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Blumenau: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
390,371
2026
Population, 2022 census
361,261
2022
Area (km²)
518.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
696.6
2022

In depth

What is the population of Blumenau?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Blumenau at 390,371 on 1 July 2026, the 69th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 3rd largest of the 295 municipalities in Santa Catarina state. The 2022 census counted 361,261 residents.

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

Is the population of Blumenau growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Blumenau grew by 52,318, from 308,943 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 361,261, an average of +1.31% a year; the 95th 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 Blumenau changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Blumenau's population 29,110 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 385,558 in 2025 and 380,597 in 2024.

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

How big is Blumenau?

Blumenau covers 518.6 km² and had 696.6 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 111th 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 Santa Catarina state's population lives in Blumenau?

Blumenau holds 4.7% of the estimated 8,312,759 people in Santa Catarina state and 0.18% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Blumenau a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Blumenau (as part of the Blumenau/SC urban area) as a regional capital, level 2B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Blumenau is part of the Região Metropolitana do Vale do Itajaí.

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

Who runs Blumenau?

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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