Porto Alegre, Brazil Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Porto Alegre, Brazil metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Porto Alegre in 2025 is 4,269,000, a 0.68% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Porto Alegre in 2024 was 4,240,000, a 0.66% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Porto Alegre in 2023 was 4,212,000, a 0.65% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Porto Alegre in 2022 was 4,185,000, a 0.58% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Other Cities in Brazil
City Name Population
Sao Paulo 22,990,000
Rio de Janeiro 13,923,000
Belo Horizonte 6,352,000
Brasilia 4,991,000
Recife 4,344,000
Fortaleza 4,284,000
Porto Alegre 4,269,000
Salvador 4,030,000
Curitiba 3,889,000
Campinas 3,492,000
Goiania 2,927,000
Belem 2,454,000
Manaus 2,435,000
Grande Vitoria 2,221,000
Baixada Santista 1,982,000
Natal 1,575,000
Grande Sao Luis 1,548,000
Joao Pessoa 1,448,000
Maceio 1,388,000
Joinville 1,375,000
Florianopolis 1,324,000
Aracaju 1,082,000
Teresina 1,069,000
Campo Grande 943,000
Londrina 942,000
Sorocaba 829,000
Sao Jose dos Campos 765,000
Ribeirao Preto 758,000
Uberlandia 725,000
Jundiai 721,000
Feira De Santana 637,000
Cuiaba 606,000
Juiz De Fora 601,000
Porto Velho 555,000
Vale do Aco 542,000
Macapa 526,000
Petrolina 513,000
Caxias Do Sul 509,000
Juazeiro Do Norte 492,000
Campos dos Goytacazes 466,000
Sao Jose do Rio Preto 461,000
Volta Redonda 454,000
Maringa 446,000
Piracicaba 419,000
Montes Claros 418,000
Campina Grande 414,000
Anapolis 406,000
Rio Branco 393,000
Bauru 391,000
Boa Vista 369,000
Blumenau 368,000
Franca 367,000
Ponta Grossa 367,000
Caruaru 351,000
Uberaba 351,000
Vitoria da Conquista 348,000
Pelotas 336,000
Cascavel 331,000
Taubate 328,000
Porto Alegre - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 4,269,000 0.68%
2024 4,240,000 0.66%
2023 4,212,000 0.65%
2022 4,185,000 0.58%
2021 4,161,000 0.58%
2020 4,137,000 0.53%
2019 4,115,000 0.51%
2018 4,094,000 0.79%
2017 4,062,000 0.79%
2016 4,030,000 0.80%
2015 3,998,000 0.81%
2014 3,966,000 0.79%
2013 3,935,000 0.79%
2012 3,904,000 0.80%
2011 3,873,000 0.81%
2010 3,842,000 0.79%
2009 3,812,000 0.79%
2008 3,782,000 0.80%
2007 3,752,000 0.81%
2006 3,722,000 0.79%
2005 3,693,000 0.79%
2004 3,664,000 0.80%
2003 3,635,000 0.80%
2002 3,606,000 0.81%
2001 3,577,000 0.87%
2000 3,546,000 1.66%
1999 3,488,000 1.69%
1998 3,430,000 1.69%
1997 3,373,000 1.66%
1996 3,318,000 1.69%
1995 3,263,000 1.68%
1994 3,209,000 1.71%
1993 3,155,000 1.68%
1992 3,103,000 1.84%
1991 3,047,000 2.59%
1990 2,970,000 2.59%
1989 2,895,000 2.59%
1988 2,822,000 2.62%
1987 2,750,000 2.57%
1986 2,681,000 2.60%
1985 2,613,000 2.59%
1984 2,547,000 2.58%
1983 2,483,000 2.60%
1982 2,420,000 2.59%
1981 2,359,000 3.01%
1980 2,290,000 5.09%
1979 2,179,000 5.06%
1978 2,074,000 5.07%
1977 1,974,000 5.06%
1976 1,879,000 5.09%
1975 1,788,000 5.05%
1974 1,702,000 5.06%
1973 1,620,000 5.06%
1972 1,542,000 5.11%
1971 1,467,000 4.94%
1970 1,398,000 4.72%
1969 1,335,000 4.71%
1968 1,275,000 4.68%
1967 1,218,000 4.73%
1966 1,163,000 4.68%
1965 1,111,000 4.71%
1964 1,061,000 4.64%
1963 1,014,000 4.75%
1962 968,000 4.65%
1961 925,000 4.88%
1960 882,000 6.14%
1959 831,000 6.13%
1958 783,000 6.10%
1957 738,000 6.03%
1956 696,000 6.10%
1955 656,000 6.15%
1954 618,000 6.00%
1953 583,000 6.00%
1952 550,000 6.18%
1951 518,000 6.15%
1950 488,000 0.00%