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Paranaguá: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
150,436
2026
Population, 2022 census
145,829
2022
Area (km²)
822.8
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
177.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Paranaguá?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Paranaguá at 150,436 on 1 July 2026, the 213th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 13th largest of the 399 municipalities in Paraná state. The 2022 census counted 145,829 residents.

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

Is the population of Paranaguá growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Paranaguá grew by 5,360, from 140,469 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 145,829, an average of +0.31% a year; the 80th 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 Paranaguá changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Paranaguá's population 4,607 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.2%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 150,104 in 2025 and 149,819 in 2024.

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

How big is Paranaguá?

Paranaguá covers 822.8 km² and had 177.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 96th 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 Paraná state's population lives in Paranaguá?

Paranaguá holds 1.3% of the estimated 11,952,456 people in Paraná state and 0.07% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Paranaguá a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Paranaguá as a sub-regional centre, level 3A 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 Paranaguá?

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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