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Santa Rita: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
162,488
2026
Population, 2022 census
149,910
2022
Area (km²)
718.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
208.6
2022

In depth

What is the population of Santa Rita?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Santa Rita at 162,488 on 1 July 2026, the 200th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 3rd largest of the 223 municipalities in Paraíba state. The 2022 census counted 149,910 residents.

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

Is the population of Santa Rita growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Santa Rita grew by 22,234, from 127,676 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 149,910, an average of +1.35% a year; the 93rd 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 Santa Rita changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Santa Rita's population 12,578 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 160,852 in 2025 and 159,121 in 2024.

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

How big is Santa Rita?

Santa Rita covers 718.6 km² and had 208.6 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 114th 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 Paraíba state's population lives in Santa Rita?

Santa Rita holds 3.9% of the estimated 4,182,828 people in Paraíba state and 0.08% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Santa Rita a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Santa Rita (as part of the João Pessoa/PB urban area) as a regional capital, level 2A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Santa Rita is part of the Região Metropolitana de João Pessoa.

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

Who runs Santa Rita?

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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