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Pouso Alegre: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
163,439
2026
Population, 2022 census
152,217
2022
Area (km²)
542.8
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
280.4
2022

In depth

What is the population of Pouso Alegre?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Pouso Alegre at 163,439 on 1 July 2026, the 197th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 17th largest of the 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais state. The 2022 census counted 152,217 residents.

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

Is the population of Pouso Alegre growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Pouso Alegre grew by 21,602, from 130,615 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 152,217, an average of +1.28% a year; the 98th 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 Pouso Alegre changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Pouso Alegre's population 11,222 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+7.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 162,133 in 2025 and 160,751 in 2024.

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

How big is Pouso Alegre?

Pouso Alegre covers 542.8 km² and had 280.4 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 134th 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 Minas Gerais state's population lives in Pouso Alegre?

Pouso Alegre holds 0.8% of the estimated 21,460,311 people in Minas Gerais state and 0.08% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Pouso Alegre a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Pouso Alegre as a regional capital, level 2C 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 Pouso Alegre?

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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