Mato Grosso in numbers

3,658,649residents · 2022 Census

Rank: 16th among the 27 states
Share of Brazil: 1.8% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
Municipalities: 141
Capital: Cuiabá
Region: Central-West
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Mato Grosso has 3,658,649 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 16th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 12 others, and holds 1.8% of Brazilians. The capital, Cuiabá, has 650,877 people, 17.8% of the state. The state has 141 municipalities.

Mato Grosso on the map of Brazil

Dark outline: Mato Grosso. Color: state population, in millions.

Population rank among the states in the same region (Central-West):

State	People
Goiás	7,056,495
Mato Grosso	3,658,649
Distrito Federal	2,817,381
Mato Grosso do Sul	2,757,013

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The 10 most populous municipalities in Mato Grosso

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Cuiabá	650,877	17.8%
2	Várzea Grande	300,078	8.2%
3	Rondonópolis	244,911	6.7%
4	Sinop	196,312	5.4%
5	Sorriso	110,635	3.0%
6	Tangará da Serra	106,434	2.9%
7	Cáceres	89,681	2.5%
8	Primavera do Leste	85,146	2.3%
9	Lucas do Rio Verde	83,798	2.3%
10	Barra do Garças	69,210	1.9%

Municipalities by size

Size	Municipalities	Population	% of state
up to 5,000	36	119,595	3.3%
5,000 to 20,000	69	740,821	20.2%
20,000 to 100,000	30	1,188,986	32.5%
over 100,000	6	1,609,247	44.0%

6 municipalities have over 100,000 inhabitants and hold 44.0% of the state's population.

See all 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso (2022 Census population)

