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Ipatinga: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
234,930
2026
Population, 2022 census
227,731
2022
Area (km²)
164.9
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
1,381.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Ipatinga?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Ipatinga at 234,930 on 1 July 2026, the 141st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 12th largest of the 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais state. The 2022 census counted 227,731 residents.

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

Is the population of Ipatinga growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Ipatinga fell by 11,737, from 239,468 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 227,731, an average of -0.42% a year; the 16th 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 Ipatinga changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Ipatinga's population 7,199 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.2%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 235,311 in 2025 and 235,445 in 2024.

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

How big is Ipatinga?

Ipatinga covers 164.9 km² and had 1,381.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 77th 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 Ipatinga?

Ipatinga holds 1.1% of the estimated 21,460,311 people in Minas Gerais state and 0.11% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Ipatinga a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Ipatinga (as part of the Ipatinga/MG urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Ipatinga is part of the Região Metropolitana do Vale do Aço.

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

Who runs Ipatinga?

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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