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Breves: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
117,028
2026
Population, 2022 census
106,968
2022
Area (km²)
9,566.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
11.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Breves?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Breves at 117,028 on 1 July 2026, the 289th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 14th largest of the 144 municipalities in Pará state. The 2022 census counted 106,968 residents.

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

Is the population of Breves growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Breves grew by 14,108, from 92,860 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 106,968, an average of +1.19% a year; the 115th 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 Breves changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Breves' population 10,060 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+9.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 116,058 in 2025 and 115,051 in 2024.

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

How big is Breves?

Breves covers 9,566.6 km² and had 11.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 7th 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 Breves?

Breves holds 1.3% of the estimated 8,756,324 people in Pará state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Breves a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Breves as a zone centre, level 4B 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 Breves?

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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