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Carapicuíba: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
398,772
2026
Population, 2022 census
386,984
2022
Area (km²)
34.5
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
11,202.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Carapicuíba?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Carapicuíba at 398,772 on 1 July 2026, the 67th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 17th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 386,984 residents.

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

Is the population of Carapicuíba growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Carapicuíba grew by 17,400, from 369,584 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 386,984, an average of +0.38% a year; the 88th 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 Carapicuíba changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Carapicuíba's population 11,788 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.0%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 398,236 in 2025 and 398,462 in 2024.

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

How big is Carapicuíba?

Carapicuíba covers 34.5 km² and had 11,202.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 5th 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Carapicuíba?

Carapicuíba holds 0.9% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.19% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Carapicuíba a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Carapicuíba (as part of the São Paulo/SP urban area) as a great national metropolis, level 1A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Carapicuíba is part of the Região Metropolitana de São Paulo.

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

Who runs Carapicuíba?

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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