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Piracicaba: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
442,635
2026
Population, 2022 census
423,323
2022
Area (km²)
1,378.1
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
307.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Piracicaba?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Piracicaba at 442,635 on 1 July 2026, the 56th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 13th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 423,323 residents.

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

Is the population of Piracicaba growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Piracicaba grew by 58,752, from 364,571 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 423,323, an average of +1.25% a year; the 102nd fastest 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 Piracicaba changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Piracicaba's population 19,312 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 440,835 in 2025 and 438,827 in 2024.

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

How big is Piracicaba?

Piracicaba covers 1,378.1 km² and had 307.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 139th 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Piracicaba?

Piracicaba holds 1.0% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.21% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Piracicaba a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Piracicaba (as part of the Piracicaba/SP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Piracicaba is part of the Região Metropolitana de Piracicaba.

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

Who runs Piracicaba?

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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