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Vitória de Santo Antão: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
142,419
2026
Population, 2022 census
134,084
2022
Area (km²)
336.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
398.4
2022

In depth

What is the population of Vitória de Santo Antão?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Vitória de Santo Antão at 142,419 on 1 July 2026, the 221st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 10th largest of the 185 municipalities in Pernambuco state. The 2022 census counted 134,084 residents.

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

Is the population of Vitória de Santo Antão growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Vitória de Santo Antão grew by 6,067, from 128,017 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 134,084, an average of +0.39% a year; the 89th slowest 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 Vitória de Santo Antão changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Vitória de Santo Antão's population 8,335 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+6.2%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 144,243 in 2025 and 143,799 in 2024.

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

How big is Vitória de Santo Antão?

Vitória de Santo Antão covers 336.6 km² and had 398.4 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 157th 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 Pernambuco state's population lives in Vitória de Santo Antão?

Vitória de Santo Antão holds 1.5% of the estimated 9,583,176 people in Pernambuco state and 0.07% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Vitória de Santo Antão a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Vitória de Santo Antão as a sub-regional centre, level 3B on a scale whose top level is 1A; it is not part of an officially defined metropolitan region.

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

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Who runs Vitória de Santo Antão?

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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