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Maringá: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
432,635
2026
Population, 2022 census
409,657
2022
Area (km²)
487.0
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
841.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Maringá?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Maringá at 432,635 on 1 July 2026, the 59th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 3rd largest of the 399 municipalities in Paraná state. The 2022 census counted 409,657 residents.

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

Is the population of Maringá growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Maringá grew by 54,225, from 355,432 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 409,657, an average of +1.19% a year; the 112th 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 Maringá changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Maringá's population 22,978 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 429,660 in 2025 and 425,983 in 2024.

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

How big is Maringá?

Maringá covers 487.0 km² and had 841.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 105th most 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 Paraná state's population lives in Maringá?

Maringá holds 3.6% of the estimated 11,952,456 people in Paraná state and 0.20% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Maringá a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Maringá (as part of the Maringá/PR urban area) as a regional capital, level 2B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Maringá is part of the Região Metropolitana de Maringá.

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

Who runs Maringá?

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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