	→
Jequié	126,906	136,470	144,774	153,820	7331	→
Jeremoabo	14,274	16,920	18,014	18,910	929	→
Juazeiro	125,286	151,336	185,413	198,400	7276	→
Lauro de Freitas	108,385	163,449	203,279	217,900	5115	→
Livramento de Nossa Senhora	15,223	19,108	22,364	23,560	2296	→
Luís Eduardo Magalhães	15,699	54,881	104,868	113,370	6251	→
Macaúbas	10,780	14,466	18,738	19,570	2918	→
Madre de Deus	11,599	16,854	18,504	19,173	457	→
Maracás	18,516	17,707	21,780	23,020	1054	→
Mata de São João	21,679	22,733	22,151	23,330	1553	→
Morro do Chapéu	16,411	16,769	17,506	18,360	729	→
Nazaré	23,011	22,864	21,809	22,890	1138	→
Paulo Afonso	82,584	93,404	98,589	104,060	4667	→
Poções	31,801	34,659	37,354	39,170	2153	→
Pojuca	21,583	28,378	28,577	29,890	1334	→
Porto Seguro	78,791	103,168	145,179	156,120	9338	→
Posto da Mata	12,557	20,207	22,429	23,590	1796	→
Prado	12,430	13,550	19,525	20,770	2826	→
Remanso	20,998	23,445	26,831	28,260	1113	→
Riachão do Jacuípe	15,569	17,974	23,025	24,220	1166	→
Ribeira do Pombal	25,383	29,756	34,361	35,740	2164	→
Rio Real	20,043	23,310	24,678	25,820	1783	→
Ruy Barbosa	17,900	19,849	20,373	21,330	1204	→
Salvador	2,442,102	2,674,923	2,417,678	2,568,928	30733	→
Santa Cruz Cabrália	13,527	19,002	23,205	24,540	3622	→
Santaluz	16,394	19,202	22,398	23,630	926	→
Santa Maria da Vitória	21,688	22,473	23,293	24,420	1161	→
Santo Amaro	37,127	36,844	35,015	36,520	1079	→
Santo Antônio de Jesus	66,245	79,299	92,210	97,770	3182	→
Santo Estêvão	19,693	27,690	34,482	36,240	2775	→
São Francisco do Conde	14,446	17,368	19,132	20,220	1406	→
São Gonçalo dos Campos	12,508	15,034	27,488	29,160	2271	→
São Sebastião do Passé	24,984	28,471	29,045	30,450	1691	→
Seabra	15,862	19,535	24,264	25,510	1924	→
Senhor do Bonfim	44,648	49,975	52,427	54,860	1752	→
Serrinha	41,587	47,188	53,430	56,080	3491	→
Simões Filho	76,905	105,811	112,280	118,000	8180	→
Sobradinho	19,610	20,002	22,987	24,330	1352	→
Teixeira de Freitas	97,928	128,482	137,729	145,430	4868	→
Tucano	18,597	21,958	24,952	26,090	1473	→
Valença	51,816	59,476	57,153	60,070	1864	→
Vera Cruz	27,872	35,244	41,431	43,820	5730	→
Vitória da Conquista	219,272	265,348	325,239	345,540	22117	→
Xique-Xique	30,447	31,302	33,518	35,180	817	→

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	6,835,686
Females	7,305,940

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	2,863,071
15-64 years	9,772,531
65+ years	1,506,024

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	68,803
80-89 years	276,102
70-79 years	660,621
60-69 years	1,153,753
50-59 years	1,636,443
40-49 years	2,126,056
30-39 years	2,182,095
20-29 years	2,105,723
10-19 years	2,078,675
0-9 years	1,853,355

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	3,291,488
Urban	10,850,138

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	229,443
Non-Indigenous	13,912,183

Color (C 2022)
Black	3,164,691
White	2,772,837
Mixed / Other	8,203,639

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	9,857,608
no	1,420,947