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Rio Branco: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
390,058
2026
Population, 2022 census
364,756
2022
Area (km²)
8,835.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
41.3
2022

In depth

What is the population of Rio Branco?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Rio Branco at 390,058 on 1 July 2026, the 70th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the largest municipality in Acre state. The 2022 census counted 364,756 residents.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is the population of Rio Branco growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Rio Branco grew by 28,718, from 336,038 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 364,756, an average of +0.69% a year; the 130th slowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: +0.52% a year).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How has the population of Rio Branco changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Rio Branco's population 25,302 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+6.9%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 389,001 in 2025 and 387,852 in 2024.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How big is Rio Branco?

Rio Branco covers 8,835.2 km² and had 41.3 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 31st least densely populated of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 23.86 per km²).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

What share of Acre state's population lives in Rio Branco?

Rio Branco holds 43.9% of the estimated 887,794 people in Acre state and 0.18% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is Rio Branco a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Rio Branco as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A; it is not part of an officially defined metropolitan region.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

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Who runs Rio Branco?

In Brazil, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (prefeito) and council (câmara de vereadores) directly elected for four years; mayors can serve two terms in a row. Primary schools, basic health care, urban planning, local transport, waste; each has its own organic law.

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