List of the states of Brazil by population density

There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. Below are these states listed in order of the population density, from Distrito Federal with the greatest population density, to Roraima with the least. The second number in bold corresponds to the map.

Related Topics:
Federal states - Brazil - Brasília

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Population density is a ratio of the average number of inhabtants per kilometre square. It is worked out by simply dividing the population by the area of the state. Brazil has an overall peopulation density of 20.5 inhabitants per kilometre square. This and the below figures are based on 2000 census data.

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• Distrito Federal (27) - 353.5 inh./km²
• Rio de Janeiro (18) - 328.6 inh./km²
• São Paulo (24) - 149.2 inh./km²
• Alagoas (2) - 101.5 inh./km²
• Sergipe (25) - 81.3 inh./km²
• Pernambuco (16) - 80.4 inh./km²
• Espírito Santo (7) - 67.3 inh./km²
• Paraíba (14) - 61.1 inh./km²
• Santa Catarina (23) - 56.2 inh./km²
• Rio Grande do Norte (19) - 52.3 inh./km²
• Ceará (6) - 51.0 inh./km²
• Paraná (15) - 48.0 inh./km²
• Rio Grande do Sul (20) - 36.2 inh./km²
• Minas Gerais (12) - 30.5 inh./km²
• Bahia (5) - 23.2 inh./km²
• Maranhão (9) - 17.0 inh./km²
• Goiás (8) - 14.7 inh./km²
• Piauí (17) - 11.3 inh./km²
• Mato Grosso do Sul (11) - 5.8 inh./km²
• Rondônia (21) - 5.8 inh./km²
• Pará (13) - 5.0 inh./km²
• Tocantins (26) - 4.2 inh./km²
• Acre (1) - 3.7 inh./km²
• Amapá (3) - 3.3 inh./km²
• Mato Grosso (10) - 2.8 inh./km²
• Amazonas (4) - 1.8 inh./km²
• Roraima (22) - 1.4 inh./km²

See also: Brazil, States of Brazil, List of subnational entities, List of capitals of subnational entities

Related Topics:
Brazil - States of Brazil - List of subnational entities - List of capitals of subnational entities

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