Bom Jesus, Rio Grande do Norte

In the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 9,952 inhabitants and ranked 70th in the state that year (out of 167 municipalities),^[10] with 51.92% female and 48.08% male,^[11] resulting in a sex ratio of 92.61 (9,261 men for every 10,000 women),^[12] compared to 9,440 inhabitants in the 2010 census (71.69% living in the urban area),^[13] when it held the 70th state position.^[14] Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses, the population of Bom Jesus changed at an annual geometric growth rate of 0.44%.^[15] Regarding age group in the 2022 census, 68% of the inhabitants were between 15 and 64 years old, 20.8% were under fifteen, and 11.2% were 65 or older.^[16] The population density in 2022 was 81.55 inhabitants per square kilometer.^[17] There were 3,455 housing units with an average of 2.87 inhabitants per household.^[18]

The municipality's Human Development Index (HDI-M) was considered low, according to data from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). According to the 2010 report published in 2013, its value was 0.584, ranking 132nd in the state and 4,540th nationally (out of 5,565 municipalities),^[19] and the Gini coefficient rose from 0.39 in 2003^[20] to 0.54 in 2010.^[21] Considering only the longevity index, its value is 0.743, the income index is 0.583, and the education index is 0.46.^[19]

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte