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Camaçari: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
323,676
2026
Population, 2022 census
300,372
2022
Area (km²)
785.4
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
382.4
2022

In depth

What is the population of Camaçari?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Camaçari at 323,676 on 1 July 2026, the 90th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 4th largest of the 417 municipalities in Bahia state. The 2022 census counted 300,372 residents.

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

Is the population of Camaçari growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Camaçari grew by 57,402, from 242,970 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 300,372, an average of +1.78% a year; the 59th 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 Camaçari changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Camaçari's population 23,304 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+7.8%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 321,636 in 2025 and 319,394 in 2024.

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

How big is Camaçari?

Camaçari covers 785.4 km² and had 382.4 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 159th 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 Bahia state's population lives in Camaçari?

Camaçari holds 2.2% of the estimated 14,889,472 people in Bahia state and 0.15% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Camaçari a metropolis?

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

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

Who runs Camaçari?

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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