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Poá: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
106,288
2026
Population, 2022 census
103,765
2022
Area (km²)
17.3
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
6,010.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Poá?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Poá at 106,288 on 1 July 2026, the 323rd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 77th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 103,765 residents.

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

Is the population of Poá growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Poá fell by 2,248, from 106,013 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 103,765, an average of -0.18% a year; the 27th 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 Poá changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Poá's population 2,523 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+2.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 106,355 in 2025 and 106,431 in 2024.

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

How big is Poá?

Poá covers 17.3 km² and had 6,010.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 17th 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Poá?

Poá holds 0.2% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Poá a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Poá (as part of the São Paulo/SP urban area) as a great national metropolis, level 1A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Poá is part of the Região Metropolitana de São Paulo.

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

Who runs Poá?

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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