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Franca: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
366,534
2026
Population, 2022 census
352,536
2022
Area (km²)
605.7
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
582.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Franca?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Franca at 366,534 on 1 July 2026, the 78th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 21st largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 352,536 residents.

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

Is the population of Franca growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Franca grew by 33,896, from 318,640 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 352,536, an average of +0.85% a year; the 158th 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 Franca changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Franca's population 13,998 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.0%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 365,494 in 2025 and 364,331 in 2024.

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

How big is Franca?

Franca covers 605.7 km² and had 582.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 122nd 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 Franca?

Franca holds 0.8% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.17% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Franca a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Franca (as part of the Franca/SP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A; it is not part of an officially defined metropolitan region.

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

Who runs Franca?

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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