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

State

The population development of the State of Mato Grosso 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
Mato Grosso	MT	FSt	Cuiabá	903,208	2,027,231	2,504,353	3,035,122	3,658,649	3,893,659	90320800	→
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	Cuiabá	675,880
2	Várzea Grande	315,180
3	Rondonópolis	254,180
4	Sinop	217,100
5	Sorriso	116,070
6	Tangará da Serra	103,200
7	Primavera do Leste	91,940
8	Lucas do Rio Verde	91,740
9	Cáceres	78,440

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Mato Grosso 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
Água Boa	11,013	16,581	24,133	26,510	1431	→
Alta Floresta	37,287	42,718	51,412	54,520	4562	→
Barra do Bugres	19,499	24,571	24,140	24,140	1078	→
Barra do Garças	47,121	49,993	61,164	65,290	4118	→
Cáceres	63,706	74,064	76,657	78,440	7407	→
Campo Novo do Parecis	13,101	23,125	40,133	45,220	1618	→
Campo Verde	12,918	25,404	38,804	42,690	1675	→
Canarana	11,657	14,805	20,234	22,160	1636	→
Colíder	19,423	25,014	26,189	26,760	4656	→
Confresa	5,800	13,697	26,444	29,000	1600	→
Cuiabá	475,389	539,220	635,828	675,880	28560	→
Guarantã do Norte	19,365	23,940	26,274	26,430	3579	→
Jaciara	20,404	23,349	25,718	26,830	840	→
Juara	21,828	24,879	27,118	28,040	3647	→
Juína	29,574	33,320	36,316	38,320	2343	→
Lucas do Rio Verde	15,809	42,203	80,249	91,740	4013	→
Mirassol d'Oeste	18,425	20,758	21,894	22,590	798	→
Nova Mutum	9,799	25,865	48,520	55,140	2348	→
Nova Xavantina	14,506	15,554	19,845	21,120	1886	→
Paranatinga	11,081	14,815	18,636	20,360	1197	→
Peixoto de Azevedo	20,180	19,804	22,582	23,300	694	→
Poconé	21,404	22,125	22,307	22,300	1112	→
Pontes e Lacerda	28,546	34,662	44,796	48,020	1688	→
Primavera do Leste	36,539	49,271	81,543	91,940	4861	→
Querência	3,920	5,736	20,709	24,060	2611	→
Rondonópolis	140,958	187,277	236,064	254,180	12254	→
Sapezal	5,493	15,124	25,470	28,610	1188	→
Sinop	67,706	93,753	190,451	217,100	15798	→
Sorriso	30,438	55,639	103,010	116,070	5060	→
Tangará da Serra	49,735	74,077	95,842	103,200	6949	→
Várzea Grande	211,303	248,704	296,557	315,180	16057	→

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	1,841,241
Females	1,817,408

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	829,686
15-64 years	2,546,923
65+ years	282,040

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	7,461
80-89 years	42,492
70-79 years	122,119
60-69 years	258,407
50-59 years	399,845
40-49 years	530,710
30-39 years	603,862
20-29 years	593,267
10-19 years	535,475
0-9 years	565,011

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	502,120
Urban	3,156,529

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	58,356
Non-Indigenous	3,600,293

Color (C 2022)
Black	360,698
White	1,181,590
Mixed / Other	2,116,282

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	2,664,471
no	164,492