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Sarandi: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
130,211
2026
Population, 2022 census
118,455
2022
Area (km²)
103.5
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
1,144.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Sarandi?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Sarandi at 130,211 on 1 July 2026, the 247th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 17th largest of the 399 municipalities in Paraná state. The 2022 census counted 118,455 residents.

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

Is the population of Sarandi growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Sarandi grew by 33,963, from 84,492 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 118,455, an average of +2.86% a year; the 18th 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 Sarandi changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Sarandi's population 11,756 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+9.9%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 128,106 in 2025 and 125,785 in 2024.

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

How big is Sarandi?

Sarandi covers 103.5 km² and had 1,144.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 88th 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 Paraná state's population lives in Sarandi?

Sarandi holds 1.1% of the estimated 11,952,456 people in Paraná state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Sarandi a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Sarandi (as part of the Maringá/PR urban area) as a regional capital, level 2B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Sarandi is part of the Região Metropolitana de Maringá.

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

Who runs Sarandi?

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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