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Marabá: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
293,344
2026
Population, 2022 census
266,533
2022
Area (km²)
15,128.1
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
17.6
2022

In depth

What is the population of Marabá?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Marabá at 293,344 on 1 July 2026, the 102nd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 5th largest of the 144 municipalities in Pará state. The 2022 census counted 266,533 residents.

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

Is the population of Marabá growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Marabá grew by 32,864, from 233,669 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 266,533, an average of +1.10% a year; the 126th 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 Marabá changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Marabá's population 26,811 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+10.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 290,975 in 2025 and 288,513 in 2024.

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

How big is Marabá?

Marabá covers 15,128.1 km² and had 17.6 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 14th 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 Pará state's population lives in Marabá?

Marabá holds 3.4% of the estimated 8,756,324 people in Pará state and 0.14% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Marabá a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Marabá 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

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Who runs Marabá?

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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