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Florianópolis: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
598,370
2026
Population, 2022 census
537,211
2022
Area (km²)
674.8
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
796.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Florianópolis?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Florianópolis at 598,370 on 1 July 2026, the 37th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 2nd largest of the 295 municipalities in Santa Catarina state. The 2022 census counted 537,211 residents.

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

Is the population of Florianópolis growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Florianópolis grew by 115,971, from 421,240 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 537,211, an average of +2.05% a year; the 41st 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 Florianópolis changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Florianópolis' population 61,159 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+11.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 587,486 in 2025 and 576,361 in 2024.

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

How big is Florianópolis?

Florianópolis covers 674.8 km² and had 796.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 108th 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 Florianópolis?

Florianópolis holds 7.2% of the estimated 8,312,759 people in Santa Catarina state and 0.28% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Florianópolis a metropolis?

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

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

Who runs Florianópolis?

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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