Demography
The population, which was 238,510 in 1970 with 7.6% living in rural areas is estimated to be 513,619 in 2005 with less than 1 percent living in rural areas. At this growth rate the population is estimated to pass 570,000 by 2010.
The population of Juiz de Fora since the first census, in 1872:
1872 - 18,800
1890 - 22,600
1920 - 118,500
1940 - 118,400
1950 - 111,300
1960 - 125,000
1970 - 238,500
1980 - 305,800
1991 - 385,100
1996 - 424,000
2000 - 456,400
2002 - 471,693
2005 - 501,153
2006 - 509,109
2007 - 513,348
2008 - 520,612
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