Top Cities in Brazil by Population 2024

Top Cities in Brazil by population

Brazil is mostly urban and most of the population lives in the Cities. In Brazil, 89 percent of the country’s entire population live in urban areas, 6 percent in favelas. The urban population is growing by 1.1 percent each year.

More than 325 urban areas in Brazil have populations above 100,000. There are 17 cities with a population of more than 1 million, and 5 cities with 2 million or more inhabitants.

São Paulo, with 12.4 million inhabitants, is the most populated city followed by Rio de Janeiro (6.8 million) and Brasília (3 million).

also read about the Population of Brazil

List of Top 100 Cities

More than 325 Cities in Brazil have populations above 100,000. Only 17 cities have a million plus population. Sao Paulo with 12.4 million inhabitants, is the most populated city followed by Rio de Janeiro and Brasília.

The state of São Paulo has 28 cities in the Top 100, Next is Rio de Janeiro (State) with 9 Cities and Minas Gerais with 8 cities. São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are Mega Cities with 5 million + population and

Let’s have a look at the List of the Top 100 cities in Brazil

#	City	State	Pop. 2021
1	São Paulo	São Paulo	12,396,372
2	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	6,775,561
3	Brasília	Distrito Federal	3,094,325
4	Salvador	Bahia	2,900,319
5	Fortaleza	Ceará	2,703,391
6	Belo Horizonte	Minas Gerais	2,530,701
7	Manaus	Amazonas	2,255,903
8	Curitiba	Paraná	1,963,726
9	Recife	Pernambuco	1,661,017
10	Goiânia	Goiás	1,555,626
11	Belém	Pará	1,506,420
12	Porto Alegre	Rio Grande do Sul	1,492,530
13	Guarulhos	São Paulo	1,404,694
14	Campinas	São Paulo	1,223,237
15	São Luís	Maranhão	1,115,932
16	São Gonçalo	Rio de Janeiro	1,098,357
17	Maceió	Alagoas	1,031,597
18	Duque de Caxias	Rio de Janeiro	929,449
19	Campo Grande	Mato Grosso do Sul	916,001
20	Natal	Rio Grande do Norte	896,708
21	Teresina	Piauí	871,126
22	São Bernardo do Campo	São Paulo	849,874
23	João Pessoa	Paraíba	825,796
24	Nova Iguaçu	Rio de Janeiro	825,388
25	São José dos Campos	São Paulo	737,310
26	Santo André	São Paulo	723,889
27	Ribeirão Preto	São Paulo	720,116
28	Jaboatão dos Guararapes	Pernambuco	711,330
29	Uberlândia	Minas Gerais	706,597
30	Osasco	São Paulo	701,428
31	Sorocaba	São Paulo	695,328
32	Contagem	Minas Gerais	673,849
33	Aracaju	Sergipe	672,614
34	Feira de Santana	Bahia	624,107
35	Cuiabá	Mato Grosso	623,614
36	Joinville	Santa Catarina	604,708
37	Aparecida de Goiânia	Goiás	601,844
38	Londrina	Paraná	580,870
39	Juiz de Fora	Minas Gerais	577,532
40	Porto Velho	Rondônia	548,952
41	Ananindeua	Pará	540,410
42	Serra	Espírito Santo	536,765
43	Caxias do Sul	Rio Grande do Sul	523,716
44	Macapá	Amapá	522,357
45	Niterói	Rio de Janeiro	516,981
46	Florianópolis	Santa Catarina	516,524
47	Belford Roxo	Rio de Janeiro	515,239
48	Campos dos Goytacazes	Rio de Janeiro	514,643
49	Vila Velha	Espírito Santo	508,655
50	Mauá	São Paulo	481,725
51	São João de Meriti	Rio de Janeiro	473,385
52	São José do Rio Preto	São Paulo	469,173
53	Mogi das Cruzes	São Paulo	455,587
54	Betim	Minas Gerais	450,024
55	Boa Vista	Roraima	436,591
56	Maringá	Paraná	436,472
57	Santos	São Paulo	433,991
58	Diadema	São Paulo	429,550
59	Jundiaí	São Paulo	426,935
60	Rio Branco	Acre	419,452
61	Montes Claros	Minas Gerais	417,478
62	Campina Grande	Paraíba	413,830
63	Piracicaba	São Paulo	410,275
64	Carapicuíba	São Paulo	405,375
65	Anápolis	Goiás	396,526
66	Olinda	Pernambuco	393,734
67	Cariacica	Espírito Santo	386,495
68	Bauru	São Paulo	381,706
69	Itaquaquecetuba	São Paulo	379,082
70	São Vicente	São Paulo	370,839
71	Vitória	Espírito Santo	369,534
72	Caruaru	Pernambuco	369,343
73	Caucaia	Ceará	368,918
74	Blumenau	Santa Catarina	366,418
75	Petrolina	Pernambuco	359,372
76	Ponta Grossa	Paraná	358,838
77	Franca	São Paulo	358,539
78	Canoas	Rio Grande do Sul	349,728
79	Pelotas	Rio Grande do Sul	343,826
80	Vitória da Conquista	Bahia	343,643
81	Ribeirão das Neves	Minas Gerais	341,415
82	Uberaba	Minas Gerais	340,277
83	Paulista	Pernambuco	336,919
84	Praia Grande	São Paulo	336,454
85	Cascavel	Paraná	336,073
86	São José dos Pinhais	Paraná	334,620
87	Guarujá	São Paulo	324,977
88	Taubaté	São Paulo	320,820
89	Palmas	Tocantins	313,349
90	Limeira	São Paulo	310,783
91	Camaçari	Bahia	309,208
92	Santarém	Pará	308,339
93	Petrópolis	Rio de Janeiro	307,144
94	Mossoró	Rio Grande do Norte	303,792
95	Suzano	São Paulo	303,397
96	Taboão da Serra	São Paulo	297,528
97	Várzea Grande	Mato Grosso	290,383
98	Sumaré	São Paulo	289,875
99	Marabá	Pará	287,664
100	Gravataí	Rio Grande do Sul	285,564

Source: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

Top Metropolitan Areas in Brazil

In Brazil, the terms metropolitan area and urban agglomeration are defined as collections of municipalities, and their composition can change over time due to municipal reorganization. São Paulo with a population of 22 million is the largest metropolitan area in Brazil, followed by Rio de Janeiro (12.7 million) and Belo Horizonte (6 million)

Let’s have a look at the List of the Top 10 urban agglomerations in Brazil

#	metropolitan area	State	Population
1	São Paulo	São Paulo	21,734,682
2	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	12,763,459
3	Belo Horizonte	Minas Gerais	5,961,895
4	Brasília	Distrito Federal	4,627,771
5	Porto Alegre	Rio Grande do Sul	4,340,733
6	Fortaleza	Ceará	4,106,245
7	Recife	Pernambuco	4,079,575
8	Salvador	Bahia	3,929,209
9	Curitiba	Paraná	3,654,960
10	Campinas	São Paulo	3,264,915

Source: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

Top Cities in Brazil by Population 2024