Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte - Demographics

Demographics

See also: Largest Cities of Northeast Region, Brazil and Demographics of Brazil

Population growth in Natal

Year Inhabitants 1872 20,392 1890 13,725 1900 16,056 1920 30,696 1940 54,836 1950 102,215 1960 160,253

Year Inhabitants 1970 264,379 1980 416,898 1991 606,541 1996 656,037 2000 709,536 2007 774,230 2008 798,065

According to the IBGE of July 2009, there were 806,203 people residing in the city, and 1,263,547 people residing in the Greater Natal (metropolitan area). This is the second smallest capital the country in territorial extension, therefore, the population density is high, 4,546,3 per square kilometer 4.638.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0 /sq mi). It is the 21st largest city in the country and the sixth largest in the northeastern region. The racial makeup of the city was 48.38% Brown (Multiracial), 46.99% White, 3.65% Black, 0.30% Asian or Amerindian.