Brazil: Metropolitan Areas
Contents: Metropolitan Areas
The population of the metropolitan areas in Brazil according to census results and latest official estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a10+)).| Name | Status | State(s) | Population Census 1991-09-01 | Population Census 2000-08-01 | Population Census 2010-08-01 | Population Estimate 2021-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agreste (Arapiraca) | Metropolitan Area | Alagoas | 507,443 | 556,602 | 601,049 | 642,002 | → |
| Aracaju | Metropolitan Area | Sergipe | 530,200 | 675,667 | 835,816 | 983,876 | → |
| Baixada Santista (Santos) | Metropolitan Area | São Paulo | 1,220,249 | 1,476,820 | 1,664,136 | 1,897,551 | → |
| Belém | Metropolitan Area | Pará | 1,434,634 | 1,838,763 | 2,101,883 | 2,342,089 | → |
| Belo Horizonte | Metropolitan Area | Minas Gerais | 3,906,291 | 4,819,288 | 5,414,701 | 6,031,338 | → |
| Campina Grande | Metropolitan Area | Paraíba | 595,184 | 636,315 | 687,039 | 733,988 | → |
| Campinas | Metropolitan Area | São Paulo | 1,866,025 | 2,338,148 | 2,797,137 | 3,328,771 | → |
| Carbonífera (Criciúma) | Metropolitan Area | Santa Catarina | 411,285 | 484,916 | 550,206 | 630,088 | → |
| Cariri (Juazeiro do Norte) | Metropolitan Area | Ceará | 421,407 | 497,782 | 564,478 | 616,454 | → |
| Chapecó | Metropolitan Area | Santa Catarina | 313,256 | 353,765 | 403,494 | 464,732 | → |
| Curitiba | Metropolitan Area | Paraná | 2,101,681 | 2,768,394 | 3,174,201 | 3,675,991 | → |
| Distrito Federal e Entorno (Brasília) | Metropolitan Area | Distrito Federal / Goiás / Minas Gerais | 2,149,921 | 2,952,276 | 3,717,728 | 4,531,928 | → |
| Florianópolis | Metropolitan Area | Santa Catarina | 629,183 | 816,315 | 1,012,233 | 1,248,470 | → |
| Fortaleza | Metropolitan Area | Ceará | 2,460,827 | 3,056,769 | 3,615,767 | 4,029,499 | → |
| Foz do Rio Itajaí (Itajaí) | Metropolitan Area | Santa Catarina | 254,315 | 375,589 | 532,771 | 719,842 | → |
| Goiânia | Metropolitan Area | Goiás | 1,312,709 | 1,743,297 | 2,173,141 | 2,688,661 | → |
| Grande São Luís | Metropolitan Area | Maranhão | 839,724 | 1,091,979 | 1,331,181 | 1,475,254 | → |
| Grande Teresina | Metropolitan Area | Piauí / Maranhão | 852,604 | 1,008,198 | 1,150,959 | 1,233,220 | → |
| Grande Vitória | Metropolitan Area | Espírito Santo | 1,136,842 | 1,438,596 | 1,687,704 | 2,033,067 | → |
| João Pessoa | Metropolitan Area | Paraíba | 849,533 | 1,019,646 | 1,198,576 | 1,347,137 | → |
| Lages | Metropolitan Area | Santa Catarina | 325,484 | 348,835 | 350,532 | 355,580 | → |
| Londrina | Metropolitan Area | Paraná | 580,407 | 678,032 | 764,348 | 872,669 | → |
| Macapá | Metropolitan Area | Amapá | 219,676 | 363,747 | 499,466 | 647,165 | → |
| Maceió | Metropolitan Area | Alagoas | 786,643 | 989,182 | 1,156,364 | 1,279,005 | → |
| Manaus | Metropolitan Area | Amazonas | 1,192,100 | 1,645,832 | 2,106,322 | 2,634,085 | → |
| Maringá | Metropolitan Area | Paraná | 423,173 | 517,490 | 612,545 | 727,747 | → |
| Natal | Metropolitan Area | Rio Grande do Norte | 892,134 | 1,124,669 | 1,351,004 | 1,568,814 | → |
| Norte/Nordeste Catarinense (Joinville) | Metropolitan Area | Santa Catarina | 719,863 | 906,982 | 1,094,412 | 1,321,580 | → |
| Petrolina/Juazeiro | Metropolitan Area | Pernambuco / Bahia | 436,881 | 565,877 | 686,410 | 794,012 | → |
| Porto Alegre | Metropolitan Area | Rio Grande do Sul | 3,200,933 | 3,718,778 | 3,958,985 | 4,298,796 | → |
| Recife | Metropolitan Area | Pernambuco | 2,919,979 | 3,337,565 | 3,690,547 | 4,047,088 | → |
| Rio de Janeiro | Metropolitan Area | Rio de Janeiro | 9,796,649 | 10,869,255 | 11,835,708 | 12,763,305 | → |
| Salvador | Metropolitan Area | Bahia | 2,586,366 | 3,120,303 | 3,573,973 | 3,984,479 | → |
| São Paulo | Metropolitan Area | São Paulo | 15,444,941 | 17,878,703 | 19,683,975 | 22,048,504 | → |
| Sudoeste Maranhense (Imperatriz) | Metropolitan Area | Maranhão | 317,062 | 325,229 | 345,873 | 361,727 | → |
| Tubarão | Metropolitan Area | Santa Catarina | 279,646 | 324,591 | 356,721 | 397,854 | → |
| Vale do Aço (Ipatinga) | Metropolitan Area | Minas Gerais | 498,556 | 563,073 | 615,297 | 671,067 | → |
| Vale do Itajaí (Blumenau) | Metropolitan Area | Santa Catarina | 451,713 | 558,165 | 689,731 | 848,362 | → |
| Vale do Rio Cuiabá (Cuiabá) | Metropolitan Area | Mato Grosso | 590,632 | 726,220 | 833,766 | 944,278 | → |
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (web).
Explanation: The population is computed according to the 2010 definition of metropolitan areas.