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Piraquara: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
129,035
2026
Population, 2022 census
118,730
2022
Area (km²)
227.0
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
522.9
2022

In depth

What is the population of Piraquara?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Piraquara at 129,035 on 1 July 2026, the 251st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 18th largest of the 399 municipalities in Paraná state. The 2022 census counted 118,730 residents.

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

Is the population of Piraquara growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Piraquara grew by 25,768, from 92,962 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 118,730, an average of +2.06% a year; the 40th 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 Piraquara changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Piraquara's population 10,305 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.7%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 127,433 in 2025 and 124,934 in 2024.

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

How big is Piraquara?

Piraquara covers 227.0 km² and had 522.9 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 131st 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 Paraná state's population lives in Piraquara?

Piraquara holds 1.1% of the estimated 11,952,456 people in Paraná state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Piraquara a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Piraquara (as part of the Curitiba/PR urban area) as a metropolis, level 1C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Piraquara is part of the Região Metropolitana de Curitiba.

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

Who runs Piraquara?

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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