The 2000 Brazilian census was the eleventh census conducted in Brazil. It was organized by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and took place on 1 August 2000. The Brazilian population rose by 15.43% compared to the previous census in 1991, from 146,917,459 to 169,590,693.
Purpose
Monitoring population characteristics
The census is used to monitor the growth, geographic distribution, and evolution of characteristics of the population over time.
Political representation
The population results of this census were used to determine the number of federal deputies for each state. They were also used to assist in determining the number of state deputies and city councilors.
Resource allocation The census identified priority areas for investment in terms of health, education, housing, transport, energy, childcare, and old age programs. This information allowed for the examination of resource allocation from the National Health Fund (FNS), the National Education Fund (FNE), and other private and public sources.
Stimulus programs The census data was used to identify locations that needed stimulus programs for economic growth and social development.
Identify areas of diagnosis The information gathered by the census was used to identify and bring to the attention of state or municipal governments areas of diagnosis, such as insufficient water and sewage networks, medical care, and schooling.
Population by federal unit and region
+Population and population change in Brazil by federal unit Rank Federal Unit Population as of 1991 census Population as of 2000 censusChangePercent changePercent of Brazil 1 31,546,473 36,969,476 5,423,003 17.19% 21.80% 2 15,731,961 17,866,402 2,134,441 13.57% 10.54% 3 12,783,761 14,367,083 1,583,322 12.39% 8.47% 4 11,855,157 13,066,910 1,211,753 10.22% 7.70% 5 9,135,479 10,181,749 1,046,270 11.45% 6.00% 6 8,443,299 9,558,454 1,115,155 13.21% 5.64% 7 7,122,548 7,911,937 789,389 11.08% 4.67% 8 6,362,620 7,418,476 1,055,856 16.59% 4.37% 9 5,181,570 6,189,550 1,007,980 19.45% 3.65% 10 4,929,029 5,642,960 713,931 14.48% 3.33% 11 4,538,248 5,349,580 811,332 17.88% 3.15% 12 4,012,562 4,996,439 983,877 24.52% 2.95% 13 3,200,677 3,439,344 238,667 7.46% 2.03% 14 2,598,505 3,094,390 495,885 19.08% 1.82% 15 2,581,215 2,841,202 259,987 10.07% 1.68% 16 2,512,991 2,819,172 306,181 12.18% 1.66% 17 2,102,901 2,813,085 710,184 33.77% 1.66% 18 2,414,121 2,771,538 357,417 14.81% 1.63% 19 2,022,524 2,502,260 479,736 23.72% 1.48% 20 1,778,741 2,074,877 296,136 16.65% 1.22% 21 1,598,415 2,043,169 444,754 27.82% 1.20% 22 1,491,867 1,781,714 289,847 19.43% 1.05% 23 1,130,874 1,377,792 246,918 21.83% 0.81% 24 920,116 1,155,913 235,797 25.63% 0.68% 25 417,165 557,226 140,061 33.57% 0.33% 26 288,690 475,843 187,153 64.83% 0.28% 27 215,950 324,152 108,202 50.11% 0.19%
+Population and population change in Brazil by region Rank Region Population as of 1991 census Population as of 2000 censusChangePercent change Percent of Brazil 1 Southeast 62,660,700 72,297,351 9,636,651 15.38% 42.63% 2 Northeast 42,470,225 47,693,253 5,223,028 12.30% 28.12% 3 South 22,117,026 25,089,783 2,972,757 13.44% 14.79% 4 North 10,257,266 12,893,561 2,636,295 25.70% 7.60% 5 Central-West 9,412,242 11,616,745 2,204,503 23.42% 6.85% 146,917,459 169,590,693 22,673,234 15.43% 100%
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