Pará in numbers

8,120,131residents · 2022 Census

Rank: 9th among the 27 states
Share of Brazil: 4.0% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
Municipalities: 144
Capital: Belém
Region: North
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Pará has 8,120,131 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 9th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 5 others, and holds 4.0% of Brazilians. The capital, Belém, has 1,303,403 people, 16.1% of the state. The state has 144 municipalities.

Pará on the map of Brazil

Dark outline: Pará. 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 Pará

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Belém	1,303,403	16.1%
2	Ananindeua	478,778	5.9%
3	Santarém	331,942	4.1%
4	Parauapebas	267,836	3.3%
5	Marabá	266,533	3.3%
6	Castanhal	192,256	2.4%
7	Abaetetuba	158,188	1.9%
8	Cametá	134,184	1.7%
9	Barcarena	126,650	1.6%
10	Altamira	126,279	1.6%

Municipalities by size

Size	Municipalities	Population	% of state
up to 5,000	2	8,461	0.1%
5,000 to 20,000	38	503,869	6.2%
20,000 to 100,000	89	3,651,053	45.0%
over 100,000	15	3,956,748	48.7%

15 municipalities have over 100,000 inhabitants and hold 48.7% of the state's population.

See all 144 municipalities in Pará (2022 Census population)

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Belém	1,303,403	16.1%
2	Ananindeua	478,778	5.9%
3	Santarém	331,942	4.1%
4	Parauapebas	267,836	3.3%
5	Marabá	266,533	3.3%
6	Castanhal	192,256	2.4%
7	Abaetetuba	158,188	1.9%
8	Cametá	134,184	1.7%
9	Barcarena	126,650	1.6%
10	Altamira	126,279	1.6%
11	Itaituba	123,314	1.5%
12	Bragança	123,082	1.5%
13	Marituba	111,785	1.4%
14	Breves	106,968	1.3%
15	Paragominas	105,550	1.3%
16	Tucuruí	91,306	1.1%
17	Redenção	85,597	1.1%
18	Moju	84,094	1.0%
19	Canaã dos Carajás	77,079	0.9%
20	Santa Izabel do Pará	73,019	0.9%
21	Tailândia	72,493	0.9%
22	Capanema	70,394	0.9%
23	Alenquer	69,377	0.9%
24	Oriximiná	68,294	0.8%
25	Tomé-Açu	67,585	0.8%
26	São Félix do Xingu	65,418	0.8%
27	Igarapé-Miri	64,831	0.8%
28	Benevides	63,567	0.8%
29	Portel	62,503	0.8%
30	Novo Repartimento	60,732	0.7%
31	Monte Alegre	60,012	0.7%
32	Acará	59,023	0.7%
33	Viseu	58,692	0.7%
34	Dom Eliseu	58,484	0.7%
35	Capitão Poço	56,506	0.7%
36	Rondon do Pará	53,143	0.7%
37	São Miguel do Guamá	52,894	0.7%
38	Xinguara	52,893	0.7%
39	Óbidos	52,229	0.6%
40	Baião	51,641	0.6%
41	Juruti	50,881	0.6%
42	Vigia	50,832	0.6%
43	Itupiranga	49,754	0.6%
44	Breu Branco	45,712	0.6%
45	Muaná	45,368	0.6%
46	Salinópolis	44,772	0.6%
47	Conceição do Araguaia	44,617	0.5%
48	Augusto Corrêa	44,573	0.5%
49	Uruará	43,558	0.5%
50	Curuçá	41,262	0.5%
51	Pacajá	41,097	0.5%
52	Porto de Moz	40,597	0.5%
53	Tucumã	39,550	0.5%
54	Ulianópolis	37,972	0.5%
55	Afuá	37,765	0.5%
56	Jacundá	37,707	0.5%
57	Igarapé-Açu	35,797	0.4%
58	Rurópolis	35,769	0.4%
59	Prainha	35,577	0.4%
60	Mãe do Rio	34,353	0.4%
61	Almeirim	34,280	0.4%
62	Curralinho	33,903	0.4%
63	Oeiras do Pará	33,844	0.4%
64	Novo Progresso	33,638	0.4%
65	Ourilândia do Norte	32,467	0.4%
66	Santana do Araguaia	32,413	0.4%
67	Bagre	31,892	0.4%
68	Anapu	31,850	0.4%
69	Gurupá	31,786	0.4%
70	Irituia	30,955	0.4%
