Paraíba in numbers

3,974,687residents · 2022 Census

Rank: 13th among the 27 states
Share of Brazil: 2.0% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
Municipalities: 223
Capital: João Pessoa
Region: Northeast
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Paraíba has 3,974,687 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 13th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 9 others, and holds 2.0% of Brazilians. The capital, João Pessoa, has 833,932 people, 21.0% of the state. The state has 223 municipalities.

Paraíba on the map of Brazil

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

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

State	People
Bahia	14,141,626
Pernambuco	9,058,931
Ceará	8,794,957
Maranhão	6,776,699
Paraíba	3,974,687
Rio Grande do Norte	3,302,729
Piauí	3,271,199
Alagoas	3,127,683
Sergipe	2,210,004

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The 10 most populous municipalities in Paraíba

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	João Pessoa	833,932	21.0%
2	Campina Grande	419,379	10.6%
3	Santa Rita	149,910	3.8%
4	Patos	103,165	2.6%
5	Bayeux	82,742	2.1%
6	Sousa	67,259	1.7%
7	Cabedelo	66,519	1.7%
8	Cajazeiras	63,239	1.6%
9	Guarabira	57,484	1.4%
10	Sapé	51,306	1.3%

Municipalities by size

Size	Municipalities	Population	% of state
up to 5,000	70	239,077	6.0%
5,000 to 20,000	121	1,227,676	30.9%
20,000 to 100,000	28	1,001,548	25.2%
over 100,000	4	1,506,386	37.9%

4 municipalities have over 100,000 inhabitants and hold 37.9% of the state's population.

See all 223 municipalities in Paraíba (2022 Census population)

