What is the population of Fortaleza?
Fortaleza has a city population of 2,400,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Fortaleza
Fortaleza is a city in Ceara, Brazil with a population of 2,400,000. It is the 5th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 159th largest worldwide. It lies 1,689 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 130
Coordinates
-3.717, -38.543
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 BrazilClosest 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.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Fortaleza | 2.4M |
Fortaleza Population FAQ
Where is Fortaleza?
Fortaleza is in Ceara, Brazil, 1,689 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -3.717, -38.543.
How big is Fortaleza compared with other cities in Brazil?
It is the 5th largest of the 2,250 cities listed in Brazil, holding 1.1% of the national population.