State IntegrityReceipts, not verdicts

Marília: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
247,992
2026
Population, 2022 census
237,627
2022
Area (km²)
1,170.5
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
203.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Marília?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Marília at 247,992 on 1 July 2026, the 129th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 38th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 237,627 residents.

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

Is the population of Marília growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Marília grew by 20,882, from 216,745 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 237,627, an average of +0.77% a year; the 145th 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 Marília changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Marília's population 10,365 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 247,348 in 2025 and 246,627 in 2024.

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

How big is Marília?

Marília covers 1,170.5 km² and had 203.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 110th 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 Marília?

Marília holds 0.5% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.12% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Marília a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Marília (as part of the Marília/SP urban area) 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 Marília?

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.