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Salto: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
141,994
2026
Population, 2022 census
134,319
2022
Area (km²)
133.1
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
1,009.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Salto?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Salto at 141,994 on 1 July 2026, the 222nd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 58th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 134,319 residents.

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

Is the population of Salto growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Salto grew by 28,803, from 105,516 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 134,319, an average of +2.03% a year; the 45th 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 Salto changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Salto's population 7,675 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.7%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 141,111 in 2025 and 140,125 in 2024.

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

How big is Salto?

Salto covers 133.1 km² and had 1,009.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 97th 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 Salto?

Salto holds 0.3% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.07% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Salto a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Salto (as part of the Itu - Salto/SP urban area) as a sub-regional centre, level 3A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Salto is part of the Região Metropolitana de Sorocaba.

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

Who runs Salto?

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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