# 2022 Brazilian census

The 2022 Brazilian Census was the thirteenth national population census in Brazilian history, and took place on 1 August 2022. It was intended to take place in 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and budgetary issues.

## Delays

Originally, the census, being carried out decennially, was supposed to take place in mid-2020. However, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics changed the date to 2021.
However, in early 2021, the budget of census was cut from around 2 billion reais to 240 million, roughly 12% of the original budget. The census was pushed again, with Brazil's Supreme Court ruling that the government had to perform the census in 2022.
While the original reference date was 1 June 2022, the IBGE changed the date to 1 August 2022, due to the change in the company that would hire the workers.

## Population by federal unit and region

Population and population change in Brazil by federal unit :
| Rank | Federal Unit | Population as of 2010 census | Population as of 2022 census | Change | Percent change | Percent of Brazil |
| 1 | São Paulo | 41,262,199 | 44,411,238 | 3,149,039 | 7.63% | 21.87% |
| 2 | Minas Gerais | 19,597,330 | 20,539,989 | 942,569 | 4.81% | 10.11% |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 15,989,929 | 16,055,174 | 65,245 | 0.41% | 7.91% |
| 4 | Bahia | 14,016,906 | 14,141,626 | 124,720 | 0.89% | 6.96% |
| 5 | Paraná | 10,444,526 | 11,444,380 | 999,854 | 9.57% | 5.64% |
| 6 | Rio Grande do Sul | 10,693,929 | 10,882,965 | 189,036 | 1.77% | 5.36% |
| 7 | Pernambuco | 8,796,448 | 9,058,931 | 262,483 | 2.98% | 4.46% |
| 8 | Ceará | 8,452,381 | 8,794,957 | 342,576 | 4.05% | 4.33% |
| 9 | Pará | 7,581,051 | 8,120,131 | 539,080 | 7.11% | 4.00% |
| 10 | Santa Catarina | 6,248,436 | 7,610,361 | 1,361,925 | 21.80% | 3.75% |
| 11 | Goiás | 6,003,788 | 7,056,495 | 1,052,707 | 17.53% | 3.47% |
| 12 | Maranhão | 6,574,789 | 6,776,699 | 201,910 | 3.07% | 3.34% |
| 13 | Paraíba | 3,766,528 | 3,974,687 | 208,159 | 5.51% | 1.96% |
| 14 | Amazonas | 3,483,985 | 3,941,613 | 457,628 | 13.14% | 1.94% |
| 15 | Espírito Santo | 3,514,952 | 3,833,712 | 318,760 | 9.07% | 1.89% |
| 16 | Mato Grosso | 3,035,122 | 3,658,649 | 623,527 | 20.54% | 1.80% |
| 17 | Rio Grande do Norte | 3,168,027 | 3,302,729 | 134,702 | 4.25% | 1.63% |
| 18 | Piauí | 3,118,360 | 3,271,199 | 152,839 | 4.90% | 1.61% |
| 19 | Alagoas | 3,120,494 | 3,127,683 | 7,189 | 0.23% | 1.54% |
| 20 | Distrito Federal | 2,570,160 | 2,817,381 | 247,221 | 9.62% | 1.39% |
| 21 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,449,024 | 2,757,013 | 307,989 | 12.58% | 1.36% |
| 22 | Sergipe | 2,068,017 | 2,210,004 | 141,987 | 6.87% | 1.09% |
| 23 | Rondônia | 1,562,409 | 1,581,196 | 18,787 | 1.20% | 0.78% |
| 24 | Tocantins | 1,383,445 | 1,511,460 | 128,015 | 9.25% | 0.74% |
| 25 | Acre | 733,559 | 830,018 | 96,459 | 13.15% | 0.41% |
| 26 | Amapá | 669,526 | 733,759 | 64,233 | 9.59% | 0.36% |
| 27 | Roraima | 450,479 | 636,707 | 186,228 | 41.34% | 0.31% |
Population and population change in Brazil by region :
| Rank | Region | Population as of 2010 census | Population as of 2022 census | Change | Percent change | Percent of Brazil |
| 1 | Southeast | 80,364,410 | 84,840,113 | 4,475,703 | 5.57% | 41.78% |
| 2 | Northeast | 53,081,950 | 54,658,515 | 1,576,565 | 2.97% | 26.91% |
| 3 | South | 27,386,891 | 29,937,706 | 2,550,815 | 9.31% | 14.74% |
| 4 | North | 15,864,454 | 17,354,884 | 1,490,430 | 9.39% | 8.55% |
| 5 | Central-West | 14,058,094 | 16,289,538 | 2,231,444 | 15.87% | 8.02% |