Minas Gerais in numbers

20,539,989residents · 2022 Census

Rank: 2nd among the 27 states
Share of Brazil: 10.1% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
Municipalities: 853
Capital: Belo Horizonte
Region: Southeast
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Minas Gerais has 20,539,989 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 2nd most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, and holds 10.1% of Brazilians. The capital, Belo Horizonte, has 2,315,560 people, 11.3% of the state. The state has 853 municipalities.

Minas Gerais on the map of Brazil

Dark outline: Minas Gerais. Color: state population, in millions.

Population rank among the states in the same region (Southeast):

State	People
São Paulo	44,411,238
Minas Gerais	20,539,989
Rio de Janeiro	16,055,174
Espírito Santo	3,833,712

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The 10 most populous municipalities in Minas Gerais

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Belo Horizonte	2,315,560	11.3%
2	Uberlândia	713,224	3.5%
3	Contagem	621,863	3.0%
4	Juiz de Fora	540,756	2.6%
5	Montes Claros	414,240	2.0%
6	Betim	411,846	2.0%
7	Uberaba	337,836	1.6%
8	Ribeirão das Neves	329,794	1.6%
9	Governador Valadares	257,171	1.3%
10	Divinópolis	231,091	1.1%

Municipalities by size

Size	Municipalities	Population	% of state
up to 5,000	247	868,533	4.2%
5,000 to 20,000	419	4,126,520	20.1%
20,000 to 100,000	153	6,070,898	29.6%
over 100,000	34	9,474,038	46.1%

34 municipalities have over 100,000 inhabitants and hold 46.1% of the state's population.

See all 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais (2022 Census population)

