Amazonas in numbers

3,941,613residents · 2022 Census

Rank: 14th among the 27 states
Share of Brazil: 1.9% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
Municipalities: 62
Capital: Manaus
Region: North
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Amazonas has 3,941,613 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 14th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 10 others, and holds 1.9% of Brazilians. The capital, Manaus, has 2,063,689 people, 52.4% of the state. The state has 62 municipalities.

Amazonas on the map of Brazil

Dark outline: Amazonas. Color: state population, in millions.

Population rank among the states in the same region (North):

State	People
Pará	8,120,131
Amazonas	3,941,613
Rondônia	1,581,196
Tocantins	1,511,460
Acre	830,018
Amapá	733,759
Roraima	636,707

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The 10 most populous municipalities in Amazonas

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Manaus	2,063,689	52.4%
2	Itacoatiara	103,598	2.6%
3	Manacapuru	101,883	2.6%
4	Parintins	96,372	2.4%
5	Tefé	73,669	1.9%
6	Coari	70,616	1.8%
7	Tabatinga	66,764	1.7%
8	Maués	61,204	1.6%
9	Iranduba	61,163	1.6%
10	Humaitá	57,473	1.5%

Municipalities by size

Size	Municipalities	Population	% of state
up to 5,000	0	0	0.0%
5,000 to 20,000	26	386,735	9.8%
20,000 to 100,000	33	1,285,708	32.6%
over 100,000	3	2,269,170	57.6%

3 municipalities have over 100,000 inhabitants and hold 57.6% of the state's population.

See all 62 municipalities in Amazonas (2022 Census population)

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Manaus	2,063,689	52.4%
2	Itacoatiara	103,598	2.6%
3	Manacapuru	101,883	2.6%
4	Parintins	96,372	2.4%
5	Tefé	73,669	1.9%
6	Coari	70,616	1.8%
7	Tabatinga	66,764	1.7%
8	Maués	61,204	1.6%
9	Iranduba	61,163	1.6%
10	Humaitá	57,473	1.5%
11	Manicoré	53,914	1.4%
12	São Gabriel da Cachoeira	51,795	1.3%
13	Lábrea	45,448	1.2%
14	Autazes	41,564	1.1%
15	Benjamin Constant	37,648	1.0%
16	Boca do Acre	35,447	0.9%
17	Eirunepé	33,170	0.8%
18	Borba	33,080	0.8%
19	São Paulo de Olivença	32,967	0.8%
20	Barreirinha	31,051	0.8%
21	Careiro	30,792	0.8%
22	Presidente Figueiredo	30,668	0.8%
23	Carauari	28,742	0.7%
24	Santo Antônio do Içá	28,211	0.7%
25	Nova Olinda do Norte	27,062	0.7%
26	Fonte Boa	25,871	0.7%
27	Jutaí	25,172	0.6%
28	Rio Preto da Eva	24,936	0.6%
29	Ipixuna	24,311	0.6%
30	Urucurituba	23,945	0.6%
31	Novo Aripuanã	23,818	0.6%
32	Boa Vista do Ramos	23,785	0.6%
33	Codajás	23,549	0.6%
34	Beruri	20,718	0.5%
35	Apuí	20,647	0.5%
36	Nhamundá	20,136	0.5%
37	Careiro da Várzea	19,637	0.5%
38	Tapauá	19,599	0.5%
39	Pauini	19,373	0.5%
40	Tonantins	19,247	0.5%
41	Barcelos	18,834	0.5%
42	Urucará	18,631	0.5%
43	Anori	17,194	0.4%
44	Envira	17,186	0.4%
45	Manaquiri	17,107	0.4%
46	Canutama	16,869	0.4%
47	Alvarães	15,866	0.4%
48	Novo Airão	15,761	0.4%
49	Maraã	15,529	0.4%
50	Atalaia do Norte	15,314	0.4%
51	Uarini	14,431	0.4%
52	Santa Isabel do Rio Negro	14,164	0.4%
53	Guajará	13,815	0.4%
54	Caapiranga	13,469	0.3%
55	São Sebastião do Uatumã	11,670	0.3%
56	Silves	11,559	0.3%
57	Itamarati	10,937	0.3%
58	Amaturá	10,819	0.3%
59	Juruá	10,742	0.3%
60	Itapiranga	10,162	0.3%
61	Anamã	9,962	0.3%
62	Japurá	8,858	0.2%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate region	People	% of state	Municipalities
Manaus	2,707,643	68.7%	21
Tefé	529,269	13.4%	21
Parintins	412,113	10.5%	11
Lábrea	292,588	7.4%	9

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Amazonas?

Amazonas had 3,941,613 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 14th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 10 others.

How many municipalities are there in Amazonas?

Amazonas has 62 municipalities. The most populous is Manaus, with 2,063,689 inhabitants.

What is the capital of Amazonas and how many people live there?

The capital is Manaus, with 2,063,689 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (52.4% of the state's population).

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