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Americana: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
248,392
2026
Population, 2022 census
237,240
2022
Area (km²)
133.9
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
1,771.6
2022

In depth

What is the population of Americana?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Americana at 248,392 on 1 July 2026, the 128th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 37th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 237,240 residents.

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

Is the population of Americana growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Americana grew by 26,602, from 210,638 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 237,240, an average of +1.00% a year; the 139th fastest 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 Americana changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Americana's population 11,152 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.7%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 247,571 in 2025 and 246,655 in 2024.

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

How big is Americana?

Americana covers 133.9 km² and had 1,771.6 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 69th 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Americana?

Americana holds 0.5% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.12% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Americana a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Americana (as part of the Americana - Santa Bárbara d´Oeste/SP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Americana is part of the Região Metropolitana de Campinas.

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

Who runs Americana?

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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