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👥 Brazilian States by Population

Estimated population of the 26 states and the Federal District (2026).

📅 2026📏 million people27 entries🇧🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 214.2M (27 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
São Paulo
46.2M
2
Minas Gerais
21.5M
3
Rio de Janeiro
17.2M
4
Bahia
14.9M
5
Paraná
12.0M
6
Rio Grande do Sul
11.2M
7
Pernambuco
9.6M
8
Ceará
9.3M
9
Pará
8.8M
10
Santa Catarina
8.3M
11
Goiás
7.5M
12
Maranhão
7.0M
13
Amazonas
4.4M
14
Paraíba
4.2M
15
Espírito Santo
4.2M
16
Mato Grosso
4.0M
17
Rio Grande do Norte
3.5M
18
Piauí
3.4M
19
Alagoas
3.2M
20
Distrito Federal
3.0M
21
Mato Grosso do Sul
2.9M
22
Sergipe
2.3M
23
Rondônia
1.8M
24
Tocantins
1.6M
25
Acre
0.9M
26
Amapá
0.8M
27
Roraima
0.8M

Highlights

Within Brazil, São Paulo ranks first in 2026 with 46.2M, followed by Minas Gerais (21.5M) and Rio de Janeiro (17.2M).

São Paulo is 2.2 times higher than Minas Gerais, the runner-up.

Across 27 entries, values run from 46.2M (São Paulo) to 0.8M (Roraima), with a median of 4.2M.

Source: IBGE, population estimates (2026) (via Wikipedia), 2026. Unit: million people.

Source: IBGE, population estimates (2026) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026