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Araraquara: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
254,508
2026
Population, 2022 census
242,228
2022
Area (km²)
1,003.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
241.3
2022

In depth

What is the population of Araraquara?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Araraquara at 254,508 on 1 July 2026, the 123rd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 34th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 242,228 residents.

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

Is the population of Araraquara growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Araraquara grew by 33,566, from 208,662 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 242,228, an average of +1.25% a year; the 103rd 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 Araraquara changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Araraquara's population 12,280 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 253,474 in 2025 and 252,318 in 2024.

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

How big is Araraquara?

Araraquara covers 1,003.6 km² and had 241.3 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 127th 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Araraquara?

Araraquara holds 0.6% 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 Araraquara a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Araraquara (as part of the Araraquara/SP urban area) 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 Araraquara?

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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