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Bauru: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
394,028
2026
Population, 2022 census
379,146
2022
Area (km²)
667.7
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
567.9
2022

In depth

What is the population of Bauru?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Bauru at 394,028 on 1 July 2026, the 68th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 18th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 379,146 residents.

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

Is the population of Bauru growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Bauru grew by 35,209, from 343,937 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 379,146, an average of +0.82% a year; the 155th 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 Bauru changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Bauru's population 14,882 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.9%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 392,947 in 2025 and 391,740 in 2024.

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

How big is Bauru?

Bauru covers 667.7 km² and had 567.9 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 124th 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 Bauru?

Bauru holds 0.9% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.18% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Bauru a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Bauru (as part of the Bauru/SP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2B 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 Bauru?

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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