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Cuiabá	650,877	17.8%
2	Várzea Grande	300,078	8.2%
3	Rondonópolis	244,911	6.7%
4	Sinop	196,312	5.4%
5	Sorriso	110,635	3.0%
6	Tangará da Serra	106,434	2.9%
7	Cáceres	89,681	2.5%
8	Primavera do Leste	85,146	2.3%
9	Lucas do Rio Verde	83,798	2.3%
10	Barra do Garças	69,210	1.9%
11	Alta Floresta	58,613	1.6%
12	Nova Mutum	55,839	1.5%
13	Pontes e Lacerda	52,018	1.4%
14	Campo Novo do Parecis	45,899	1.3%
15	Juína	45,869	1.3%
16	Campo Verde	44,585	1.2%
17	Confresa	35,075	1.0%
18	Juara	34,906	1.0%
19	Peixoto de Azevedo	32,714	0.9%
20	Colíder	31,370	0.9%
21	Poconé	31,217	0.9%
22	Guarantã do Norte	31,024	0.8%
23	Barra do Bugres	29,403	0.8%
24	Água Boa	29,219	0.8%
25	Sapezal	28,944	0.8%
26	Jaciara	28,569	0.8%
27	Mirassol d'Oeste	26,785	0.7%
28	Querência	26,769	0.7%
29	Paranatinga	26,423	0.7%
30	Canarana	25,858	0.7%
31	Colniza	25,766	0.7%
32	Aripuanã	24,626	0.7%
33	Nova Xavantina	24,345	0.7%
34	Poxoréu	23,283	0.6%
35	Diamantino	21,941	0.6%
36	Matupá	20,091	0.5%
37	Vila Rica	19,888	0.5%
38	Chapada dos Guimarães	18,990	0.5%
39	Comodoro	18,238	0.5%
40	Pedra Preta	18,066	0.5%
41	São José dos Quatro Marcos	17,849	0.5%
42	Alto Araguaia	17,193	0.5%
43	Brasnorte	17,004	0.5%
44	Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade	16,774	0.5%
45	Nova Olímpia	16,352	0.4%
46	Nobres	15,492	0.4%
47	Rosário Oeste	15,453	0.4%
48	Campinápolis	15,347	0.4%
49	Santo Antônio de Leverger	15,246	0.4%
50	São José do Rio Claro	14,911	0.4%
51	Araputanga	14,786	0.4%
52	Tapurah	14,370	0.4%
53	Nova Bandeirantes	13,635	0.4%
54	São Félix do Araguaia	13,621	0.4%
55	Alto Garças	13,052	0.4%
56	Nossa Senhora do Livramento	12,940	0.4%
57	Vera	12,800	0.3%
58	Itiquira	12,236	0.3%
59	Porto Alegre do Norte	12,127	0.3%
60	Nova Canaã do Norte	11,707	0.3%
61	Paranaíta	11,671	0.3%
62	Nova Ubiratã	11,530	0.3%
63	Juscimeira	11,480	0.3%
64	Marcelândia	11,396	0.3%
65	Cotriguaçu	11,011	0.3%
66	Guiratinga	10,966	0.3%
67	Alto Taquari	10,904	0.3%
68	Terra Nova do Norte	10,616	0.3%
69	Arenápolis	10,576	0.3%
70	Feliz Natal	10,521	0.3%
71	Carlinda	10,332	0.3%
72	Juruena	10,213	0.3%
73	Porto Esperidião	10,204	0.3%
74	Ribeirão Cascalheira	10,089	0.3%
75	Tabaporã	9,818	0.3%
76	Cláudia	9,593	0.3%
77	Campos de Júlio	8,822	0.2%
78	Gaúcha do Norte	8,642	0.2%
79	Apiacás	8,590	0.2%
80	Jauru	8,367	0.2%
81	Nova Monte Verde	8,313	0.2%
82	Alto Paraguai	8,009	0.2%
83	Dom Aquino	7,872	0.2%
84	Ipiranga do Norte	7,815	0.2%
85	Santa Terezinha	7,596	0.2%
86	Itanhangá	7,539	0.2%
87	Castanheira	7,506	0.2%
88	Jangada	7,426	0.2%
89	Bom Jesus do Araguaia	7,280	0.2%
90	Barão de Melgaço	7,253	0.2%
91	Denise	7,014	0.2%
92	Pontal do Araguaia	6,932	0.2%
93	Novo São Joaquim	6,919	0.2%
94	Nova Lacerda	6,670	0.2%
95	Novo Mundo	6,520	0.2%
96	Cocalinho	6,220	0.2%
97	General Carneiro	6,037	0.2%
98	São José do Xingu	5,964	0.2%
99	Nortelândia	5,956	0.2%
100	Nova Maringá	5,846	0.2%
101	Alto Boa Vista	5,715	0.2%
102	Porto dos Gaúchos	5,593	0.2%
103	Santa Carmem	5,374	0.1%
104	Itaúba	5,020	0.1%
105	Acorizal	5,014	0.1%
106	Curvelândia	4,903	0.1%
107	Lambari D'Oeste	4,790	0.1%
108	Nova Guarita	4,590	0.1%
109	Rio Branco	4,535	0.1%
110	Canabrava do Norte	4,485	0.1%
111	Nova Santa Helena	4,239	0.1%
112	Nova Nazaré	4,200	0.1%
113	São Pedro da Cipa	4,191	0.1%
114	Torixoréu	4,164	0.1%
115	Santo Antônio do Leste	4,099	0.1%
116	Nova Brasilândia	3,932	0.1%
117	União do Sul	3,838	0.1%
118	Araguaiana	3,795	0.1%
119	Conquista D'Oeste	3,760	0.1%
120	Salto do Céu	3,679	0.1%
121	Nova Marilândia	3,529	0.096%
122	Rondolândia	3,505	0.096%
123	Novo Horizonte do Norte	3,349	0.092%
124	Santa Rita do Trivelato	3,276	0.090%
125	Porto Estrela	3,224	0.088%
126	Figueirópolis D'Oeste	3,187	0.087%
127	Planalto da Serra	3,166	0.087%
128	Tesouro	3,025	0.083%
129	Glória D'Oeste	2,905	0.079%
130	Vale de São Domingos	2,904	0.079%
131	São José do Povo	2,875	0.079%
132	Santa Cruz do Xingu	2,661	0.073%
133	Ribeirãozinho	2,593	0.071%
134	Santo Afonso	2,519	0.069%
135	Luciara	2,509	0.069%
136	Indiavaí	2,213	0.060%
137	Reserva do Cabaçal	2,122	0.058%
138	Novo Santo Antônio	2,015	0.055%
139	Ponte Branca	2,008	0.055%
140	Serra Nova Dourada	1,800	0.049%
141	Araguainha	1,010	0.028%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate region	People	% of state	Municipalities
Cuiabá	1,459,230	39.9%	30
Sinop	995,843	27.2%	42
Rondonópolis	525,301	14.4%	18
Barra do Garças	373,083	10.2%	30
Cáceres	305,192	8.3%	21

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Mato Grosso?

Mato Grosso had 3,658,649 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 16th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 12 others.

How many municipalities are there in Mato Grosso?

Mato Grosso has 141 municipalities. The most populous is Cuiabá, with 650,877 inhabitants.

What is the capital of Mato Grosso and how many people live there?

The capital is Cuiabá, with 650,877 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (17.8% of the state's population).

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