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Porto Seguro: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
184,087
2026
Population, 2022 census
168,326
2022
Area (km²)
2,285.7
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
73.6
2022

In depth

What is the population of Porto Seguro?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Porto Seguro at 184,087 on 1 July 2026, the 171st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 9th largest of the 417 municipalities in Bahia state. The 2022 census counted 168,326 residents.

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

Is the population of Porto Seguro growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Porto Seguro grew by 41,745, from 126,581 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 168,326, an average of +2.40% a year; the 28th 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 Porto Seguro changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Porto Seguro's population 15,761 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+9.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 182,630 in 2025 and 181,007 in 2024.

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

How big is Porto Seguro?

Porto Seguro covers 2,285.7 km² and had 73.6 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 54th 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 Bahia state's population lives in Porto Seguro?

Porto Seguro holds 1.2% of the estimated 14,889,472 people in Bahia state and 0.09% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Porto Seguro a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Porto Seguro as a sub-regional centre, level 3A on a scale whose top level is 1A; it is not part of an officially defined metropolitan region.

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

Who runs Porto Seguro?

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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