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

State

The population development of the State of Espírito Santo 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
Espírito Santo	ES	FSt	Vitória	46,074	2,600,618	3,097,232	3,514,952	3,833,712	4,126,854	4607400	→
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	Serra	577,060
2	Vila Velha	496,420
3	Cariacica	371,870
4	Vitória	343,380
5	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	182,200
6	Linhares	144,330
7	Guarapari	129,100
8	Colatina	113,320
9	São Mateus	103,800

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Espírito Santo 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
Anchieta	12,342	17,155	23,249	25,600	3861	→
Aracruz	47,952	62,243	71,756	78,270	9320	→
Baixo Guandu	18,131	20,972	24,323	26,030	1214	→
Barra de São Francisco	17,426	21,950	25,035	26,750	1666	→
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	152,054	170,482	170,662	182,200	13314	→
Cariacica	312,980	337,643	349,420	371,870	12294	→
Castelo	17,230	21,433	26,186	28,060	1552	→
Colatina	86,323	96,074	105,197	113,320	8251	→
Guaçuí	18,337	21,174	22,849	24,450	1128	→
Guarapari	82,470	100,490	118,061	129,100	15478	→
Linhares	86,167	109,896	130,971	144,330	5269	→
Marataízes	23,757	27,614	34,504	37,820	2331	→
Nova Venécia	26,572	30,030	33,929	36,180	2372	→
Pedro Canário	17,445	18,404	16,756	17,070	650	→
Pinheiros	12,585	17,489	17,483	18,160	571	→
Piúma	14,101	17,449	21,760	23,330	1149	→
São Gabriel da Palha	17,953	24,012	24,620	26,160	1346	→
São Mateus	67,381	82,376	95,563	103,800	6633	→
Serra	319,577	406,450	518,261	577,060	20265	→
Sooretama	11,419	16,873	22,192	24,010	1973	→
Viana	49,111	59,139	69,230	74,530	4952	→
Vila Velha	344,625	412,575	458,164	496,420	11700	→
Vitória	292,304	327,801	322,869	343,380	7722	→

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	1,870,063
Females	1,963,649

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	741,496
15-64 years	2,661,233
65+ years	430,983

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	15,710
80-89 years	72,180
70-79 years	181,305
60-69 years	362,203
50-59 years	467,592
40-49 years	576,351
30-39 years	605,389
20-29 years	555,457
10-19 years	502,680
0-9 years	494,845

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	540,480
Urban	3,293,232

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	14,410
Non-Indigenous	3,819,302

Color (C 2022)
Black	429,680
White	1,479,275
Mixed / Other	1,924,688

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	2,918,368
no	173,848