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Botucatu: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
151,600
2026
Population, 2022 census
145,155
2022
Area (km²)
1,482.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
97.9
2022

In depth

What is the population of Botucatu?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Botucatu at 151,600 on 1 July 2026, the 211th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 55th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 145,155 residents.

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

Is the population of Botucatu growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Botucatu grew by 17,827, from 127,328 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 145,155, an average of +1.10% a year; the 127th 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 Botucatu changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Botucatu's population 6,445 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 151,053 in 2025 and 150,442 in 2024.

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

How big is Botucatu?

Botucatu covers 1,482.6 km² and had 97.9 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 68th 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 Botucatu?

Botucatu holds 0.3% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.07% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Botucatu a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Botucatu as a sub-regional centre, level 3A 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 Botucatu?

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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Sources

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