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Cabo de Santo Agostinho: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
219,044
2026
Population, 2022 census
203,440
2022
Area (km²)
445.4
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
456.8
2022

In depth

What is the population of Cabo de Santo Agostinho?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Cabo de Santo Agostinho at 219,044 on 1 July 2026, the 150th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 7th largest of the 185 municipalities in Pernambuco state. The 2022 census counted 203,440 residents.

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

Is the population of Cabo de Santo Agostinho growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Cabo de Santo Agostinho grew by 18,415, from 185,025 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 203,440, an average of +0.79% a year; the 147th 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 Cabo de Santo Agostinho changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Cabo de Santo Agostinho's population 15,604 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+7.7%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 218,049 in 2025 and 216,969 in 2024.

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

How big is Cabo de Santo Agostinho?

Cabo de Santo Agostinho covers 445.4 km² and had 456.8 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 144th 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 Pernambuco state's population lives in Cabo de Santo Agostinho?

Cabo de Santo Agostinho holds 2.3% of the estimated 9,583,176 people in Pernambuco state and 0.10% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Cabo de Santo Agostinho a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Cabo de Santo Agostinho (as part of the Recife/PE urban area) as a metropolis, level 1C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Cabo de Santo Agostinho is part of the Região Metropolitana de Recife.

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

Who runs Cabo de Santo Agostinho?

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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