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Itapipoca: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
137,795
2026
Population, 2022 census
131,123
2022
Area (km²)
1,600.4
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
81.9
2022

In depth

What is the population of Itapipoca?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Itapipoca at 137,795 on 1 July 2026, the 232nd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 7th largest of the 184 municipalities in Ceará state. The 2022 census counted 131,123 residents.

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

Is the population of Itapipoca growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Itapipoca grew by 15,047, from 116,076 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 131,123, an average of +1.02% a year; the 136th fastest 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 Itapipoca changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Itapipoca's population 6,672 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 138,978 in 2025 and 137,892 in 2024.

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

How big is Itapipoca?

Itapipoca covers 1,600.4 km² and had 81.9 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 58th 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 Ceará state's population lives in Itapipoca?

Itapipoca holds 1.5% of the estimated 9,302,211 people in Ceará state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Itapipoca a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Itapipoca 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

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Who runs Itapipoca?

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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