What is the population of São José dos Campos?
São José dos Campos has a city population of 727,078. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About São José dos Campos
At 600 m elevation, São José dos Campos holds 727,078 people and ranks seventh among the 303 cities in São Paulo state. It sits 850 km from Brasília and lies within a cluster of significant urban centres; Jacareí (250,952 people) stands 16 km away, and Caçapava (100,071) lies 20 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 303
Elevation
600 m
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-23.179, -45.887
Record updated
2026-07-13
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.
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 |
| São José dos Campos | 727K |
São José dos Campos Population FAQ
Where is São José dos Campos?
São José dos Campos is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 850 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -23.179, -45.887.
How big is São José dos Campos compared with other cities in Brazil?
It is the 27th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, holding 0.3% of the national population.