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Guarapuava: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
190,542
2026
Population, 2022 census
182,093
2022
Area (km²)
3,168.1
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
57.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Guarapuava?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Guarapuava at 190,542 on 1 July 2026, the 164th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 9th largest of the 399 municipalities in Paraná state. The 2022 census counted 182,093 residents.

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

Is the population of Guarapuava growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Guarapuava grew by 14,679, from 167,414 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 182,093, an average of +0.70% a year; the 133rd 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 Guarapuava changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Guarapuava's population 8,449 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 189,630 in 2025 and 188,710 in 2024.

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

How big is Guarapuava?

Guarapuava covers 3,168.1 km² and had 57.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 44th 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 Paraná state's population lives in Guarapuava?

Guarapuava holds 1.6% of the estimated 11,952,456 people in Paraná state and 0.09% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Guarapuava a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Guarapuava as a sub-regional centre, level 3A 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 Guarapuava?

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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