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Patos: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
108,416
2026
Population, 2022 census
103,165
2022
Area (km²)
472.9
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
218.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Patos?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Patos at 108,416 on 1 July 2026, the 312th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 4th largest of the 223 municipalities in Paraíba state. The 2022 census counted 103,165 residents.

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

Is the population of Patos growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Patos grew by 2,472, from 100,693 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 103,165, an average of +0.20% a year; the 68th 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 Patos changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Patos' population 5,251 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 108,104 in 2025 and 107,774 in 2024.

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

How big is Patos?

Patos covers 472.9 km² and had 218.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 120th 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 Paraíba state's population lives in Patos?

Patos holds 2.6% of the estimated 4,182,828 people in Paraíba state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Patos a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Patos (as part of the Patos/PB urban area) as a sub-regional centre, level 3A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Patos is part of the Região Metropolitana de Patos.

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

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Who runs Patos?

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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