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Guarapari: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
137,659
2026
Population, 2022 census
124,656
2022
Area (km²)
589.8
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
211.3
2022

In depth

What is the population of Guarapari?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Guarapari at 137,659 on 1 July 2026, the 234th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 7th largest of the 78 municipalities in Espírito Santo state. The 2022 census counted 124,656 residents.

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

Is the population of Guarapari growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Guarapari grew by 19,370, from 105,286 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 124,656, an average of +1.42% a year; the 84th 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 Guarapari changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Guarapari's population 13,003 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+10.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 136,311 in 2025 and 134,944 in 2024.

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

How big is Guarapari?

Guarapari covers 589.8 km² and had 211.3 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 115th least 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 Espírito Santo state's population lives in Guarapari?

Guarapari holds 3.3% of the estimated 4,150,692 people in Espírito Santo state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Guarapari a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Guarapari as a sub-regional centre, level 3B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Guarapari is part of the Região Metropolitana da Grande Vitória.

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

Who runs Guarapari?

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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