Tocantins in numbers

1,511,460residents · 2022 Census

Rank: 24th among the 27 states
Share of Brazil: 0.7% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
Municipalities: 139
Capital: Palmas
Region: North
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Tocantins has 1,511,460 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 24th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 20 others, and holds 0.7% of Brazilians. The capital, Palmas, has 302,692 people, 20.0% of the state. The state has 139 municipalities.

Tocantins on the map of Brazil

Dark outline: Tocantins. 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 Tocantins

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Palmas	302,692	20.0%
2	Araguaína	171,301	11.3%
3	Gurupi	85,125	5.6%
4	Porto Nacional	64,418	4.3%
5	Paraíso do Tocantins	52,360	3.5%
6	Colinas do Tocantins	34,233	2.3%
7	Araguatins	31,918	2.1%
8	Guaraí	24,775	1.6%
9	Tocantinópolis	22,615	1.5%
10	Formoso do Araguaia	18,881	1.2%

Municipalities by size

Size	Municipalities	Population	% of state
up to 5,000	80	259,584	17.2%
5,000 to 20,000	50	462,439	30.6%
20,000 to 100,000	7	315,444	20.9%
over 100,000	2	473,993	31.4%

2 municipalities have over 100,000 inhabitants and hold 31.4% of the state's population.

See all 139 municipalities in Tocantins (2022 Census population)

