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Recife

Country:
Brazil
Continent:
South America

Recife's 2026 population is now estimated at 1,598,694.In 1970, the population of Recife was 1,060,701.Recife has grown by 10,318 in the last year, which represents a 0.65% annual change.These population values and projections come from IBGE Censo Demografico - Populacao residente por municipio (1970-2010), IBGE Estimativas da Populacao - Populacao residente estimada por municipio, IBGE Censo Demografico 2022 - Populacao residente por municipio and World Population Review Internal Projections.

1.6M
Total Population
10.3K 0.65%
Growth
No
Capital of Brazil?

Recife Population

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City
2026 Pop.↓
Growth
Sao Paulo12,005,8780.85%
Rio de Janeiro6,772,8680.63%
Brasilia3,043,9001.57%
Fortaleza2,609,7291.21%
Salvador2,593,3211.14%
Belo Horizonte2,434,9750.79%
Manaus2,341,7231.65%
Curitiba1,852,2991.17%
Recife1,598,6940.65%
Goiania1,523,8551.37%
Belem1,409,6510.88%
Porto Alegre1,397,1530.6%
Guarulhos1,368,7841.46%
Campinas1,201,8141.17%
Sao Luis1,104,0991.37%
Maceio1,008,8061.39%
Campo Grande977,3051.5%
Sao Goncalo970,2171.04%
Teresina917,1541.27%
Joao Pessoa909,7711.35%

Sources

  1. IBGE Censo Demografico - Populacao residente por municipio (1970-2010)
  2. IBGE Estimativas da Populacao - Populacao residente estimada por municipio
  3. IBGE Censo Demografico 2022 - Populacao residente por municipio
  4. World Population Review Internal Projections