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Birigui: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
123,655
2026
Population, 2022 census
118,979
2022
Area (km²)
530.0
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
224.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Birigui?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Birigui at 123,655 on 1 July 2026, the 264th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 67th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 118,979 residents.

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

Is the population of Birigui growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Birigui grew by 10,251, from 108,728 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 118,979, an average of +0.75% a year; the 143rd 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 Birigui changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Birigui's population 4,676 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.9%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 123,340 in 2025 and 122,988 in 2024.

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

How big is Birigui?

Birigui covers 530.0 km² and had 224.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 123rd 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 Birigui?

Birigui holds 0.3% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Birigui a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Birigui (as part of the Birigui/SP urban area) as a sub-regional centre, level 3B 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 Birigui?

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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