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Santa Luzia: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
231,473
2026
Population, 2022 census
219,132
2022
Area (km²)
235.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
931.7
2022

In depth

What is the population of Santa Luzia?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Santa Luzia at 231,473 on 1 July 2026, the 143rd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 13th largest of the 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais state. The 2022 census counted 219,132 residents.

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

Is the population of Santa Luzia growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Santa Luzia grew by 16,531, from 202,601 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 219,132, an average of +0.66% a year; the 127th 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 Santa Luzia changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Santa Luzia's population 12,341 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 230,382 in 2025 and 229,483 in 2024.

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

How big is Santa Luzia?

Santa Luzia covers 235.2 km² and had 931.7 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 99th 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 Minas Gerais state's population lives in Santa Luzia?

Santa Luzia holds 1.1% of the estimated 21,460,311 people in Minas Gerais state and 0.11% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Santa Luzia a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Santa Luzia (as part of the Belo Horizonte/MG urban area) as a metropolis, level 1C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Santa Luzia is part of the Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte.

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

Who runs Santa Luzia?

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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