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	João Pessoa	833,932	21.0%
2	Campina Grande	419,379	10.6%
3	Santa Rita	149,910	3.8%
4	Patos	103,165	2.6%
5	Bayeux	82,742	2.1%
6	Sousa	67,259	1.7%
7	Cabedelo	66,519	1.7%
8	Cajazeiras	63,239	1.6%
9	Guarabira	57,484	1.4%
10	Sapé	51,306	1.3%
11	Queimadas	47,658	1.2%
12	Mamanguape	44,599	1.1%
13	Pombal	32,473	0.8%
14	Monteiro	32,277	0.8%
15	São Bento	32,235	0.8%
16	Esperança	31,231	0.8%
17	Catolé do Rocha	30,661	0.8%
18	Pedras de Fogo	29,662	0.7%
19	Lagoa Seca	27,730	0.7%
20	Conde	27,605	0.7%
21	Solânea	26,774	0.7%
22	Alagoa Grande	26,062	0.7%
23	Rio Tinto	24,581	0.6%
24	Itaporanga	23,940	0.6%
25	Itabaiana	23,182	0.6%
26	Bananeiras	23,134	0.6%
27	Areia	22,633	0.6%
28	Alhandra	21,730	0.5%
29	Mari	21,512	0.5%
30	Caaporã	21,193	0.5%
31	Princesa Isabel	21,114	0.5%
32	Alagoa Nova	21,013	0.5%
33	Cuité	19,719	0.5%
34	São José de Piranhas	19,067	0.5%
35	Aroeiras	18,705	0.5%
36	Itapororoca	18,382	0.5%
37	Picuí	18,333	0.5%
38	Conceição	18,260	0.5%
39	São João do Rio do Peixe	17,964	0.5%
40	Remígio	17,885	0.4%
41	Ingá	17,692	0.4%
42	Boqueirão	17,598	0.4%
43	Pocinhos	17,469	0.4%
44	Araruna	17,189	0.4%
45	Sumé	17,166	0.4%
46	Cruz do Espírito Santo	17,095	0.4%
47	Juazeirinho	17,007	0.4%
48	Pitimbu	16,751	0.4%
49	Araçagi	16,646	0.4%
50	Piancó	16,441	0.4%
51	Belém	16,401	0.4%
52	Cacimba de Dentro	16,064	0.4%
53	Santa Luzia	14,959	0.4%
54	Uiraúna	14,930	0.4%
55	Coremas	14,683	0.4%
56	Teixeira	14,631	0.4%
57	Jacaraú	14,477	0.4%
58	Puxinanã	14,277	0.4%
59	Massaranduba	14,139	0.4%
60	Tavares	14,101	0.4%
61	Taperoá	14,068	0.4%
62	Soledade	13,968	0.4%
63	Mogeiro	13,899	0.3%
64	Gurinhém	13,766	0.3%
65	Alagoinha	13,725	0.3%
66	Serra Branca	13,614	0.3%
67	Brejo do Cruz	13,613	0.3%
68	Barra de Santa Rosa	12,904	0.3%
69	Lucena	12,560	0.3%
70	Pilar	12,311	0.3%
71	Arara	12,212	0.3%
72	Paulista	11,834	0.3%
73	Salgado de São Félix	11,505	0.3%
74	Fagundes	11,049	0.3%
75	São Sebastião de Lagoa de Roça	11,040	0.3%
76	Itatuba	10,499	0.3%
77	Manaíra	10,434	0.3%
78	Imaculada	10,392	0.3%
79	Dona Inês	10,380	0.3%
80	São Vicente do Seridó	10,291	0.3%
81	Bonito de Santa Fé	10,252	0.3%
82	Juripiranga	10,012	0.3%
83	Triunfo	9,892	0.2%
84	Nova Floresta	9,724	0.2%
85	Pirpirituba	9,340	0.2%
86	Água Branca	9,335	0.2%
87	Juru	9,234	0.2%
88	Baía da Traição	9,224	0.2%
89	Cachoeira dos Índios	9,151	0.2%
90	Umbuzeiro	9,124	0.2%
91	Marcação	8,999	0.2%
92	Natuba	8,945	0.2%
93	Mulungu	8,791	0.2%
94	Riacho dos Cavalos	8,493	0.2%
95	Mataraca	8,244	0.2%
96	Sobrado	8,236	0.2%
97	Gado Bravo	8,179	0.2%
98	Desterro	8,067	0.2%
99	Barra de Santana	8,059	0.2%
100	Tacima	8,010	0.2%
101	Aparecida	7,960	0.2%
102	Lagoa de Dentro	7,819	0.2%
103	Juarez Távora	7,796	0.2%
104	Santa Cecília	7,670	0.2%
105	Cubati	7,580	0.2%
106	Jericó	7,516	0.2%
107	São Mamede	7,470	0.2%
108	Cacimbas	7,223	0.2%
109	Nazarezinho	7,203	0.2%
110	Areial	7,128	0.2%
111	São José da Lagoa Tapada	7,126	0.2%
112	São Miguel de Taipu	7,066	0.2%
113	Capim	6,970	0.2%
114	Casserengue	6,889	0.2%
115	Livramento	6,877	0.2%
116	Pedra Lavrada	6,859	0.2%
117	Serra Redonda	6,828	0.2%
118	Pilões	6,815	0.2%
119	Junco do Seridó	6,793	0.2%
120	Cuitegi	6,730	0.2%
121	Marizópolis	6,705	0.2%
122	Caiçara	6,602	0.2%
123	Santana dos Garrotes	6,569	0.2%
124	Condado	6,451	0.2%
125	Maturéia	6,433	0.2%
126	Boa Vista	6,377	0.2%
127	Diamante	6,299	0.2%
128	Belém do Brejo do Cruz	6,268	0.2%
129	Cuité de Mamanguape	6,251	0.2%
130	Camalaú	6,085	0.2%
131	Olho d'Água	6,060	0.2%
132	Malta	6,046	0.2%
