Brazil: number of inhabitants by region 2022
Brazil's population has grown at slower rates than before.
In 2022, the Southeast will be the most populated region in Brazil, according to the census. In that year, more than 84 million people lived in the four states of this region: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The Central-West region, where the country's capital, Brasília, is located, was the least populated region in the South American country in 2021, with only 16.3 million inhabitants.Throughout the past decade,