#	Municipality	People	% of state
1	Belo Horizonte	2,315,560	11.3%
2	Uberlândia	713,224	3.5%
3	Contagem	621,863	3.0%
4	Juiz de Fora	540,756	2.6%
5	Montes Claros	414,240	2.0%
6	Betim	411,846	2.0%
7	Uberaba	337,836	1.6%
8	Ribeirão das Neves	329,794	1.6%
9	Governador Valadares	257,171	1.3%
10	Divinópolis	231,091	1.1%
11	Ipatinga	227,731	1.1%
12	Sete Lagoas	227,397	1.1%
13	Santa Luzia	219,132	1.1%
14	Ibirité	170,537	0.8%
15	Poços de Caldas	163,742	0.8%
16	Patos de Minas	159,235	0.8%
17	Pouso Alegre	152,217	0.7%
18	Teófilo Otoni	137,418	0.7%
19	Varginha	136,467	0.7%
20	Conselheiro Lafaiete	131,621	0.6%
21	Sabará	129,380	0.6%
22	Vespasiano	129,246	0.6%
23	Barbacena	125,317	0.6%
24	Araguari	117,808	0.6%
25	Itabira	113,343	0.6%
26	Passos	111,939	0.5%
27	Nova Lima	111,697	0.5%
28	Araxá	111,691	0.5%
29	Nova Serrana	105,552	0.5%
30	Lavras	104,761	0.5%
31	Coronel Fabriciano	104,736	0.5%
32	Muriaé	104,108	0.5%
33	Ubá	103,365	0.5%
34	Ituiutaba	102,217	0.5%
35	Itaúna	97,669	0.5%
36	Pará de Minas	97,139	0.5%
37	Paracatu	94,023	0.5%
38	Itajubá	93,073	0.5%
39	Manhuaçu	91,886	0.4%
40	São João del Rei	90,225	0.4%
41	Patrocínio	89,826	0.4%
42	Caratinga	87,360	0.4%
43	Unaí	86,619	0.4%
44	Esmeraldas	85,598	0.4%
45	Timóteo	81,579	0.4%
46	Curvelo	80,665	0.4%
47	João Monlevade	80,187	0.4%
48	Alfenas	78,970	0.4%
49	Viçosa	76,430	0.4%
50	Três Corações	75,485	0.4%
51	Lagoa Santa	75,145	0.4%
52	Ouro Preto	74,821	0.4%
53	São Sebastião do Paraíso	71,796	0.3%
54	Janaúba	70,699	0.3%
55	Formiga	68,248	0.3%
56	Cataguases	66,261	0.3%
57	Januária	65,150	0.3%
58	Pedro Leopoldo	62,580	0.3%
59	Mariana	61,387	0.3%
60	Frutal	58,588	0.3%
61	Ponte Nova	57,776	0.3%
62	Pirapora	55,606	0.3%
63	Três Pontas	55,255	0.3%
64	Extrema	53,482	0.3%
65	Itabirito	53,365	0.3%
66	Congonhas	52,890	0.3%
67	São Francisco	52,762	0.3%
68	Campo Belo	52,277	0.3%
69	Bom Despacho	51,737	0.3%
70	Lagoa da Prata	51,412	0.3%
71	Leopoldina	51,145	0.2%
72	Guaxupé	50,911	0.2%
73	Bocaiúva	48,032	0.2%
74	Diamantina	47,702	0.2%
75	Monte Carmelo	47,692	0.2%
76	João Pinheiro	46,801	0.2%
77	Igarapé	45,847	0.2%
78	Santana do Paraíso	44,800	0.2%
79	São Lourenço	44,798	0.2%
80	Santos Dumont	42,406	0.2%
81	Arcos	41,416	0.2%
82	São Gotardo	40,910	0.2%
83	Santa Rita do Sapucaí	40,635	0.2%
84	Andradas	40,553	0.2%
85	Almenara	40,364	0.2%
86	Salinas	40,178	0.2%
87	Boa Esperança	39,848	0.2%
88	Capelinha	39,626	0.2%
89	Oliveira	39,262	0.2%
90	Visconde do Rio Branco	39,160	0.2%
91	Brumadinho	38,915	0.2%
92	Caeté	38,776	0.2%
93	Ouro Branco	38,724	0.2%
94	Iturama	38,295	0.2%
95	Mateus Leme	37,841	0.2%
96	Machado	37,684	0.2%
97	Jaíba	37,660	0.2%
98	Matozinhos	37,618	0.2%
99	Porteirinha	37,438	0.2%
100	Sarzedo	36,844	0.2%
101	Piumhi	36,062	0.2%
102	Nanuque	35,038	0.2%
103	São Joaquim de Bicas	34,348	0.2%
104	Araçuaí	34,297	0.2%
105	Várzea da Palma	33,744	0.2%
106	Taiobeiras	33,050	0.2%
107	Itamarandiba	32,948	0.2%
108	Guanhães	32,244	0.2%
109	Ouro Fino	32,094	0.2%
110	Brasília de Minas	32,025	0.2%
111	Carangola	31,240	0.2%
112	Pompéu	31,047	0.2%
113	Barão de Cocais	30,778	0.1%
114	Além Paraíba	30,717	0.1%
115	Juatuba	30,716	0.1%
116	Santa Bárbara	30,466	0.1%
117	Espinosa	30,443	0.1%
118	Cláudio	30,159	0.1%
