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Serra: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
586,901
2026
Population, 2022 census
520,653
2022
Area (km²)
547.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
950.7
2022

In depth

What is the population of Serra?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Serra at 586,901 on 1 July 2026, the 38th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the largest municipality in Espírito Santo state. The 2022 census counted 520,653 residents.

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

Is the population of Serra growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Serra grew by 103,323, from 417,330 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 520,653, an average of +1.86% a year; the 54th 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 Serra changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Serra's population 66,248 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+12.7%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 579,720 in 2025 and 572,274 in 2024.

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

How big is Serra?

Serra covers 547.6 km² and had 950.7 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 98th 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 Espírito Santo state's population lives in Serra?

Serra holds 14.1% of the estimated 4,150,692 people in Espírito Santo state and 0.27% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Serra a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Serra (as part of the Vitória/ES urban area) as a metropolis, level 1C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Serra is part of the Região Metropolitana da Grande Vitória.

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

Who runs Serra?

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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