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Apucarana: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
135,481
2026
Population, 2022 census
130,134
2022
Area (km²)
557.0
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
233.6
2022

In depth

What is the population of Apucarana?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Apucarana at 135,481 on 1 July 2026, the 239th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 15th largest of the 399 municipalities in Paraná state. The 2022 census counted 130,134 residents.

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

Is the population of Apucarana growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Apucarana grew by 9,215, from 120,919 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 130,134, an average of +0.61% a year; the 118th 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 Apucarana changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Apucarana's population 5,347 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 134,910 in 2025 and 134,306 in 2024.

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

How big is Apucarana?

Apucarana covers 557.0 km² and had 233.6 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 125th least 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 Paraná state's population lives in Apucarana?

Apucarana holds 1.1% of the estimated 11,952,456 people in Paraná state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Apucarana a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Apucarana as a sub-regional centre, level 3A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Apucarana is part of the Região Metropolitana de Apucarana.

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

Who runs Apucarana?

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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