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Cubatão: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
114,681
2026
Population, 2022 census
112,476
2022
Area (km²)
142.9
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
787.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Cubatão?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Cubatão at 114,681 on 1 July 2026, the 293rd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 75th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 112,476 residents.

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

Is the population of Cubatão growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Cubatão fell by 6,244, from 118,720 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 112,476, an average of -0.45% a year; the 15th 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 Cubatão changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Cubatão's population 2,205 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+2.0%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 114,870 in 2025 and 115,082 in 2024.

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

How big is Cubatão?

Cubatão covers 142.9 km² and had 787.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 109th 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 Cubatão?

Cubatão holds 0.2% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Cubatão a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Cubatão (as part of the Baixada Santista/SP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Cubatão is part of the Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista.

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

Who runs Cubatão?

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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