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Gravataí: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
275,432
2026
Population, 2022 census
265,074
2022
Area (km²)
468.3
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
566.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Gravataí?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Gravataí at 275,432 on 1 July 2026, the 111th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 6th largest of the 497 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul state. The 2022 census counted 265,074 residents.

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

Is the population of Gravataí growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Gravataí grew by 9,351, from 255,723 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 265,074, an average of +0.30% a year; the 79th 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 Gravataí changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Gravataí's population 10,358 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.9%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 275,430 in 2025 and 275,294 in 2024.

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

How big is Gravataí?

Gravataí covers 468.3 km² and had 566.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 125th 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 Rio Grande do Sul state's population lives in Gravataí?

Gravataí holds 2.5% of the estimated 11,233,317 people in Rio Grande do Sul state and 0.13% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Gravataí a metropolis?

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

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

Who runs Gravataí?

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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