Espírito Santo in numbers

3,833,712residents · 2022 Census

Rank: 15th among the 27 states
Share of Brazil: 1.9% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
Municipalities: 78
Capital: Vitória
Region: Southeast
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Espírito Santo has 3,833,712 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 15th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 11 others, and holds 1.9% of Brazilians. The capital, Vitória, has 322,869 people, 8.4% of the state. The state has 78 municipalities; the most populous is Serra, with 520,653 people.

Espírito Santo on the map of Brazil

Dark outline: Espírito Santo. Color: state population, in millions.

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

State	People
São Paulo	44,411,238
Minas Gerais	20,539,989
Rio de Janeiro	16,055,174
Espírito Santo	3,833,712

See all states →

The 10 most populous municipalities in Espírito Santo

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Serra	520,653	13.6%
2	Vila Velha	467,722	12.2%
3	Cariacica	353,491	9.2%
4	Vitória	322,869	8.4%
5	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	185,786	4.8%
6	Linhares	166,786	4.4%
7	Guarapari	124,656	3.3%
8	São Mateus	123,752	3.2%
9	Colatina	120,033	3.1%
10	Aracruz	94,765	2.5%

Municipalities by size

Size	Municipalities	Population	% of state
up to 5,000	0	0	0.0%
5,000 to 20,000	42	512,637	13.4%
20,000 to 100,000	27	935,327	24.4%
over 100,000	9	2,385,748	62.2%

9 municipalities have over 100,000 inhabitants and hold 62.2% of the state's population.

See all 78 municipalities in Espírito Santo (2022 Census population)

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Serra	520,653	13.6%
2	Vila Velha	467,722	12.2%
3	Cariacica	353,491	9.2%
4	Vitória	322,869	8.4%
5	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	185,786	4.8%
6	Linhares	166,786	4.4%
7	Guarapari	124,656	3.3%
8	São Mateus	123,752	3.2%
9	Colatina	120,033	3.1%
10	Aracruz	94,765	2.5%
11	Viana	73,423	1.9%
12	Nova Venécia	49,065	1.3%
13	Barra de São Francisco	42,498	1.1%
14	Marataízes	41,929	1.1%
15	Santa Maria de Jetibá	41,636	1.1%
16	Itapemirim	39,832	1.0%
17	Castelo	36,930	1.0%
18	Domingos Martins	35,416	0.9%
19	São Gabriel da Palha	32,252	0.8%
20	Afonso Cláudio	30,684	0.8%
21	Baixo Guandu	30,674	0.8%
22	Anchieta	29,984	0.8%
23	Guaçuí	29,358	0.8%
24	Alegre	29,177	0.8%
25	Jaguaré	28,931	0.8%
26	Iúna	28,590	0.7%
27	Conceição da Barra	27,458	0.7%
28	Sooretama	26,502	0.7%
29	Ibatiba	25,380	0.7%
30	Mimoso do Sul	24,475	0.6%
31	Pinheiros	23,915	0.6%
32	Venda Nova do Imigrante	23,831	0.6%
33	Santa Teresa	22,808	0.6%
34	Piúma	22,300	0.6%
35	Ecoporanga	21,992	0.6%
36	Pedro Canário	21,522	0.6%
37	Vargem Alta	19,563	0.5%
38	Rio Bananal	19,274	0.5%
39	Montanha	18,900	0.5%
40	Pancas	18,893	0.5%
41	Muniz Freire	18,153	0.5%
42	Fundão	18,014	0.5%
43	Marechal Floriano	17,641	0.5%
44	João Neiva	14,079	0.4%
45	Alfredo Chaves	13,836	0.4%
46	Muqui	13,745	0.4%
47	Vila Valério	13,728	0.4%
48	Irupi	13,710	0.4%
49	Presidente Kennedy	13,696	0.4%
50	Boa Esperança	13,608	0.4%
51	Itaguaçu	13,589	0.4%
52	Santa Leopoldina	13,106	0.3%
53	Brejetuba	12,985	0.3%
54	Mantenópolis	12,770	0.3%
55	Marilândia	12,387	0.3%
56	Iconha	12,326	0.3%
57	Água Doce do Norte	12,042	0.3%
58	Conceição do Castelo	11,937	0.3%
59	Ibiraçu	11,723	0.3%
60	Jerônimo Monteiro	11,575	0.3%
61	Laranja da Terra	11,094	0.3%
62	Rio Novo do Sul	11,069	0.3%
63	Governador Lindenberg	11,009	0.3%
64	São Roque do Canaã	10,886	0.3%
65	São José do Calçado	10,878	0.3%
66	Itarana	10,597	0.3%
67	Atílio Vivácqua	10,540	0.3%
68	Bom Jesus do Norte	10,254	0.3%
69	Águia Branca	9,711	0.3%
70	Ibitirama	9,520	0.2%
71	Vila Pavão	8,911	0.2%
72	São Domingos do Norte	8,589	0.2%
73	Alto Rio Novo	7,434	0.2%
74	Apiacá	7,223	0.2%
75	Dores do Rio Preto	6,596	0.2%
76	Ponto Belo	6,497	0.2%
77	Mucurici	5,466	0.1%
78	Divino de São Lourenço	5,083	0.1%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate region	People	% of state	Municipalities
Vitória	2,178,683	56.8%	21
Cachoeiro do Itapemirim	615,388	16.1%	24
São Mateus	603,178	15.7%	15
Colatina	436,463	11.4%	18

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Espírito Santo?

Espírito Santo had 3,833,712 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 15th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 11 others.

How many municipalities are there in Espírito Santo?

Espírito Santo has 78 municipalities. The most populous is Serra, with 520,653 inhabitants.

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

The capital is Vitória, with 322,869 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (8.4% of the state's population).

Keep exploring

Download the data and cite it

Municipalities of Espírito Santo with their 2022 Census population: CSV. Updated on Oct 26, 2026. How to cite: dadobruto.com. Espírito Santo in numbers. Data: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714). https://dadobruto.com/en/states/espirito-santo

License: You may copy and republish the data and charts, including commercially, under the CC BY 4.0 license. The condition is to credit "dadobruto.com" and, when published online, to link to dadobruto.com or to the page the data came from. The original numbers follow the rules of IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714).