There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. Below are these states listed in order of the population, from São Paulo with the greatest population, to Roraima with the least. The second number in bold corresponds to the map. Brazil has a total population of 174,468,575, it is ranked 5th in the world. This and the below figures are based on 2000 census data.

Rank of Brazilian States by: Area - Population - Population Density

1. São Paulo (24) - 37 032 403
2. Minas Gerais (12) - 17 891 494
3. Rio de Janeiro (18) - 14 391 282
4. Bahia (5) - 13 070 250
5. Rio Grande do Sul (20) - 10 187 798
6. Paraná (15) - 9 563 458
7. Pernambuco (16) - 7 918 344
8. Ceará (6) - 7 430 661
9. Pará (13) - 6 192 307
10. Maranhão (9) - 5 651 475
11. Santa Catarina (23) - 5 356 360
12. Goiás (8) - 5 003 228
13. Paraíba (14) - 3 443 825
14. Espírito Santo (7) - 3 097 232
15. Piauí (17) - 2 843 278
16. Alagoas (2) - 2 822 621
17. Amazonas (4) - 2 812 557
18. Rio Grande do Norte (19) - 2 776 782
19. Mato Grosso (10) - 2 504 353
20. Mato Grosso do Sul (11) - 2 078 001
21. Distrito Federal (27) - 2 051 146
22. Sergipe (25) - 1 784 475
23. Rondônia (21) - 1 379 787
24. Tocantins (26) - 1 157 098
25. Acre (1) - 557 526
26. Amapá (3) - 477 032
27. Roraima (22) - 324 397

See also: Brazil, States of Brazil, List of subnational entities, List of capitals of subnational entities

External link

Statoids data on Brazilian states (http://www.statoids.com/ubr.html)