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Anápolis: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
424,647
2026
Population, 2022 census
398,869
2022
Area (km²)
935.7
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
426.3
2022

In depth

What is the population of Anápolis?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Anápolis at 424,647 on 1 July 2026, the 62nd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 3rd largest of the 246 municipalities in Goiás state. The 2022 census counted 398,869 residents.

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

Is the population of Anápolis growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Anápolis grew by 64,246, from 334,623 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 398,869, an average of +1.47% a year; the 79th 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 Anápolis changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Anápolis' population 25,778 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+6.5%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 420,300 in 2025 and 415,847 in 2024.

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

How big is Anápolis?

Anápolis covers 935.7 km² and had 426.3 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 147th 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 Goiás state's population lives in Anápolis?

Anápolis holds 5.7% of the estimated 7,495,033 people in Goiás state and 0.20% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Anápolis a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Anápolis as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A; it is not part of an officially defined metropolitan region.

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

Who runs Anápolis?

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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