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Ibirité: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
180,404
2026
Population, 2022 census
170,537
2022
Area (km²)
72.4
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
2,355.7
2022

In depth

What is the population of Ibirité?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Ibirité at 180,404 on 1 July 2026, the 174th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 14th largest of the 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais state. The 2022 census counted 170,537 residents.

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

Is the population of Ibirité growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Ibirité grew by 12,313, from 158,224 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 170,537, an average of +0.63% a year; the 120th 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 Ibirité changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Ibirité's population 9,867 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.8%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 179,582 in 2025 and 178,713 in 2024.

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

How big is Ibirité?

Ibirité covers 72.4 km² and had 2,355.7 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 49th 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 Minas Gerais state's population lives in Ibirité?

Ibirité holds 0.8% of the estimated 21,460,311 people in Minas Gerais state and 0.08% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Ibirité a metropolis?

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

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

Who runs Ibirité?

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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