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Planaltina: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
113,950
2026
Population, 2022 census
105,031
2022
Area (km²)
2,558.9
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
41.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Planaltina?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Planaltina at 113,950 on 1 July 2026, the 296th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 13th largest of the 246 municipalities in Goiás state. The 2022 census counted 105,031 residents.

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

Is the population of Planaltina growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Planaltina grew by 23,472, from 81,559 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 105,031, an average of +2.13% a year; the 38th 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 Planaltina changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Planaltina's population 8,919 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.5%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 112,304 in 2025 and 110,619 in 2024.

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

How big is Planaltina?

Planaltina covers 2,558.9 km² and had 41.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 30th 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 Goiás state's population lives in Planaltina?

Planaltina holds 1.5% of the estimated 7,495,033 people in Goiás state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Planaltina a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Planaltina (as part of the Brasília/DF urban area) as a national metropolis, level 1B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Planaltina is part of the Região Metropolitana do Entorno do Distrito Federal.

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

Who runs Planaltina?

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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