IBGE: In 22 years, Piauí reduced cities with a predominantly white population by half

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Brown people predominate in 98% of municipalities and the black population has doubled in three decades. Bus stop at the Praça da Bandeira terminal, Center of Teresina Lucas Marreiros/g1 Piauí has ​​reduced by half the number of cities in which the population of color or white race is predominant, revealed data from the 2022 Census released this Friday (22 ), by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). SEE ALSO IN THIS REPORT: Mixed race predominates in 98% of municipalities Black population doubled in three decades In 2000, the white population was predominant in 10 municipalities (4.46%). In 2022, the number fell to five cities, equivalent to 2% of the total. To g1, IBGE explained that although it has noticed a tendency towards a reduction in municipalities with a majority of white population, it does not have a study that explains the phenomenon. However, the agency also noticed that there is greater growth in the brown population compared to the white population, perhaps due to a higher birth rate. Share this news on WhatsApp Share this news on Telegram The five municipalities with a white majority in Piauí are: Acauã (67.20%), Bela Vista do Piauí (62.58%), São Francisco de Assis do Piauí (57.57% ), Queimada Nova (51.48%) and São José do Piauí (46.47%). With the exception of São José do Piauí, the other four cities are geographically close to each other, further south in the state. Acauã and Queimada Nova are neighbors and close to the border between Piauí and Pernambuco. White population in the state The population of white color or race in 1991 represented 21.85% of the total population of Piauí, having increased to 22.63% in 2022, an increase of 3.56% in participation in that period. This portion of the population has already registered a greater participation than in 2022, having reached a participation of 26.47% in 2000 and 24.35% in 2010. In quantitative terms, the white population was 564,220 people in 1991 and has increased to 740,322 people in 2022, an increase of 176,102 people in the period. Mixed race predominates in 98% of municipalities The mixed-race population was predominant in 219 municipalities in the state of Piauí, representing around 98%. In 2000, this portion of the population had a smaller predominance, being the majority in 213 cities (95%). In 2022, the municipalities in Piauí with the highest participation of the population of mixed race or color were: Pau D’Arco do Piauí (83.20%), Boqueirão do Piauí (82.15%) and Santo Antônio dos Milagres (81.67 %). Overall, the population of mixed race or mixed race in 1991 represented 72.38% of the population of Piauí, having reduced its participation in the total population to 64.83% in 2022, a drop of 10.43% in the period. In quantitative terms, in 1991 there were 1,868,869 people, rising to 2,120,880 people in 2022, an increase of 252,011 people in 3 decades. Black population doubled in three decades IBGE starts Census in Piauí quilombos and, for the first time, allows self-identification as quilombola Disclosure/IBGE According to IBGE, the black population has doubled in the last 30 years. In 1991, the population of Piauí was 2,582,075 people and in 2022 it reached 3,271,199 people, a growth of 26.68% in the period. Still in 1991, the agency pointed out, the black population had a participation of 5.6% in relation to the total population in the state, having grown to 12.25% in 2022, an increase in participation of around 118.75% in three decades . In quantitative terms, the black population had a contingent of 144,593 people in 1991, having increased to 400,662 people in 2022, an increase of 256,069 people in that same period. 📲 Check out the latest news from g1 Piauí 📲 ‎Join the g1 Piauí channel on WhatsApp 📲 Follow g1 Piauí on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter VIDEOS: Watch the most viewed news from Rede Clube

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