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Camaragibe: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
156,425
2026
Population, 2022 census
147,771
2022
Area (km²)
51.3
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
2,879.3
2022

In depth

What is the population of Camaragibe?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Camaragibe at 156,425 on 1 July 2026, the 204th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 8th largest of the 185 municipalities in Pernambuco state. The 2022 census counted 147,771 residents.

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

Is the population of Camaragibe growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Camaragibe grew by 3,305, from 144,466 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 147,771, an average of +0.19% a year; the 67th 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 Camaragibe changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Camaragibe's population 8,654 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.9%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 156,112 in 2025 and 155,771 in 2024.

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

How big is Camaragibe?

Camaragibe covers 51.3 km² and had 2,879.3 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 42nd 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 Camaragibe?

Camaragibe holds 1.6% of the estimated 9,583,176 people in Pernambuco state and 0.07% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Camaragibe a metropolis?

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

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

Who runs Camaragibe?

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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