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The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) recently released the census of indigenous peoples, covering the period between 2010 and 2022. According to the survey, there are around 1.69 million indigenous people in the country.
In 15 of the 22 municipalities in the state of Acre, the population in indigenous locations fell /Photo: Gleilson Miranda/Secom
During the periodlysed, the increase in population was 88.96% across the country, with the northern region concentrating most of the indigenous locations, with 60.20% of them, representing 44.47% of the population, being the region with the largest share .
Through the data released, it is also possible to analyze that some states have seen a reduction in the number of indigenous people living in non-urban areas. In Acre, 15 of the 22 municipalities experienced this situation, which indicates a migration of part of this population to urban centers.
The municipalities that, in percentage numbers, have the most indigenous populations outside indigenous lands are: Acrelândia; Plácido de Castro; Capixaba; Senator Guiomard; Porto Acre; Xapuri; Bujari; Rio Branco; Brasileia and Rodrigues Alves; all with 100% of the population living outside the territories.
Following the same parameter of percentage numbers, but considering the municipalities in the state of Acre that have fewer indigenous people residing outside of places demarcated as indigenous lands are: Tarauacá, with 27.1%; Jordão, with 20.39%; and Feijó, with 15.22% of the indigenous population living outside indigenous locations.
In absolute numbers, the scenario is a little different, with the municipalities that lead the parameter being: Rio Branco, Santa Rosa do Purus and Mâncio Lima, with 1,827, 1,658 and 1,518 respectively.
At the other end, among those with the fewest registered people living in indigenous locations are Acrelândia, with 30; Bujari, also 30; and Capixaba with 7.
In the territory of Acre, the survey shows that there are 31,694 indigenous people, with 29,163 of indigenous color or race (the way the IBGE itself presents the data) and another 2,531 consider themselves indigenous.
