Alagoas (Brazil): State, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of Alagoas according to census results and latest official population estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (Cf) 1991-09-01	Population Census (Cf) 2000-08-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-08-01	Population Census (C) 2022-08-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01
Alagoas	AL	FSt	Maceió	27,831	2,514,100	2,822,621	3,120,887	3,127,683	3,220,848	2783100	→
Brazil	BRA	Fed Rep	Brasília	8,510,418	146,825,475	169,799,170	190,755,799	203,080,756	213,421,037

The population estimates for 2025 are based on adjusted results of the 2010 and 2022 census.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2025-07-01
1	Maceió	994,620
2	Arapiraca	224,910
3	Rio Largo	95,640
4	Marechal Deodoro	61,200
5	Palmeira dos Índios	52,730
6	São Miguel dos Campos	51,210
7	União dos Palmares	48,600
8	Penedo	48,370

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Alagoas with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest calculations.

The listed places consist of the urban areas of one or more municipal districts of one municipality. In the case of several districts, their urban areas form (more or less) a conurbation.

Name	Population Census (Cf) 2000-08-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-08-01	Population Census (C) 2022-08-01	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2025-07-01	Area
Arapiraca	152,354	181,481	216,413	224,910	11768	→
Atalaia	17,669	22,194	22,649	23,230	579	→
Campo Alegre	16,117	22,161	30,642	31,070	611	→
Coruripe	20,075	43,504	42,706	43,870	3363	→
Delmiro Gouveia	33,563	34,854	40,999	42,220	1537	→
Maceió	795,804	932,129	957,593	994,620	18933	→
Maragogi	12,902	18,625	25,407	26,270	1240	→
Marechal Deodoro	29,837	43,392	59,140	61,200	6159	→
Matriz de Camaragibe	18,262	22,096	21,853	22,290	320	→
Murici	17,485	22,108	22,952	23,620	357	→
Palmeira dos Índios	47,148	49,889	51,266	52,730	2481	→
Penedo	41,545	45,020	47,134	48,370	1427	→
Pilar	28,166	31,801	34,641	35,770	899	→
Porto Calvo	14,983	20,197	20,107	20,470	463	→
Rio Largo	49,919	55,947	91,991	95,640	2396	→
Santana do Ipanema	23,993	27,185	30,875	31,680	1184	→
São Luís do Quitunde	17,525	20,588	23,317	24,010	318	→
São Miguel dos Campos	35,375	52,566	49,880	51,210	1221	→
Satuba	9,975	12,792	23,348	24,140	467	→
Teotônio Vilela	29,838	34,785	32,135	33,060	1421	→
União dos Palmares	35,742	45,684	47,340	48,600	1525	→

The urban population for 2025 is calculated by »City Population« using the urban population according to the 2022 census and latest official population estimates for the total municipality that are based on adjusted results of the 2010 and 2022 census.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2022)
Males	1,497,419
Females	1,630,264

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	711,691
15-64 years	2,136,112
65+ years	279,880

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	9,162
80-89 years	45,668
70-79 years	124,219
60-69 years	230,172
50-59 years	341,081
40-49 years	437,413
30-39 years	468,522
20-29 years	501,562
10-19 years	505,139
0-9 years	464,745

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	607,762
Urban	2,519,921

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	25,725
Non-Indigenous	3,101,958

Color (C 2022)
Black	298,709
White	915,400
Mixed / Other	1,913,465

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	1,989,262
no	426,730