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Aracaju

City population
664,908
#29
in Brazil
#1
in Sergipe
#832
worldwide
BrasíliaAracaju
-10.911, -37.072 · 1,293 km from Brasília
Share of Brazil
0.3%
Of the national population
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Brasília
Time zone
America/Maceio
IANA zone identifier

About Aracaju

Aracaju is a city in Sergipe, Brazil with a population of 664,908. It is the 29th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 832nd largest worldwide. It lies 1,293 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#29of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Sergipe
#1of 34
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 34
Coordinates
-10.911, -37.072
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 2,250 in Brazil

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Aracaju compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Aracaju665K

Aracaju Population FAQ

What is the population of Aracaju?

Aracaju has a city population of 664,908. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Aracaju?

Aracaju is in Sergipe, Brazil, 1,293 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -10.911, -37.072.

How big is Aracaju compared with other cities in Brazil?

It is the 29th largest of the 2,250 cities listed in Brazil, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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