119	Cambuí	29,536	0.1%
120	Carmo do Paranaíba	29,011	0.1%
121	Três Marias	28,895	0.1%
122	Coromandel	28,894	0.1%
123	Conceição das Alagoas	28,381	0.1%
124	Prata	28,342	0.1%
125	Rio Pardo de Minas	28,271	0.1%
126	Mutum	27,635	0.1%
127	Santo Antônio do Monte	27,295	0.1%
128	Novo Cruzeiro	26,975	0.1%
129	Pitangui	26,685	0.1%
130	Sacramento	26,670	0.1%
131	Mantena	26,535	0.1%
132	Elói Mendes	26,336	0.1%
133	Campos Gerais	26,105	0.1%
134	Camanducaia	26,097	0.1%
135	São José da Lapa	26,090	0.1%
136	São João Nepomuceno	25,565	0.1%
137	Jacutinga	25,525	0.1%
138	Tupaciguara	25,470	0.1%
139	Coração de Jesus	25,377	0.1%
140	Aimorés	25,269	0.1%
141	Nepomuceno	25,018	0.1%
142	Pedra Azul	24,410	0.1%
143	Minas Novas	24,405	0.1%
144	Paraopeba	24,107	0.1%
145	Espera Feliz	24,102	0.1%
146	Monte Sião	24,089	0.1%
147	Buritis	24,030	0.1%
148	Jequitinhonha	24,007	0.1%
149	São Gonçalo do Sapucaí	23,959	0.1%
150	São João da Ponte	23,930	0.1%
151	Belo Oriente	23,928	0.1%
152	Buritizeiro	23,910	0.1%
153	São João do Paraíso	23,910	0.1%
154	Carandaí	23,812	0.1%
155	Bambuí	23,546	0.1%
156	Corinto	23,532	0.1%
157	Carmo do Cajuru	23,479	0.1%
158	Francisco Sá	23,476	0.1%
159	Raul Soares	23,423	0.1%
160	Conceição do Mato Dentro	23,163	0.1%
161	Inhapim	22,692	0.1%
162	Abaeté	22,675	0.1%
163	Ibiá	22,229	0.1%
164	Serro	21,952	0.1%
165	Muzambinho	21,891	0.1%
166	Paraguaçu	21,723	0.1%
167	Perdões	21,384	0.1%
168	Caxambu	21,056	0.1%
169	Itapecerica	21,046	0.1%
170	Itambacuri	21,042	0.1%
171	Santa Vitória	20,973	0.1%
172	Carmo do Rio Claro	20,954	0.1%
173	Monte Santo de Minas	20,890	0.1%
174	Lajinha	20,835	0.1%
175	Conselheiro Pena	20,824	0.1%
176	Divino	20,706	0.1%
177	Campestre	20,696	0.1%
178	Manhumirim	20,613	0.1%
179	Paraisópolis	20,445	0.100%
180	Lambari	20,414	0.099%
181	Jaboticatubas	20,406	0.099%
182	Monte Azul	20,328	0.099%
183	Ervália	20,255	0.099%
184	Monte Alegre de Minas	20,170	0.098%
185	Medina	20,156	0.098%
186	Barroso	20,080	0.098%
187	Turmalina	20,000	0.097%
188	Vazante	19,975	0.097%
189	Simonésia	19,750	0.096%
190	Caraí	19,548	0.095%
191	Ipanema	19,522	0.095%
192	Itaobim	19,151	0.093%
193	Guaranésia	19,150	0.093%
194	Lagoa Formosa	18,904	0.092%
195	Manga	18,886	0.092%
196	Varzelândia	18,840	0.092%
197	Presidente Olegário	18,765	0.091%
198	Carlos Chagas	18,615	0.091%
199	Matipó	18,552	0.090%
200	Águas Formosas	18,448	0.090%
201	Baependi	18,366	0.089%
202	Alpinópolis	18,300	0.089%
203	Campina Verde	18,011	0.088%
204	Carmópolis de Minas	18,003	0.088%
205	Luz	17,875	0.087%
206	Malacacheta	17,516	0.085%
207	Urucuia	17,479	0.085%
208	Peçanha	17,446	0.085%
209	Rio Pomba	17,443	0.085%
210	Nova Era	17,438	0.085%
211	Borda da Mata	17,404	0.085%
212	São Domingos do Prata	17,392	0.085%
213	Padre Paraíso	17,334	0.084%
214	Santo Antônio do Amparo	17,285	0.084%
215	Arinos	17,272	0.084%
216	Resplendor	17,226	0.084%
217	Lima Duarte	17,221	0.084%
218	Itacarambi	17,208	0.084%
219	Cássia	17,155	0.084%
220	Bom Sucesso	17,151	0.084%
221	Perdizes	17,151	0.084%
222	Ipaba	17,136	0.083%
223	Piranga	17,018	0.083%
224	Santa Margarida	16,395	0.080%
225	Poço Fundo	16,390	0.080%
226	Nova Resende	16,387	0.080%
227	Raposos	16,279	0.079%
