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

State

The population development of the State of Goiás 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
Goiás	GO	FSt	Goiânia	340,243	4,018,903	5,003,228	6,001,789	7,056,495	7,423,629	34024300	→
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	Goiânia	1,500,980
2	Aparecida de Goiânia	555,370
3	Anápolis	409,050
4	Águas Lindas de Goiás	244,790
5	Rio Verde	224,490
6	Valparaíso de Goiás	218,420
7	Luziânia	212,800
8	Senador Canedo	173,830
9	Trindade	150,390

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Goiás 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
Abadia de Goiás	3,096	5,081	18,450	21,270	2843	→
Acreúna	15,883	17,696	20,350	20,830	968	→
Águas Lindas de Goiás	105,583	159,138	225,174	244,790	10874	→
Alexânia	14,911	18,719	23,820	24,910	14643	→
Anápolis	274,642	325,583	388,195	409,050	16856	→
Aparecida de Goiânia	335,547	455,193	527,178	555,370	18987	→
Bela Vista de Goiás	12,278	17,955	25,439	27,550	2031	→
Bom Jesus de Goiás	14,746	19,253	22,774	23,690	698	→
Caldas Novas	47,308	67,714	96,119	104,110	11692	→
Catalão	56,224	79,046	106,426	114,180	5117	→
Ceres	18,123	19,790	21,025	21,520	1080	→
Cidade Ocidental	34,465	43,654	90,865	100,570	5557	→
Cocalzinho de Goiás	6,000	6,444	18,883	20,530	1772	→
Cristalina	25,102	32,131	40,599	43,520	2941	→
Formosa	68,477	88,286	103,467	108,520	3913	→
Goianésia	44,705	55,478	69,838	73,910	3712	→
Goiânia	1,085,806	1,297,076	1,435,186	1,500,980	44038	→
Goianira	18,064	33,451	71,265	80,760	4792	→
Goiatuba	26,812	29,197	32,734	33,950	1456	→
Hidrolândia	7,836	10,470	22,896	25,240	3203	→
Inhumas	39,976	45,103	49,143	50,720	2328	→
Ipameri	17,413	18,080	18,672	19,160	1363	→
Iporá	28,192	28,545	33,015	34,490	2206	→
Itaberaí	21,249	29,784	38,843	41,330	1676	→
Itapaci	11,867	16,595	19,432	20,170	729	→
Itapuranga	19,134	20,519	20,869	21,220	1295	→
Itumbiara	77,123	88,942	104,492	109,670	5430	→
Jaraguá	24,673	35,328	39,287	40,510	1898	→
Jataí	68,821	81,010	99,668	105,230	3964	→
Luziânia	130,165	162,807	201,126	212,800	19060	→
Minaçu	28,426	26,091	23,056	22,660	3443	→
Mineiros	34,660	48,286	65,641	70,250	3463	→
Morrinhos	30,929	35,959	46,231	48,910	2230	→
Nerópolis	17,253	23,229	30,954	33,220	1465	→
Niquelândia	25,718	32,042	26,038	25,240	5568	→
Novo Gama	73,026	93,971	103,275	107,110	8349	→
Palmeiras de Goiás	13,500	19,166	28,251	30,480	1024	→
Piracanjuba	16,177	17,551	19,852	20,240	1174	→
Pires do Rio	24,473	27,094	30,348	31,630	1228	→
Planaltina	69,387	76,286	97,030	103,750	6126	→
Porangatu	33,423	35,731	39,083	40,140	3111	→
Posse	18,388	23,939	28,772	29,910	1713	→
Quirinópolis	30,822	38,163	44,921	46,670	2553	→
Rio Verde	103,374	160,800	209,802	224,490	7850	→
Santa Helena de Goiás	32,349	34,815	36,917	37,980	1849	→
Santo Antônio do Descoberto	48,398	56,808	68,889	71,840	13582	→
São Luís de Montes Belos	21,950	26,333	30,820	32,130	1598	→
Senador Canedo	50,442	84,111	154,556	173,830	9191	→
Trindade	78,199	100,106	139,492	150,390	8425	→
Uruaçu	30,069	33,748	39,258	41,090	3638	→
Valparaíso de Goiás	94,856	132,982	198,861	218,420	6149	→

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	3,466,941
Females	3,589,554

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	1,431,289
15-64 years	4,976,333
65+ years	648,873

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	18,681
80-89 years	105,118
70-79 years	284,922
60-69 years	555,696
50-59 years	823,795
40-49 years	1,065,838
30-39 years	1,143,567
20-29 years	1,118,788
10-19 years	984,440
0-9 years	955,650

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	480,391
Urban	6,576,104

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	19,517
Non-Indigenous	7,036,978

Color (C 2022)
Black	648,560
White	2,557,454
Mixed / Other	3,850,281

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	5,316,507
no	308,699