According to data from the 2010 Demographic Census, carried out by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the total population of Brazil is of 190,755,799 inhabitants. This high population contingent places the country among the most populous in the world. Brazil currently ranks fifth among the most populous, surpassed only by China (1.3 billion), India (1.1 billion), the United States (314 million) and Indonesia (229 million).
THE Brazilian population it is unevenly distributed in the territory, as there are densely populated regions and others with low population density. The Brazilian population is concentrated in the Southeast Region, with 80,364,410 inhabitants; the Northeast is home to 53,081,950 inhabitants; and the South hosts around 27.3 million. The least populated regions are: the North Region, with 15,864,454, and the Center-West, with just over 14 million inhabitants.
The irregularity in population distribution becomes evident when some population data from regions or states are analyzed. The state of São Paulo alone has around 41.2 million inhabitants, which is higher than the population of the Center-West and North regions combined.
The Brazilian population is spread over an extensive territory, covering 8.5 million square kilometers. As a result, the relative population is modest, with about 22.4 inhab./km². The data presented classifies the country as sparsely populated, despite being populous in relation to the absolute population number.
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O Southeast it is the most populous region in the country for having first entered the industrialization process, and today it is very industrially and economically developed. The emergence of industry in the Southeast was essential for urbanization and population concentration in the region, as it became an area of attraction for workers from different parts of the country.
In relation to demographic density, the South region occupies the second place. The causes of this concentration are mainly due to the fact that the region is composed of only three states and the wealth contained in them, which provides a high rate of urbanization.
O North East it is the second most populous region, however, the demographic density is low, resulting from migration occurred to other parts of Brazil, caused by the common socioeconomic crises in this part of the parents.
O Midwest ranks fourth when it comes to relative population. This is caused by the type of economic activity linked to agriculture and that requires little labor.
By Eduardo de Freitas
Graduated in Geography
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