State IntegrityReceipts, not verdicts

Jaú: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
137,486
2026
Population, 2022 census
133,497
2022
Area (km²)
687.1
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
194.3
2022

In depth

What is the population of Jaú?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Jaú at 137,486 on 1 July 2026, the 235th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 59th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 133,497 residents.

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

Is the population of Jaú growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Jaú grew by 2,457, from 131,040 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 133,497, an average of +0.15% a year; the 58th 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 Jaú changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Jaú's population 3,989 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.0%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 137,409 in 2025 and 137,323 in 2024.

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

How big is Jaú?

Jaú covers 687.1 km² and had 194.3 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 104th 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Jaú?

Jaú holds 0.3% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Jaú a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Jaú as a regional capital, level 2C 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 Jaú?

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.

How local power works in Brazil

Cities of a similar size in Brazil

Up a level: all cities in Brazil · Brazil · government and power

Sources

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.