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Itabira: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
118,342
2026
Population, 2022 census
113,343
2022
Area (km²)
1,253.7
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
90.4
2022

In depth

What is the population of Itabira?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Itabira at 118,342 on 1 July 2026, the 284th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 27th largest of the 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais state. The 2022 census counted 113,343 residents.

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

Is the population of Itabira growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Itabira grew by 3,560, from 109,783 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 113,343, an average of +0.27% a year; the 78th 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 Itabira changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Itabira's population 4,999 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 118,053 in 2025 and 117,747 in 2024.

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

How big is Itabira?

Itabira covers 1,253.7 km² and had 90.4 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 63rd 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 Minas Gerais state's population lives in Itabira?

Itabira holds 0.6% of the estimated 21,460,311 people in Minas Gerais state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Itabira a metropolis?

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

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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