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Marituba: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
119,859
2026
Population, 2022 census
111,785
2022
Area (km²)
103.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
1,083.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Marituba?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Marituba at 119,859 on 1 July 2026, the 276th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 13th largest of the 144 municipalities in Pará state. The 2022 census counted 111,785 residents.

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

Is the population of Marituba growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Marituba grew by 3,539, from 108,246 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 111,785, an average of +0.27% a year; the 77th 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 Marituba changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Marituba's population 8,074 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+7.2%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 119,437 in 2025 and 118,998 in 2024.

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

How big is Marituba?

Marituba covers 103.2 km² and had 1,083.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 92nd 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 Pará state's population lives in Marituba?

Marituba holds 1.4% of the estimated 8,756,324 people in Pará state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Marituba a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Marituba (as part of the Belém/PA urban area) as a metropolis, level 1C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Marituba is part of the Região Metropolitana de Belém.

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

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Who runs Marituba?

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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