133	Santa Cruz	5,947	0.1%
134	Barra de São Miguel	5,906	0.1%
135	São José dos Ramos	5,891	0.1%
136	Santa Helena	5,865	0.1%
137	Montadas	5,812	0.1%
138	Nova Olinda	5,787	0.1%
139	Pedro Régis	5,766	0.1%
140	Caldas Brandão	5,753	0.1%
141	Brejo dos Santos	5,742	0.1%
142	Igaracy	5,648	0.1%
143	Ibiara	5,631	0.1%
144	Alcantil	5,578	0.1%
145	Cabaceiras	5,335	0.1%
146	Pilõezinhos	5,329	0.1%
147	Caturité	5,254	0.1%
148	Curral de Cima	5,254	0.1%
149	Boa Ventura	5,207	0.1%
150	Sertãozinho	5,054	0.1%
151	São José de Caiana	5,034	0.1%
152	Santana de Mangueira	5,010	0.1%
153	Aguiar	5,003	0.1%
154	Damião	4,982	0.1%
155	Congo	4,933	0.1%
156	Serraria	4,885	0.1%
157	Vieirópolis	4,864	0.1%
158	Logradouro	4,797	0.1%
159	Baraúna	4,762	0.1%
160	Riachão do Poço	4,738	0.1%
161	Riachão do Bacamarte	4,690	0.1%
162	Bom Sucesso	4,661	0.1%
163	Matinhas	4,571	0.1%
164	Catingueira	4,491	0.1%
165	Lagoa	4,415	0.1%
166	Santa Teresinha	4,402	0.1%
167	Monte Horebe	4,338	0.1%
168	São Bentinho	4,327	0.1%
169	São João do Tigre	4,263	0.1%
170	Nova Palmeira	4,259	0.1%
171	São João do Cariri	4,226	0.1%
172	Borborema	4,214	0.1%
173	Assunção	4,152	0.1%
174	São José do Sabugi	4,138	0.1%
175	São José de Espinharas	4,083	0.1%
176	Poço de José de Moura	4,006	0.1%
177	Caraúbas	3,944	0.099%
178	Prata	3,915	0.098%
179	Poço Dantas	3,830	0.096%
180	Pedra Branca	3,739	0.094%
181	Vista Serrana	3,641	0.092%
182	Mãe d'Água	3,583	0.090%
183	Olivedos	3,580	0.090%
184	Bernardino Batista	3,504	0.088%
185	São José de Princesa	3,416	0.086%
186	São José dos Cordeiros	3,411	0.086%
187	Salgadinho	3,355	0.084%
188	Sossêgo	3,345	0.084%
189	Duas Estradas	3,327	0.084%
190	Cacimba de Areia	3,291	0.083%
191	São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro	3,279	0.082%
192	Gurjão	3,242	0.082%
193	São José do Bonfim	3,242	0.082%
194	Santa Inês	3,227	0.081%
195	Lastro	3,162	0.080%
196	São Francisco	3,137	0.079%
197	Serra da Raiz	3,094	0.078%
198	Emas	3,011	0.076%
199	Tenório	2,966	0.075%
200	Algodão de Jandaíra	2,953	0.074%
201	Serra Grande	2,942	0.074%
202	Riachão	2,927	0.074%
203	Ouro Velho	2,918	0.073%
204	Frei Martinho	2,846	0.072%
205	Cajazeirinhas	2,740	0.069%
206	Várzea	2,668	0.067%
207	Santo André	2,622	0.066%
208	São Domingos	2,595	0.065%
209	São Domingos do Cariri	2,585	0.065%
210	Mato Grosso	2,543	0.064%
211	Joca Claudino	2,539	0.064%
212	Passagem	2,463	0.062%
213	Carrapateira	2,312	0.058%
214	Curral Velho	2,292	0.058%
215	Bom Jesus	2,286	0.058%
216	Amparo	2,234	0.056%
217	Zabelê	2,228	0.056%
218	Areia de Baraúnas	2,005	0.050%
219	Riacho de Santo Antônio	1,955	0.049%
220	Coxixola	1,824	0.046%
221	Quixaba	1,743	0.044%
222	Parari	1,720	0.043%
223	São José do Brejo do Cruz	1,699	0.043%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate region	People	% of state	Municipalities
João Pessoa	1,942,996	48.9%	63
Campina Grande	1,132,979	28.5%	72
Patos	609,232	15.3%	63
Sousa - Cajazeiras	289,480	7.3%	25

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Paraíba?

Paraíba had 3,974,687 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 13th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 9 others.

How many municipalities are there in Paraíba?

Paraíba has 223 municipalities. The most populous is João Pessoa, with 833,932 inhabitants.

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

The capital is João Pessoa, with 833,932 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (21.0% of the state's population).

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