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Sapucaia do Sul: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
136,573
2026
Population, 2022 census
132,107
2022
Area (km²)
58.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
2,268.1
2022

In depth

What is the population of Sapucaia do Sul?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Sapucaia do Sul at 136,573 on 1 July 2026, the 237th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 15th largest of the 497 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul state. The 2022 census counted 132,107 residents.

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

Is the population of Sapucaia do Sul growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Sapucaia do Sul grew by 1,150, from 130,957 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 132,107, an average of +0.07% a year; the 45th 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 Sapucaia do Sul changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Sapucaia do Sul's population 4,466 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.4%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 136,572 in 2025 and 136,542 in 2024.

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

How big is Sapucaia do Sul?

Sapucaia do Sul covers 58.2 km² and had 2,268.1 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 51st 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 Rio Grande do Sul state's population lives in Sapucaia do Sul?

Sapucaia do Sul holds 1.2% of the estimated 11,233,317 people in Rio Grande do Sul state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Sapucaia do Sul a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Sapucaia do Sul (as part of the Porto Alegre/RS urban area) as a metropolis, level 1C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Sapucaia do Sul is part of the Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre.

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

Who runs Sapucaia do Sul?

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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