What is the population of Guarulhos?
Guarulhos has a city population of 1,345,364. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Guarulhos
Guarulhos is a city in Sao Paulo, Brazil with a population of 1,345,364. It is the 13th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 374th largest worldwide. It lies 867 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 303
Coordinates
-23.463, -46.533
Record updated
14 July 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 |
| Guarulhos | 1.35M |
Guarulhos Population FAQ
Where is Guarulhos?
Guarulhos is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 867 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -23.463, -46.533.
How big is Guarulhos compared with other cities in Brazil?
It is the 13th largest of the 2,250 cities listed in Brazil, holding 0.6% of the national population.