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Mauá: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
429,064
2026
Population, 2022 census
418,261
2022
Area (km²)
61.9
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
6,753.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Mauá?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Mauá at 429,064 on 1 July 2026, the 61st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 15th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 418,261 residents.

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

Is the population of Mauá growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Mauá grew by 1,483, from 416,778 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 418,261, an average of +0.03% a year; the 43rd 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 Mauá changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Mauá's population 10,803 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+2.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 429,014 in 2025 and 429,380 in 2024.

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

How big is Mauá?

Mauá covers 61.9 km² and had 6,753.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 14th 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Mauá?

Mauá holds 0.9% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.20% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Mauá a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Mauá (as part of the São Paulo/SP urban area) as a great national metropolis, level 1A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Mauá is part of the Região Metropolitana de São Paulo.

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

Who runs Mauá?

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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