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Guarujá: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
294,780
2026
Population, 2022 census
287,634
2022
Area (km²)
144.8
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
1,986.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Guarujá?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Guarujá at 294,780 on 1 July 2026, the 101st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 27th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 287,634 residents.

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

Is the population of Guarujá growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Guarujá fell by 3,118, from 290,752 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 287,634, an average of -0.09% a year; the 34th 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 Guarujá changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Guarujá's population 7,146 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+2.5%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 294,871 in 2025 and 294,973 in 2024.

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

How big is Guarujá?

Guarujá covers 144.8 km² and had 1,986.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 59th 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 Guarujá?

Guarujá holds 0.6% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.14% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Guarujá a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Guarujá (as part of the Baixada Santista/SP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Guarujá is part of the Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista.

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

Who runs Guarujá?

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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