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Juazeiro: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
257,616
2026
Population, 2022 census
237,821
2022
Area (km²)
6,721.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
35.4
2022

In depth

What is the population of Juazeiro?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Juazeiro at 257,616 on 1 July 2026, the 122nd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 5th largest of the 417 municipalities in Bahia state. The 2022 census counted 237,821 residents.

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

Is the population of Juazeiro growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Juazeiro grew by 39,580, from 198,241 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 237,821, an average of +1.53% a year; the 69th 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 Juazeiro changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Juazeiro's population 19,795 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.3%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 256,122 in 2025 and 254,481 in 2024.

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

How big is Juazeiro?

Juazeiro covers 6,721.2 km² and had 35.4 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 27th 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 Bahia state's population lives in Juazeiro?

Juazeiro holds 1.7% of the estimated 14,889,472 people in Bahia state and 0.12% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Juazeiro a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Juazeiro (as part of the Petrolina/PE - Juazeiro/BA urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Juazeiro is part of the Região Administrativa Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Polo Petrolina/PE e Juazeiro/BA.

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

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Who runs Juazeiro?

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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