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Presidente Prudente: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
235,264
2026
Population, 2022 census
225,668
2022
Area (km²)
560.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
402.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Presidente Prudente?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Presidente Prudente at 235,264 on 1 July 2026, the 140th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 40th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 225,668 residents.

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

Is the population of Presidente Prudente growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Presidente Prudente grew by 18,058, from 207,610 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 225,668, an average of +0.70% a year; the 134th 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 Presidente Prudente changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Presidente Prudente's population 9,596 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.3%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 234,706 in 2025 and 234,083 in 2024.

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

How big is Presidente Prudente?

Presidente Prudente covers 560.6 km² and had 402.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 155th 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 Presidente Prudente?

Presidente Prudente holds 0.5% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.11% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Presidente Prudente a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Presidente Prudente (as part of the Presidente Prudente/SP urban area) 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 Presidente Prudente?

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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