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Passos: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
117,349
2026
Population, 2022 census
111,939
2022
Area (km²)
1,338.1
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
83.7
2022

In depth

What is the population of Passos?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Passos at 117,349 on 1 July 2026, the 288th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 28th largest of the 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais state. The 2022 census counted 111,939 residents.

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

Is the population of Passos growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Passos grew by 5,649, from 106,290 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 111,939, an average of +0.43% a year; the 94th 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 Passos changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Passos' population 5,410 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.8%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 116,951 in 2025 and 116,530 in 2024.

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

How big is Passos?

Passos covers 1,338.1 km² and had 83.7 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 59th 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 Minas Gerais state's population lives in Passos?

Passos holds 0.5% of the estimated 21,460,311 people in Minas Gerais state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Passos a metropolis?

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

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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