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Alvorada: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
194,061
2026
Population, 2022 census
187,315
2022
Area (km²)
71.7
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
2,612.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Alvorada?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Alvorada at 194,061 on 1 July 2026, the 163rd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 12th largest of the 497 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul state. The 2022 census counted 187,315 residents.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is the population of Alvorada growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Alvorada fell by 8,358, from 195,673 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 187,315, an average of -0.36% a year; the 18th slowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: +0.52% a year).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How has the population of Alvorada changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Alvorada's population 6,746 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 194,062 in 2025 and 194,116 in 2024.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How big is Alvorada?

Alvorada covers 71.7 km² and had 2,612.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 46th most densely populated of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 23.86 per km²).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

What share of Rio Grande do Sul state's population lives in Alvorada?

Alvorada holds 1.7% of the estimated 11,233,317 people in Rio Grande do Sul state and 0.09% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is Alvorada a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Alvorada (as part of the Porto Alegre/RS urban area) as a metropolis, level 1C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Alvorada is part of the Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Who runs Alvorada?

In Brazil, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (prefeito) and council (câmara de vereadores) directly elected for four years; mayors can serve two terms in a row. Primary schools, basic health care, urban planning, local transport, waste; each has its own organic law.

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