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Camboriú: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
121,040
2026
Population, 2022 census
103,074
2022
Area (km²)
210.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
489.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Camboriú?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Camboriú at 121,040 on 1 July 2026, the 271st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 13th largest of the 295 municipalities in Santa Catarina state. The 2022 census counted 103,074 residents.

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

Is the population of Camboriú growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Camboriú grew by 40,713, from 62,361 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 103,074, an average of +4.28% a year; the 7th 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 Camboriú changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Camboriú's population 17,966 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+17.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 117,324 in 2025 and 113,525 in 2024.

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

How big is Camboriú?

Camboriú covers 210.6 km² and had 489.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 137th 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 Camboriú?

Camboriú holds 1.5% of the estimated 8,312,759 people in Santa Catarina state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Camboriú a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Camboriú (as part of the Itajaí - Balneário Camboriú/SC urban area) as a regional capital, level 2B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Camboriú is part of the Região Metropolitana da Foz do Rio Itajaí.

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

Who runs Camboriú?

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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