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Taubaté: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
323,380
2026
Population, 2022 census
310,739
2022
Area (km²)
625.0
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
497.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Taubaté?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Taubaté at 323,380 on 1 July 2026, the 91st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 24th largest of the 645 municipalities in São Paulo state. The 2022 census counted 310,739 residents.

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

Is the population of Taubaté growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Taubaté grew by 32,053, from 278,686 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 310,739, an average of +0.91% a year; the 149th 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 Taubaté changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Taubaté's population 12,641 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 322,397 in 2025 and 321,298 in 2024.

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

How big is Taubaté?

Taubaté covers 625.0 km² and had 497.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 135th 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 Taubaté?

Taubaté holds 0.7% of the estimated 46,179,008 people in São Paulo state and 0.15% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Taubaté a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Taubaté (as part of the Taubaté - Pindamonhangaba/SP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Taubaté is part of the Região Metropolitana do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.

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

Who runs Taubaté?

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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