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Colombo: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
242,698
2026
Population, 2022 census
232,212
2022
Area (km²)
197.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
1,175.3
2022

In depth

What is the population of Colombo?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Colombo at 242,698 on 1 July 2026, the 135th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 8th largest of the 399 municipalities in Paraná state. The 2022 census counted 232,212 residents.

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

Is the population of Colombo growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Colombo grew by 19,218, from 212,994 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 232,212, an average of +0.72% a year; the 136th 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 Colombo changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Colombo's population 10,486 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.5%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 241,672 in 2025 and 240,720 in 2024.

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

How big is Colombo?

Colombo covers 197.6 km² and had 1,175.3 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 85th 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 Paraná state's population lives in Colombo?

Colombo holds 2.0% of the estimated 11,952,456 people in Paraná state and 0.11% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Colombo a metropolis?

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

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

Who runs Colombo?

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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