Rio de Janeiro / RJ
6,731,133 pop. (2026) carioca
Public data for Rio de Janeiro, with source and date on every number. Updated on 04/11/2026.
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Territorial characterization
IBGE · INEP · Atlas Brasil. Diagnostic context; not counted toward completeness
Population
6,731,133 pop.
GDP
R$ 418.46 bn
GDP per capita 2023
R$ 67,371.97
IDEB
6.2 · anos iniciais
IDHM
0.799 · Alto
Sustainability and territory of Rio de Janeiro
Environmental indicators and territorial data
Environmental indicators
CBR Tourism Intelligence · Environmental
Energy consumption
Data not yet available
No energy records in the period.
Municipality-total data (proxy): not a tourism-only breakdown.
Source: Energy utility CBRCBR: CircuitoBR data (reported by the municipal administration or the platform inventory), not from an official body.
Annual electricity consumption (context)
15,930,899 MWh
total consumption in 2024
Residential5,728,929 MWh
Commercial5,877,425 MWh
Other classes4,324,545 MWh
Context: consumption of the whole municipality over the year. Not counted toward completeness. The Matrix indicator is the monthly residential and commercial consumption reported by the local government, so the two numbers do not match.
Source: ANEEL, BDGD ref. 31/12/2024 (fontes: Light, Enel RJ, Energisa Minas Rio, Ceral Araruama), agregação CircuitoBR. Nota: soma 2,6% acima do mercado declarado pelas distribuidoras no SAMP 2024; inclui mercado livre · Ref. 12/2024
CBR Tourism Intelligence · Environmental
Water and sewage consumption
Data not yet available
No water/sewage records in the period.
Municipality-total data (proxy): not a tourism-only breakdown.
Source: Sanitation utility CBRCBR: CircuitoBR data (reported by the municipal administration or the platform inventory), not from an official body.
Sanitation coverage
91.3% of the population with water supply
Sewage collection85.8%
Sewage treated (share of collected)87.7%
Share of the population served by water and sewage (infrastructure), distinct from consumption and environmental quality.Share of the population served by water and sewage (infrastructure), distinct from consumption and environmental quality. SNIS up to 2023; SINISA from 2024. Reporting to SINISA is a condition for the municipality to access federal sanitation funds (Decree 11,599/2023, art. 7, V). A municipality that did not report has no data.
Source: SINISA 2025, referência 2024, Ministério das Cidades 2024 · Ref. 12/2024
CBR Tourism Intelligence · Environmental
Quality of beaches, rivers and lakes
Not applicable to this municipality
No coastline and no registered inland-water monitoring point.
CBR Tourism Intelligence · Environmental
Solid waste management
Data not yet available
No solid-waste record in the year.
Territory
Territorial area
1,200.329 km²
Source: IBGE, 2022 Census · Ref. 12/2022
Population density
5,607.7 hab/km²
Estimated population 2026 (6,731,133 inhab.) over an area of 1,200.329 km²
Source: IBGE · population: 2026 estimate · area: 2022 Census · Ref. 07/2026
Biome
Mata Atlântica
Source: IBGE, Bioma predominante por município (edição 2024) · Ref. 12/2024
Temperature and rainfall
24.6 °C
average temperature, last 12 months
Rainfall, last 12 months1,909 mm
Environmental context. Not counted toward completeness.
Source: INMET, automatic station NITEROI (11 km from the town center) · Ref. 10/2025 to 09/2026