From 2012 to 2022, the population living in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area increased each year, reaching approximately 13 million people in 2022. In that year, people identifying as white represented the largest ethnic group with approximately 5.7 million individuals, which differs from the national data where Pardo Brazilians were the biggest.
Number of inhabitants living in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro from 2012 to 2022, by ethnicity
(in 1,000s)
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (June 16, 2023). Number of inhabitants living in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro from 2012 to 2022, by ethnicity (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383545/rio-de-janeiro-resident-population-by-ethnicity/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of inhabitants living in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro from 2012 to 2022, by ethnicity (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383545/rio-de-janeiro-resident-population-by-ethnicity/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2023). Number of inhabitants living in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro from 2012 to 2022, by ethnicity (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383545/rio-de-janeiro-resident-population-by-ethnicity/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of Inhabitants Living in The Metropolitan Area of Rio De Janeiro from 2012 to 2022, by Ethnicity (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383545/rio-de-janeiro-resident-population-by-ethnicity/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Number of inhabitants living in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro from 2012 to 2022, by ethnicity (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383545/rio-de-janeiro-resident-population-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of inhabitants living in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro from 2012 to 2022, by ethnicity (in 1,000s) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383545/rio-de-janeiro-resident-population-by-ethnicity/