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Brusque: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
158,593
2026
Population, 2022 census
141,385
2022
Area (km²)
284.7
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
496.6
2022

In depth

What is the population of Brusque?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Brusque at 158,593 on 1 July 2026, the 203rd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 11th largest of the 295 municipalities in Santa Catarina state. The 2022 census counted 141,385 residents.

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

Is the population of Brusque growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Brusque grew by 35,882, from 105,503 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 141,385, an average of +2.47% a year; the 25th 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 Brusque changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Brusque's population 17,208 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+12.2%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 155,307 in 2025 and 151,949 in 2024.

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

How big is Brusque?

Brusque covers 284.7 km² and had 496.6 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 136th 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 Brusque?

Brusque holds 1.9% of the estimated 8,312,759 people in Santa Catarina state and 0.07% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Brusque a metropolis?

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

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

Who runs Brusque?

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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