The Brazilian 2010 Census was the 12th census of Brazil, organized by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), with the reference date being August 1, 2010. The population was found to be a record 190,755,799, an increase of 12.5%. The population aged, with the median age now being 29, compared to 25 in 2000.

The following census took place on August 1, 2022, after two postponements, one due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the other caused by budgetary constraints.

Federal units' and regions' population

Federal Units +Population and population change in Brazil by federal unitRankFederal UnitPopulation as of 2000 censusPopulation as of 2010 censusChangePercent change Percent of Brazil136,969,47641,262,1994,292,72311.6% 21.6%217,866,40219,597,3301,730,9289.7% 10.3%314,367,08315,989,9291,622,84611.3% 8.4%413,066,91014,016,906949,9967.3% 7.4%510,181,74910,693,929512,1805.0% 5.6% 69,558,45410,444,526886,0729.3% 5.5%77,911,9378,796,448884,51111.2% 4.6%87,418,4769,883,6401,033,90513.9% 4.4%96,189,5507,581,0511,391,50122.5% 4.0%105,642,9606,574,789931,82916.5% 3.5%115,349,5806,248,436898,85616.8% 3.3%124,996,4396,003,7881,007,34920.1% 3.2%133,439,3443,766,528327,1849.5% 2.0%143,094,3903,514,952420,56213.6% 1.8%152,813,0853,483,985670,90023.8% 1.8%162,771,5383,168,027396,48914.3% 1.7%172,819,1723,120,494301,322 10.7% 1.6%182,841,2023,118,360277,1589.7% 1.6%192,502,2603,035,122532,86221.3% 1.6%202,043,1692,570,160526,99125.8% 1.4%212,074,8772,449,024374,14718.0% 1.3%221,781,7142,068,017286,30316.0% 1.1%231,377,7921,562,409184,61713.4% 0.8%241,155,9131,383,445227,53219.7% 0.7%25557,226733,559176,33331.7% 0.4%26475,843669,526193,68340.7% 0.4%27324,152450,479126,32739.0% 0.2% 169,590,693 190,755,799 27,323,632 12.5% 100%

Regions +RankRegionPopulation (2000)Population (2010)Population changePercent ChangePercent of Brazil1Southeast72,297,35180,364,4108,067,05911.2%42.1%2Northeast47,693,25353,081,9505,388,69711.3%27.8%3South25,089,78327,386,8912,297,1089.1%14.4%4North12,893,56115,864,4542,970,89323.0%8.3%5Central-West11,616,74514,058,0942,441,34921.0%7.4%

Race and religion

The census found that the composition of Brazil was as follows: 47.5% were White, 43.4% were Pardo (Mixed-Race), 7.5% were Black, 1.1% were East Asian (Yellow in the census), 0.4% were Indigenous and 0.01% did not answer.

The census also asked people their religion: 64.6% were Catholics, 22.2% were Protestants or Evangelicals, 8% had no religion, 2% followed Spiritism and 3.2% followed other religions.

See also Demographics of Brazil

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