Rio de Janeiro in numbers

16,055,174residents · 2022 Census

Rank: 3rd among the 27 states
Share of Brazil: 7.9% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
Municipalities: 92
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Region: Southeast
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Rio de Janeiro has 16,055,174 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 3rd most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo and Minas Gerais, and holds 7.9% of Brazilians. The capital, Rio de Janeiro, has 6,211,223 people, 38.7% of the state. The state has 92 municipalities.

Rio de Janeiro on the map of Brazil

Dark outline: Rio de Janeiro. 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

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The 10 most populous municipalities in Rio de Janeiro

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Rio de Janeiro	6,211,223	38.7%
2	São Gonçalo	896,744	5.6%
3	Duque de Caxias	808,161	5.0%
4	Nova Iguaçu	785,867	4.9%
5	Campos dos Goytacazes	483,540	3.0%
6	Belford Roxo	483,087	3.0%
7	Niterói	481,749	3.0%
8	São João de Meriti	440,962	2.7%
9	Petrópolis	278,881	1.7%
10	Volta Redonda	261,563	1.6%

Municipalities by size

Size	Municipalities	Population	% of state
up to 5,000	0	0	0.0%
5,000 to 20,000	26	328,055	2.0%
20,000 to 100,000	38	1,592,620	9.9%
over 100,000	28	14,134,499	88.0%

28 municipalities have over 100,000 inhabitants and hold 88.0% of the state's population.

See all 92 municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (2022 Census population)

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Rio de Janeiro	6,211,223	38.7%
2	São Gonçalo	896,744	5.6%
3	Duque de Caxias	808,161	5.0%
4	Nova Iguaçu	785,867	4.9%
5	Campos dos Goytacazes	483,540	3.0%
6	Belford Roxo	483,087	3.0%
7	Niterói	481,749	3.0%
8	São João de Meriti	440,962	2.7%
9	Petrópolis	278,881	1.7%
10	Volta Redonda	261,563	1.6%
11	Macaé	246,391	1.5%
12	Magé	228,127	1.4%
13	Itaboraí	224,267	1.4%
14	Cabo Frio	222,161	1.4%
15	Maricá	197,277	1.2%
16	Nova Friburgo	189,939	1.2%
17	Barra Mansa	169,894	1.1%
18	Angra dos Reis	167,434	1.0%
19	Mesquita	167,127	1.0%
20	Teresópolis	165,123	1.0%
21	Rio das Ostras	156,491	1.0%
22	Nilópolis	146,774	0.9%
23	Queimados	140,523	0.9%
24	Araruama	129,671	0.8%
25	Resende	129,612	0.8%
26	Itaguaí	116,841	0.7%
27	São Pedro da Aldeia	104,029	0.6%
28	Itaperuna	101,041	0.6%
29	Japeri	96,289	0.6%
30	Barra do Piraí	92,883	0.6%
31	Saquarema	89,559	0.6%
32	Seropédica	80,596	0.5%
33	Três Rios	78,346	0.5%
34	Valença	68,088	0.4%
35	Cachoeiras de Macacu	56,943	0.4%
36	Rio Bonito	56,276	0.4%
37	Guapimirim	51,696	0.3%
38	Casimiro de Abreu	46,110	0.3%
39	Paraty	45,243	0.3%
40	São Francisco de Itabapoana	45,059	0.3%
41	Paraíba do Sul	42,063	0.3%
42	Paracambi	41,375	0.3%
43	Santo Antônio de Pádua	41,325	0.3%
44	Mangaratiba	41,220	0.3%
45	Armação dos Búzios	40,006	0.2%
46	São Fidélis	38,961	0.2%
47	São João da Barra	36,573	0.2%
48	Bom Jesus do Itabapoana	35,173	0.2%
49	Vassouras	33,976	0.2%
50	Tanguá	31,086	0.2%
51	Arraial do Cabo	30,986	0.2%
52	Itatiaia	30,908	0.2%
53	Paty do Alferes	29,619	0.2%
54	Bom Jardim	28,102	0.2%
55	Iguaba Grande	27,920	0.2%
56	Piraí	27,474	0.2%
57	Miracema	26,881	0.2%
58	Miguel Pereira	26,582	0.2%
59	Pinheiral	24,298	0.2%
60	Itaocara	22,919	0.1%
61	Quissamã	22,393	0.1%
62	São José do Vale do Rio Preto	22,080	0.1%
63	Silva Jardim	21,352	0.1%
64	Conceição de Macabu	21,104	0.1%
65	Cordeiro	20,783	0.1%
66	Porto Real	20,373	0.1%
67	Cantagalo	19,390	0.1%
68	Sapucaia	17,729	0.1%
69	Mendes	17,502	0.1%
70	Rio Claro	17,401	0.1%
71	Porciúncula	17,288	0.1%
72	Carmo	17,198	0.1%
73	Sumidouro	15,206	0.095%
74	Natividade	15,074	0.094%
75	Cambuci	14,616	0.091%
76	Italva	14,073	0.088%
77	Carapebus	13,847	0.086%
78	Quatis	13,682	0.085%
79	Cardoso Moreira	12,958	0.081%
80	Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin	12,242	0.076%
81	Areal	11,828	0.074%
82	Aperibé	11,034	0.069%
83	Duas Barras	10,980	0.068%
84	Trajano de Moraes	10,302	0.064%
85	Santa Maria Madalena	10,232	0.064%
86	Varre-Sai	10,207	0.064%
87	Rio das Flores	8,954	0.056%
88	Comendador Levy Gasparian	8,741	0.054%
89	São Sebastião do Alto	7,750	0.048%
90	Laje do Muriaé	7,336	0.046%
91	São José de Ubá	7,070	0.044%
92	Macuco	5,415	0.034%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate region	People	% of state	Municipalities
Rio de Janeiro	12,107,798	75.4%	26
Macaé - Rio das Ostras - Cabo Frio	1,061,109	6.6%	12
Volta Redonda - Barra Mansa	985,051	6.1%	17
Petrópolis	960,088	6.0%	19
Campos dos Goytacazes	941,128	5.9%	18

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Rio de Janeiro?

Rio de Janeiro had 16,055,174 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 3rd most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo and Minas Gerais.

How many municipalities are there in Rio de Janeiro?

Rio de Janeiro has 92 municipalities. The most populous is Rio de Janeiro, with 6,211,223 inhabitants.

What is the capital of Rio de Janeiro and how many people live there?

The capital is Rio de Janeiro, with 6,211,223 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (38.7% of the state's population).

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