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Bragança: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
133,268
2026
Population, 2022 census
123,082
2022
Area (km²)
2,124.7
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
57.9
2022

In depth

What is the population of Bragança?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Bragança at 133,268 on 1 July 2026, the 243rd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 12th largest of the 144 municipalities in Pará state. The 2022 census counted 123,082 residents.

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

Is the population of Bragança growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Bragança grew by 9,855, from 113,227 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 123,082, an average of +0.70% a year; the 132nd 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 Bragança changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Bragança's population 10,186 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.3%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 132,489 in 2025 and 131,679 in 2024.

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

How big is Bragança?

Bragança covers 2,124.7 km² and had 57.9 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 45th 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 Pará state's population lives in Bragança?

Bragança holds 1.5% of the estimated 8,756,324 people in Pará state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Bragança a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Bragança as a zone centre, level 4A 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

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Who runs Bragança?

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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