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Toledo: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
162,658
2026
Population, 2022 census
150,470
2022
Area (km²)
1,198.0
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
125.6
2022

In depth

What is the population of Toledo?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Toledo at 162,658 on 1 July 2026, the 199th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 12th largest of the 399 municipalities in Paraná state. The 2022 census counted 150,470 residents.

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

Is the population of Toledo growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Toledo grew by 31,157, from 119,313 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 150,470, an average of +1.95% a year; the 50th 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 Toledo changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Toledo's population 12,188 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 160,701 in 2025 and 158,620 in 2024.

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

How big is Toledo?

Toledo covers 1,198.0 km² and had 125.6 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 84th least 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 Toledo?

Toledo holds 1.4% of the estimated 11,952,456 people in Paraná state and 0.08% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Toledo a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Toledo (as part of the Toledo/PR urban area) as a sub-regional centre, level 3A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Toledo is part of the Região Metropolitana de Toledo.

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

Who runs Toledo?

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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