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Guaratinguetá: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
122,100
2026
Population, 2022 census
118,044
2022
Area (km²)
752.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
156.8
2022

In depth

What is the population of Guaratinguetá?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Guaratinguetá at 122,100 on 1 July 2026, the 267th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 68th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 118,044 residents.

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

Is the population of Guaratinguetá growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Guaratinguetá grew by 5,972, from 112,072 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 118,044, an average of +0.43% a year; the 95th 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 Guaratinguetá changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Guaratinguetá's population 4,056 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 121,916 in 2025 and 121,710 in 2024.

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

How big is Guaratinguetá?

Guaratinguetá covers 752.6 km² and had 156.8 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 90th 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Guaratinguetá?

Guaratinguetá holds 0.3% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Guaratinguetá a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Guaratinguetá (as part of the Guaratinguetá/SP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Guaratinguetá is part of the Região Metropolitana do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.

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

Who runs Guaratinguetá?

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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