Brazil: Recife

Contents: Recife

Municipality

1,537,704 Population [2010] – census

1,488,920 Population [2022] – census

219.0km² Area

6,799/km² Density [2022]

Contents: Subdistricts

The population of the subdistricts of Recife by census years.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, ethnic group, color, literacy (a15+)).

Name	Status	Population Census 2000-08-01	Population Census 2010-08-01	Population Census 2022-08-01
Centro (RPA 01)	Municipal Subdistrict	78,098	78,114	73,764	→
Noroeste (RPA 03)	Municipal Subdistrict	283,525	312,981	303,881	→
Norte (RPA 02)	Municipal Subdistrict	205,986	221,234	210,249	→
Oeste (RPA 04)	Municipal Subdistrict	253,015	278,947	281,986	→
Sudoeste (RPA 05)	Municipal Subdistrict	248,483	263,778	248,133	→
Sul (RPA 06)	Municipal Subdistrict	353,798	382,650	370,907	→
Recife	Municipality	1,422,905	1,537,704	1,488,920

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.

Explanation: Area figures of districts are computed by using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2022)
Males	683,536
Females	805,384

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	263,726
15-59 years	961,198
60+ years	145,358

Age Distribution (C 2022)
70+ years	118,638
60-69 years	145,358
50-59 years	194,537
40-49 years	224,199
30-39 years	227,818
20-29 years	219,313
10-19 years	184,835
0-9 years	174,222

Urbanization (C 2022)
Urban	1,488,920

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	2,656
Non-Indigenous	1,486,264

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	1,158,104
no	67,090