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Palmas	302,692	20.0%
2	Araguaína	171,301	11.3%
3	Gurupi	85,125	5.6%
4	Porto Nacional	64,418	4.3%
5	Paraíso do Tocantins	52,360	3.5%
6	Colinas do Tocantins	34,233	2.3%
7	Araguatins	31,918	2.1%
8	Guaraí	24,775	1.6%
9	Tocantinópolis	22,615	1.5%
10	Formoso do Araguaia	18,881	1.2%
11	Miracema do Tocantins	18,566	1.2%
12	Dianópolis	17,739	1.2%
13	Augustinópolis	17,484	1.2%
14	Lagoa da Confusão	15,288	1.0%
15	Pedro Afonso	14,055	0.9%
16	Taguatinga	14,011	0.9%
17	São Miguel do Tocantins	13,241	0.9%
18	Miranorte	12,701	0.8%
19	Goiatins	12,433	0.8%
20	Sítio Novo do Tocantins	10,830	0.7%
21	Paranã	10,542	0.7%
22	Wanderlândia	10,522	0.7%
23	Xambioá	10,517	0.7%
24	Nova Olinda	10,367	0.7%
25	Ananás	10,325	0.7%
26	Buriti do Tocantins	10,307	0.7%
27	Arraias	10,287	0.7%
28	Axixá do Tocantins	10,262	0.7%
29	Peixe	9,317	0.6%
30	Praia Norte	9,044	0.6%
31	Colméia	8,941	0.6%
32	Alvorada	8,802	0.6%
33	Natividade	8,754	0.6%
34	Campos Lindos	8,653	0.6%
35	Araguaçu	8,133	0.5%
36	Babaçulândia	7,880	0.5%
37	Filadélfia	7,712	0.5%
38	Ponte Alta do Tocantins	7,586	0.5%
39	Esperantina	7,530	0.5%
40	Tocantínia	7,459	0.5%
41	Santa Fé do Araguaia	7,216	0.5%
42	Pium	7,128	0.5%
43	Divinópolis do Tocantins	7,024	0.5%
44	Palmeirópolis	6,975	0.5%
45	Itacajá	6,819	0.5%
46	Almas	6,499	0.4%
47	Cristalândia	6,371	0.4%
48	Dois Irmãos do Tocantins	6,327	0.4%
49	Araguacema	5,927	0.4%
50	Darcinópolis	5,827	0.4%
51	Monte do Carmo	5,694	0.4%
52	São Bento do Tocantins	5,654	0.4%
53	Arapoema	5,550	0.4%
54	Couto Magalhães	5,331	0.4%
55	Aragominas	5,290	0.3%
56	Figueirópolis	5,211	0.3%
57	Itaguatins	5,172	0.3%
58	Aliança do Tocantins	5,147	0.3%
59	Silvanópolis	5,108	0.3%
60	Pequizeiro	4,921	0.3%
61	Palmeiras do Tocantins	4,872	0.3%
62	Aparecida do Rio Negro	4,856	0.3%
63	Caseara	4,847	0.3%
64	Barrolândia	4,846	0.3%
65	Rio Sono	4,841	0.3%
66	Palmeirante	4,798	0.3%
67	Combinado	4,756	0.3%
68	Goianorte	4,738	0.3%
69	Brejinho de Nazaré	4,725	0.3%
70	Santa Rosa do Tocantins	4,653	0.3%
71	Marianópolis do Tocantins	4,615	0.3%
72	Nazaré	4,521	0.3%
73	Aguiarnópolis	4,497	0.3%
74	Pindorama do Tocantins	4,478	0.3%
75	Barra do Ouro	4,476	0.3%
76	São Valério	4,422	0.3%
77	Araguanã	4,310	0.3%
78	Dueré	4,248	0.3%
79	Bernardo Sayão	4,229	0.3%
80	Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus	4,220	0.3%
81	Sampaio	4,215	0.3%
82	São Sebastião do Tocantins	4,100	0.3%
83	Pau D'Arco	4,043	0.3%
84	Bom Jesus do Tocantins	4,038	0.3%
85	Cariri do Tocantins	4,007	0.3%
86	Novo Acordo	3,969	0.3%
87	Riachinho	3,960	0.3%
88	Conceição do Tocantins	3,887	0.3%
89	Sandolândia	3,723	0.2%
90	Itapiratins	3,577	0.2%
91	Lagoa do Tocantins	3,516	0.2%
92	Fátima	3,467	0.2%
93	Tabocão	3,455	0.2%
94	Recursolândia	3,421	0.2%
95	Bandeirantes do Tocantins	3,407	0.2%
96	Muricilândia	3,367	0.2%
97	Nova Rosalândia	3,362	0.2%
98	Lajeado	3,357	0.2%
99	Aurora do Tocantins	3,342	0.2%
100	Jaú do Tocantins	3,334	0.2%
101	Carrasco Bonito	3,318	0.2%
102	Chapada da Natividade	3,117	0.2%
103	Maurilândia do Tocantins	3,095	0.2%
104	Presidente Kennedy	3,047	0.2%
105	Lizarda	2,999	0.2%
106	Angico	2,876	0.2%
107	Porto Alegre do Tocantins	2,866	0.2%
108	Santa Tereza do Tocantins	2,781	0.2%
109	Mateiros	2,748	0.2%
110	Rio dos Bois	2,738	0.2%
111	Luzinópolis	2,717	0.2%
112	Santa Maria do Tocantins	2,680	0.2%
113	Abreulândia	2,576	0.2%
114	Talismã	2,456	0.2%
115	Santa Terezinha do Tocantins	2,406	0.2%
116	Itaporã do Tocantins	2,404	0.2%
117	Monte Santo do Tocantins	2,396	0.2%
118	São Salvador do Tocantins	2,385	0.2%
119	Piraquê	2,282	0.2%
120	Juarina	2,243	0.1%
121	Novo Jardim	2,230	0.1%
122	Santa Rita do Tocantins	2,219	0.1%
123	Carmolândia	2,201	0.1%
124	Pugmil	2,193	0.1%
125	Centenário	2,131	0.1%
126	Taipas do Tocantins	2,021	0.1%
127	Brasilândia do Tocantins	1,974	0.1%
128	Cachoeirinha	1,961	0.1%
129	Tupirama	1,909	0.1%
130	Tupiratins	1,874	0.1%
131	Novo Alegre	1,846	0.1%
132	São Félix do Tocantins	1,783	0.1%
133	Rio da Conceição	1,768	0.1%
134	Lavandeira	1,626	0.1%
135	Ipueiras	1,590	0.1%
136	Sucupira	1,577	0.1%
137	Chapada de Areia	1,501	0.099%
138	Crixás do Tocantins	1,470	0.097%
139	Oliveira de Fátima	1,164	0.077%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate region	People	% of state	Municipalities
Araguaína	629,867	41.7%	65
Palmas	618,740	40.9%	42
Gurupi	262,853	17.4%	32

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Tocantins?

Tocantins had 1,511,460 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 24th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 20 others.

How many municipalities are there in Tocantins?

Tocantins has 139 municipalities. The most populous is Palmas, with 302,692 inhabitants.

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

The capital is Palmas, with 302,692 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (20.0% of the state's population).

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