POPULATION GROWTH IN THE STATE OF BAHIA, 2000 TO 2010: A STATISTICALCARTOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTION

• Main Authors: Barbara-Christine Nentwig Silva, Maina Pirajá Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2012-01-01
• Series: GeoTextos
• Subjects: crescimento demográfico; estado da bahia; crescimento urbano; redução da população rural / demographic growth; state of bahia; urban growth; rural population reduction
• Online Access: https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/geotextos/article/view/5650
• ISSN: 1809-189X; 1984-5537

The paper examines the recent diversity (2000 to 2010) of the total population of the State of Bahia, micro-regions, urban population, population of cities and the rural population. Official data from Brazilian Censuses of 2000 and 2010 were used. Demographic spatial analyses were produced through the cartographic representation based on natural breaks classification from data. The State’s total population growth of 7.27% in the last decade (or 0.70% p.a.), was lower than the previous decade and is lower than in the Northeast and in Brazil. The urban population grew 15.16% (1.42% p.a.), the population of cities, 14.59% (1.37% p.a.) and the rural population, -8.93% (-0.93% p.a.) The rates are quite diversified according to the micro-regions and municipalities. The average growth of cities was higher than the growth of Salvador and its metropolitan area. It is a fact which occurs for the first time in the State of Bahia and indicates an important reduction of the primacy of the capital and the metropolitan region of Salvador. Ongoing changes are of fundamental importance to guide the formulation of public policies more efficient and fair throughout the territory of Bahia.