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Feira de Santana: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
663,408
2026
Population, 2022 census
616,272
2022
Area (km²)
1,304.4
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
472.4
2022

In depth

What is the population of Feira de Santana?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Feira de Santana at 663,408 on 1 July 2026, the 34th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 2nd largest of the 417 municipalities in Bahia state. The 2022 census counted 616,272 residents.

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

Is the population of Feira de Santana growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Feira de Santana grew by 59,684, from 556,588 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 616,272, an average of +0.85% a year; the 159th 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 Feira de Santana changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Feira de Santana's population 47,136 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+7.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 660,806 in 2025 and 657,948 in 2024.

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

How big is Feira de Santana?

Feira de Santana covers 1,304.4 km² and had 472.4 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 140th 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 Bahia state's population lives in Feira de Santana?

Feira de Santana holds 4.5% of the estimated 14,889,472 people in Bahia state and 0.31% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Feira de Santana a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Feira de Santana as a regional capital, level 2B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Feira de Santana is part of the Região Metropolitana de Feira de Santana.

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

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Who runs Feira de Santana?

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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