Population grows more than 10% in Manaus and in the capitals of the Midwest

In the last 12 years, Manaus was the Brazilian capital that recorded the highest percentage of population increase. Its number of residents jumped from 1,802,014 in 2010 to 2,063,547 in 2022, an increase of 14.5%. The numbers also place the Amazonian capital in first place in the ranking of the highest absolute increases: the city received in just over a decade an increase of 261,533 new residents. The first population data, calculated by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the 2022 Census, are being released this Wednesday (28). Since 2010, when there was the last census operation, the Brazilian population has jumped by 12.3 million, reaching a total of 203 million. Despite the significant growth, the capital of Amazonas has remained the seventh most populous city in the country. In the list of the 20 municipalities with the largest number of residents, only João Pessoa recorded a higher percentage than Manaus. The capital of Paraíba, by the way, was not included in this list in 2010 and occupies the 20th place, after a population increase of 15.3%, from 723,515 residents in 2010 to 833,932 in 2022. of the 20 most populous cities, two more recorded double-digit percentage growth. They are capitals of states in the Midwest. The 10.4% growth made Goiânia rise two positions and become the 10th municipality with the highest number of residents. There are 1,437,237 residents in the largest city in the Midwest. In Campo Grande, a population of 896,744 people was recorded, which means growth of 14.1%. The significant increase was responsible for making the capital of Mato Grosso surpass five other cities and placing it on the list of the 20 most populous in the country. Going up five positions, it now occupies the 17th position. arte most populous cities census 2022 – Arte/Agência Brasil The population variation of the three capitals of the Midwest occurred in the same direction and with strong intensity. Although it does not appear in the list of the 20 Brazilian cities with the largest number of residents, Cuiabá also registered high growth, with an increase of 18.1%. Also geographically located in the Midwest, the country’s capital recorded a significant increase. The population jump in Brasília was 9.6%, which means an increase of 246,908 residents. It is the second largest growth in the country in absolute numbers. This increase made Brasília reach the position of the 3rd most populated city in the country, surpassing Salvador, which curiously registered an inverse variation: a drop of 9.6%. Now, only São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have more residents than the federal capital. According to the technical coordinator of the 2022 Census, Luciano Duarte, a period of dedication will still be needed for demographers and other specialists to present more in-depth assessments of the data. “These are the first results, and we need more time to analyze demographic movements and understand what happened in detail”. Uniform movement Brazil usually performs the Demographic Census every ten years. The objective is to offer a portrait of the population and housing conditions in the country. The information obtained subsidizes the elaboration of public policies and decisions related to the allocation of financial resources. The 2022 Census was supposed to take place in 2020, but it was postponed twice: first, due to the covid-19 pandemic and then due to budget adversities. The census operation began in June last year. With several delays, due to difficulties in completing home visits in all 5,570 municipalities in the country, data collection ended only in February of this year. The data released this Wednesday point to the Midwest as the only region in the country where there is a uniform movement between the capitals. In the Southeast, for example, while São Paulo recorded growth of 1.8%, there was a reduction of 1.7% in Rio de Janeiro and 2.5% in Belo Horizonte. The numbers for the South show a rise of 1.2% in Curitiba and a drop of 2.5% in Porto Alegre. In the Northeast, the variations are quite discrepant. It ranges from a slight reduction of 1% in Fortaleza and a slight increase of 2.3% in São Luís, to a large drop of 9.6% in Salvador and a large increase of 15.3% in João Pessoa. In the North Region, the robust population growth of Manaus was not followed by Belém: in the capital of Pará, there was a decrease of 6.5%.

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