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

State

The population development of the State of Pernambuco 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) 2025-07-01
Pernambuco	PE	FSt	Recife	98,068	7,127,855	7,918,344	8,796,055	9,058,931	9,562,007	9806800	→
Brazil	BRA	Fed Rep	Brasília	8,510,418	146,825,475	169,799,170	190,755,799	203,080,756	213,421,037

The population estimates for 2025 are based on adjusted results of the 2010 and 2022 census.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2025-07-01
1	Recife	PE	1,588,380
2	Jaboatão dos Guararapes	PE	679,350
3	Petrolina	PE	375,600
4	Paulista	PE	364,950
5	Olinda	PE	364,720
6	Caruaru	PE	360,440
7	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	PE	201,750
8	Camaragibe	PE	156,110
9	Garanhuns	PE	131,180
10	Vitória de Santo Antão	PE	124,590

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Pernambuco 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	Adm.	Population Census (Cf) 2000-08-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-08-01	Population Census (C) 2022-08-01	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2025-07-01	Area
Abreu e Lima	PE	77,696	86,625	96,296	101,960	2924	→
Afogados da Ingazeira	PE	23,149	27,402	32,148	34,090	1131	→
Águas Belas	PE	18,668	23,084	25,410	26,800	642	→
Aliança	PE	12,369	14,893	23,285	24,330	458	→
Araripina	PE	27,718	32,670	35,796	38,070	2025	→
Arcoverde	PE	55,301	62,668	72,614	77,050	2459	→
Barreiros	PE	30,893	33,833	35,054	36,770	775	→
Belo Jardim	PE	46,232	53,897	62,951	66,540	2433	→
Bezerros	PE	42,723	47,048	50,154	52,850	2215	→
Bom Conselho	PE	20,791	24,796	25,764	26,870	1021	→
Bonito	PE	18,005	20,646	22,497	23,540	456	→
Buíque	PE	12,487	17,892	18,826	19,330	704	→
Cabo de Santo Agostinho	PE	132,216	165,649	188,233	201,750	6556	→
Cabrobó	PE	15,769	19,798	20,026	21,000	672	→
Camaragibe	PE	128,702	144,466	147,771	156,110	5132	→
Carpina	PE	61,006	72,056	75,286	79,260	1725	→
Caruaru	PE	216,139	278,097	336,114	360,440	7763	→
Catende	PE	19,973	24,093	20,915	21,520	685	→
Condado	PE	18,473	22,637	22,637	23,400	355	→
Cupira	PE	17,654	20,355	21,613	22,370	457	→
Custódia	PE	15,025	20,125	23,894	25,100	854	→
Escada	PE	42,646	49,706	48,043	49,870	1019	→
Floresta	PE	15,238	19,538	21,688	22,810	574	→
Garanhuns	PE	100,446	112,104	123,146	131,180	4737	→
Glória do Goitá	PE	10,579	13,253	18,541	19,220	437	→
Goiana	PE	34,960	49,227	58,446	61,650	1090	→
Gravatá	PE	53,624	66,317	72,194	77,130	5539	→
Igarassu	PE	74,662	92,667	108,772	116,160	5700	→
Ilha de Itamaracá	PE	12,930	16,993	21,088	22,050	2281	→
Ipojuca	PE	40,310	59,719	84,762	91,280	4296	→
Itambé	PE	18,733	21,047	21,557	22,620	322	→
Itapissuma	PE	16,330	18,320	27,354	29,250	1078	→
Jaboatão dos Guararapes	PE	568,474	630,595	639,384	679,350	11751	→
Lajedo	PE	22,531	26,395	31,894	33,810	1157	→
Limoeiro	PE	41,438	43,453	44,740	46,900	1171	→
Moreno	PE	38,294	40,280	40,376	42,100	1402	→
Nazaré da Mata	PE	24,704	27,182	28,295	29,720	576	→
Olinda	PE	360,554	370,332	349,976	364,720	4130	→
Ouricuri	PE	25,156	30,828	32,215	33,820	1426	→
Palmares	PE	42,632	45,846	42,078	43,540	1195	→
Paudalho	PE	34,432	36,332	46,995	49,700	2760	→
Paulista	PE	262,237	300,466	341,986	364,950	6232	→
Pesqueira	PE	35,958	40,042	40,701	42,490	1089	→
Petrolândia	PE	19,599	23,621	24,540	25,940	681	→
Petrolina	PE	164,562	217,136	347,192	375,600	12088	→
Recife	PE	1,422,905	1,537,704	1,488,920	1,588,380	21482	→
Ribeirão	PE	27,408	31,483	25,792	26,050	530	→
Salgueiro	PE	38,535	43,274	47,815	50,560	1461	→
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe	PE	55,175	82,685	92,273	98,470	1864	→
São Bento do Una	PE	21,848	25,735	28,278	29,260	914	→
São Caetano (São Caitano)	PE	21,053	24,958	27,089	28,630	853	→
São Domingos	PE	10,275	16,966	20,311	21,420	600	→
São José do Belmonte	PE	13,075	14,558	16,775	17,760	945	→
São José do Egito	PE	16,304	19,278	19,157	20,090	740	→
São Lourenço da Mata	PE	79,641	92,196	101,094	107,460	3622	→
Serra Talhada	PE	46,174	57,748	70,583	75,620	2042	→
Sertânia	PE	15,095	16,580	17,170	17,930	647	→
Sirinhaém	PE	12,476	19,994	28,791	30,000	1270	→
Surubim	PE	33,145	43,540	50,232	53,130	2401	→
Tabira	PE	15,944	19,769	20,949	22,080	640	→
Timbaúba	PE	41,848	43,929	37,371	38,310	1153	→
Toritama	PE	20,127	34,125	40,360	43,090	1107	→
Trindade	PE	17,195	22,464	22,734	24,190	1070	→
Vitória de Santo Antão	PE	98,069	111,728	115,813	124,590	3121	→

The urban population for 2025 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	4,321,320
Females	4,737,611

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	1,894,679
15-64 years	6,240,852
65+ years	923,400

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	34,308
80-89 years	164,054
70-79 years	408,857
60-69 years	724,940
50-59 years	1,042,581
40-49 years	1,314,913
30-39 years	1,395,368
20-29 years	1,393,661
10-19 years	1,341,969
0-9 years	1,238,280

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	1,459,542
Urban	7,599,389

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	106,646
Non-Indigenous	8,952,285

Color (C 2022)
Black	909,557
White	3,043,916
Mixed / Other	5,103,694

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	6,203,293
no	960,959