Santa Catarina (Brazil): State, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of Santa Catarina according to census results and latest official population estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (Cf) 1991-09-01	Population Census (Cf) 2000-08-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-08-01	Population Census (C) 2022-08-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01
Santa Catarina	SC	FSt	Florianópolis	95,731	4,541,994	5,356,360	6,248,436	7,610,361	8,187,029	9573100	→
Brazil	BRA	Fed Rep	Brasília	8,510,418	146,825,475	169,799,170	190,755,799	203,080,756	213,421,037

The population estimates for 2025 are based on adjusted results of the 2010 and 2022 census.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2025-07-01
1	Joinville	644,020
2	Florianópolis	584,880
3	Blumenau	375,240
4	São José	294,730
5	Itajaí	285,390
6	Chapecó	268,170
7	Palhoça	250,410
8	Criciúma	222,120
9	Jaraguá do Sul	187,390
10	Lages	168,300

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Santa Catarina with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest calculations.

The listed places consist of the urban areas of one or more municipal districts of one municipality. In the case of several districts, their urban areas form (more or less) a conurbation.

Name	Population Census (Cf) 2000-08-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-08-01	Population Census (C) 2022-08-01	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2025-07-01	Area
Araquari	20,171	21,104	39,654	45,600	5313	→
Araranguá	43,808	49,025	64,108	68,290	6469	→
Balneário Camboriú	73,455	108,089	139,155	151,670	4521	→
Balneário Piçarras	8,615	15,500	24,888	28,070	2171	→
Barra Velha	14,566	21,320	43,191	50,320	2996	→
Biguaçu	42,692	52,546	70,811	77,250	5706	→
Blumenau	241,943	294,773	351,597	375,240	20956	→
Bombinhas	8,716	14,293	25,053	28,730	2436	→
Braço do Norte	17,879	23,383	27,778	29,600	2426	→
Brusque	73,256	102,025	138,926	152,610	13003	→
Caçador	54,331	63,282	66,407	68,730	4653	→
Camboriú	39,427	59,231	99,618	113,390	3757	→
Campos Novos	21,060	25,866	29,610	31,310	1739	→
Canoinhas	37,065	38,497	43,158	44,670	2823	→
Capinzal	15,257	17,500	20,199	21,150	1889	→
Capivari de Baixo	17,436	19,816	23,524	24,540	1419	→
Chapecó	134,006	167,716	241,738	268,170	19744	→
Concórdia	43,735	52,815	66,550	71,080	5447	→
Criciúma	153,049	189,630	209,482	222,120	13605	→
Curitibanos	31,862	34,312	36,876	38,440	3288	→
Florianópolis	332,185	405,286	534,827	584,880	19933	→
Forquilhinha	14,556	18,426	28,764	31,820	2570	→
Fraiburgo	27,623	30,291	29,437	29,950	3662	→
Garopaba	10,722	15,320	29,060	33,050	5813	→
Gaspar	29,601	47,126	66,940	72,270	12124	→
Guabiruba	12,048	17,066	23,012	24,980	6044	→
Guaramirim	19,012	28,046	43,891	47,930	8860	→
Herval d'Oeste	17,140	18,851	19,409	19,850	1152	→
Içara	32,277	42,990	52,560	56,520	7305	→
Imbituba	34,527	40,170	51,388	55,960	9242	→
Indaial	38,382	52,927	69,190	75,320	10023	→
Itajaí	141,950	173,452	255,583	285,390	11260	→
Itapema	24,781	44,659	74,903	84,940	2362	→
Itapoá	8,191	14,172	29,714	34,820	3031	→
Ituporanga	11,601	14,751	18,576	19,930	2617	→
Jaraguá do Sul	96,320	132,800	171,556	187,390	12726	→
Joaçaba	21,362	24,453	27,746	29,280	4028	→
Joinville	414,972	497,850	597,288	644,020	21656	→
Lages (Lajes)	153,365	153,663	161,004	168,300	12942	→
Laguna	36,599	40,096	39,988	41,180	5349	→
Mafra	37,272	40,937	44,298	45,880	4470	→
Maravilha	14,226	18,087	23,682	25,770	1799	→
Navegantes	36,650	57,402	82,872	92,120	4757	→
Palhoça	97,914	135,311	219,912	250,410	8870	→
Penha	15,993	23,064	33,605	36,930	5415	→
Pinhalzinho	9,313	13,369	18,996	20,660	1689	→
Pomerode	18,713	23,823	29,923	32,290	7616	→
Porto Belo	9,973	15,167	26,010	29,640	4386	→
Porto União	25,585	27,124	27,480	28,080	1865	→
Rio do Sul	48,418	56,785	67,639	72,170	6498	→
Rio Negrinho	31,884	34,874	33,908	34,660	3547	→
Santo Amaro da Imperatriz	12,536	14,970	24,556	27,100	4001	→
São Bento do Sul	61,826	71,234	78,582	82,720	8222	→
São Francisco do Sul	28,875	38,187	46,746	50,340	6889	→
São João Batista	11,062	23,425	29,691	32,100	2542	→
São José	171,230	207,312	269,449	294,730	7001	→
São Lourenço do Oeste	13,010	16,398	19,818	20,830	1674	→
São Miguel do Oeste	27,392	32,065	39,628	42,660	2564	→
Schroeder	9,402	13,703	18,235	19,730	4393	→
Sombrio	15,925	19,638	25,894	27,390	2125	→
Tijucas	18,711	26,002	47,463	54,000	3835	→
Timbó	26,783	34,296	42,977	46,400	4080	→
Tubarão	69,925	88,094	103,793	110,050	6219	→
Videira	35,606	42,696	50,864	54,170	5088	→
Xanxerê	32,227	38,997	48,439	51,520	6190	→
Xaxim	15,929	20,856	27,798	30,030	3005	→

The urban population for 2025 is calculated by »City Population« using the urban population according to the 2022 census and latest official population estimates for the total municipality that are based on adjusted results of the 2010 and 2022 census.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2022)
Males	3,751,103
Females	3,859,258

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	1,423,210
15-64 years	5,392,712
65+ years	794,439

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	20,841
80-89 years	121,914
70-79 years	353,034
60-69 years	688,604
50-59 years	937,548
40-49 years	1,114,526
30-39 years	1,272,471
20-29 years	1,197,584
10-19 years	945,808
0-9 years	958,031

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	886,089
Urban	6,724,272

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	21,773
Non-Indigenous	7,588,588

Color (C 2022)
Black	309,908
White	5,805,552
Mixed / Other	1,494,718

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	6,021,965
no	165,186