71	São Domingos do Capim	30,599	0.4%
72	Ipixuna do Pará	30,329	0.4%
73	Limoeiro do Ajuru	29,569	0.4%
74	Tracuateua	28,595	0.4%
75	Eldorado do Carajás	28,192	0.3%
76	Anajás	28,011	0.3%
77	Melgaço	27,881	0.3%
78	Santo Antônio do Tauá	27,461	0.3%
79	Mocajuba	27,198	0.3%
80	Medicilândia	27,094	0.3%
81	Concórdia do Pará	26,881	0.3%
82	Marapanim	26,573	0.3%
83	Goianésia do Pará	26,362	0.3%
84	Maracanã	25,971	0.3%
85	São Sebastião da Boa Vista	25,643	0.3%
86	Ponta de Pedras	24,984	0.3%
87	Brasil Novo	24,718	0.3%
88	Garrafão do Norte	24,703	0.3%
89	Santa Maria do Pará	24,624	0.3%
90	Bujaru	24,383	0.3%
91	São Geraldo do Araguaia	24,255	0.3%
92	Soure	24,204	0.3%
93	Salvaterra	24,129	0.3%
94	Jacareacanga	24,042	0.3%
95	Cachoeira do Arari	23,981	0.3%
96	Aurora do Pará	23,774	0.3%
97	Mojuí dos Campos	23,501	0.3%
98	Senador José Porfírio	22,576	0.3%
99	São Domingos do Araguaia	21,092	0.3%
100	Santa Bárbara do Pará	21,087	0.3%
101	Chaves	20,757	0.3%
102	São João de Pirabas	20,689	0.3%
103	Nova Esperança do Piriá	20,478	0.3%
104	Santa Luzia do Pará	20,370	0.3%
105	Curionópolis	19,950	0.2%
106	Cachoeira do Piriá	19,630	0.2%
107	Terra Santa	18,782	0.2%
108	Placas	18,668	0.2%
109	Rio Maria	18,384	0.2%
110	Aveiro	18,290	0.2%
111	Belterra	18,099	0.2%
112	Água Azul do Norte	18,080	0.2%
113	Bom Jesus do Tocantins	18,005	0.2%
114	Floresta do Araguaia	17,898	0.2%
115	Ourém	17,855	0.2%
116	São Caetano de Odivelas	16,666	0.2%
117	Santa Maria das Barreiras	16,548	0.2%
118	Vitória do Xingu	15,607	0.2%
119	Trairão	15,242	0.2%
120	São Francisco do Pará	14,894	0.2%
121	Curuá	14,117	0.2%
122	Cumaru do Norte	14,036	0.2%
123	Nova Ipixuna	13,955	0.2%
124	São João do Araguaia	13,664	0.2%
125	Colares	12,868	0.2%
126	Piçarra	12,832	0.2%
127	Nova Timboteua	12,806	0.2%
128	Bonito	12,622	0.2%
129	Quatipuru	11,524	0.1%
130	Primavera	10,851	0.1%
131	Terra Alta	10,400	0.1%
132	Inhangapi	10,325	0.1%
133	Faro	8,728	0.1%
134	Peixe-Boi	8,285	0.1%
135	Magalhães Barata	8,115	0.100%
136	Santa Cruz do Arari	7,445	0.092%
137	Pau D'Arco	6,931	0.085%
138	Palestina do Pará	6,885	0.085%
139	Brejo Grande do Araguaia	6,783	0.084%
140	Abel Figueiredo	6,136	0.076%
141	Santarém Novo	6,116	0.075%
142	Sapucaia	5,847	0.072%
143	São João da Ponta	4,430	0.055%
144	Bannach	4,031	0.050%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate region	People	% of state	Municipalities
Belém	3,068,389	37.8%	23
Castanhal	1,412,100	17.4%	39
Marabá	1,240,651	15.3%	23
Santarém	1,020,502	12.6%	19
Breves	557,220	6.9%	16
Redenção	454,710	5.6%	15
Altamira	366,559	4.5%	9

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Pará?

Pará had 8,120,131 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 9th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 5 others.

How many municipalities are there in Pará?

Pará has 144 municipalities. The most populous is Belém, with 1,303,403 inhabitants.

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

The capital is Belém, with 1,303,403 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (16.1% of the state's population).

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