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Tubarão: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
117,924
2026
Population, 2022 census
110,088
2022
Area (km²)
301.5
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
365.1
2022

In depth

What is the population of Tubarão?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Tubarão at 117,924 on 1 July 2026, the 286th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 14th largest of the 295 municipalities in Santa Catarina state. The 2022 census counted 110,088 residents.

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

Is the population of Tubarão growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Tubarão grew by 12,839, from 97,249 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 110,088, an average of +1.04% a year; the 133rd 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 Tubarão changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Tubarão's population 7,836 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+7.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 116,725 in 2025 and 115,495 in 2024.

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

How big is Tubarão?

Tubarão covers 301.5 km² and had 365.1 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 156th 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 Santa Catarina state's population lives in Tubarão?

Tubarão holds 1.4% of the estimated 8,312,759 people in Santa Catarina state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Tubarão a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Tubarão (as part of the Tubarão - Laguna/SC urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Tubarão is part of the Região Metropolitana de Tubarão.

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

Who runs Tubarão?

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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