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Taboão da Serra: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
286,201
2026
Population, 2022 census
273,542
2022
Area (km²)
20.4
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
13,416.8
2022

In depth

What is the population of Taboão da Serra?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Taboão da Serra at 286,201 on 1 July 2026, the 107th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 30th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 273,542 residents.

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

Is the population of Taboão da Serra growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Taboão da Serra grew by 29,014, from 244,528 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 273,542, an average of +0.94% a year; the 147th 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 Taboão da Serra changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Taboão da Serra's population 12,659 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 285,307 in 2025 and 284,274 in 2024.

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

How big is Taboão da Serra?

Taboão da Serra covers 20.4 km² and had 13,416.8 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 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 São Paulo state's population lives in Taboão da Serra?

Taboão da Serra holds 0.6% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.13% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Taboão da Serra a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Taboão da Serra (as part of the São Paulo/SP urban area) as a great national metropolis, level 1A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Taboão da Serra is part of the Região Metropolitana de São Paulo.

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

Who runs Taboão da 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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