228	Tocantins	16,185	0.079%
229	Campanha	15,935	0.078%
230	Mário Campos	15,900	0.077%
231	Santa Juliana	15,734	0.077%
232	Passa Quatro	15,515	0.076%
233	Cruzília	15,362	0.075%
234	São João Evangelista	15,315	0.075%
235	Itanhandu	15,236	0.074%
236	Alvinópolis	15,059	0.073%
237	Brasilândia de Minas	15,020	0.073%
238	Botelhos	14,828	0.072%
239	Itamonte	14,786	0.072%
240	Entre Rios de Minas	14,746	0.072%
241	Tarumirim	14,709	0.072%
242	Capinópolis	14,655	0.071%
243	Rio Piracicaba	14,631	0.071%
244	Nova Ponte	14,598	0.071%
245	Fronteira	14,540	0.071%
246	Bom Jesus do Galho	14,536	0.071%
247	Rio Paranaíba	14,532	0.071%
248	Itaú de Minas	14,406	0.070%
249	Ladainha	14,383	0.070%
250	Maria da Fé	14,247	0.069%
251	Brazópolis	14,246	0.069%
252	Sabinópolis	14,240	0.069%
253	Caldas	14,217	0.069%
254	Astolfo Dutra	14,138	0.069%
255	Matias Barbosa	14,121	0.069%
256	Capitão Enéas	14,108	0.069%
257	Montalvânia	14,060	0.068%
258	Águas Vermelhas	14,037	0.068%
259	Martinho Campos	14,003	0.068%
260	Candeias	14,001	0.068%
261	Bicas	13,978	0.068%
262	Felixlândia	13,978	0.068%
263	Abre Campo	13,927	0.068%
264	Papagaios	13,920	0.068%
265	Alterosa	13,915	0.068%
266	Grão Mogol	13,901	0.068%
267	Joaíma	13,888	0.068%
268	Areado	13,881	0.068%
269	Itaguara	13,846	0.067%
270	Carmo de Minas	13,797	0.067%
271	Guapé	13,772	0.067%
272	Itinga	13,745	0.067%
273	Ataléia	13,736	0.067%
274	Itapagipe	13,690	0.067%
275	Poté	13,666	0.067%
276	Mirabela	13,651	0.066%
277	Miraí	13,633	0.066%
278	Engenheiro Caldas	13,622	0.066%
279	Monte Belo	13,046	0.064%
280	São João das Missões	13,024	0.063%
281	Ubaporanga	13,017	0.063%
282	Campos Altos	12,979	0.063%
283	Itatiaiuçu	12,966	0.063%
284	Rio Casca	12,789	0.062%
285	Santa Maria do Suaçuí	12,788	0.062%
286	Lagoa Dourada	12,769	0.062%
287	Ilicínea	12,741	0.062%
288	Mar de Espanha	12,721	0.062%
289	Itapeva	12,692	0.062%
290	Bom Repouso	12,649	0.062%
291	Rio Vermelho	12,641	0.062%
292	Dores do Indaiá	12,630	0.061%
293	Água Boa	12,589	0.061%
294	Conceição do Rio Verde	12,541	0.061%
295	Jequeri	12,419	0.060%
296	Chapada Gaúcha	12,355	0.060%
297	Cambuquira	12,313	0.060%
298	Perdigão	12,268	0.060%
299	Teixeiras	12,255	0.060%
300	Cristais	12,197	0.059%
301	Mato Verde	12,038	0.059%
302	Iapu	12,030	0.059%
303	Andrelândia	11,927	0.058%
304	Cachoeira de Minas	11,883	0.058%
305	São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo	11,850	0.058%
306	Virgem da Lapa	11,804	0.057%
307	Serra do Salitre	11,801	0.057%
308	São Gonçalo do Pará	11,770	0.057%
309	Ubaí	11,708	0.057%
310	Piraúba	11,610	0.057%
311	Carmo da Cachoeira	11,547	0.056%
312	Estiva	11,502	0.056%
313	Prudente de Morais	11,466	0.056%
314	Caetanópolis	11,435	0.056%
315	Cabo Verde	11,410	0.056%
316	Campo do Meio	11,377	0.055%
317	Gouveia	11,331	0.055%
318	São João do Manhuaçu	11,246	0.055%
319	Resende Costa	11,230	0.055%
320	São Tiago	11,192	0.054%
321	Planura	11,145	0.054%
322	Itanhomi	11,128	0.054%
323	Antônio Carlos	11,095	0.054%
324	Juruaia	11,084	0.054%
325	Congonhal	11,083	0.054%
326	Pirapetinga	11,077	0.054%
327	Jacinto	11,042	0.054%
328	Carmo da Mata	11,019	0.054%
329	Recreio	11,007	0.054%
330	Ibiraci	10,948	0.053%
331	Bueno Brandão	10,911	0.053%
332	Alto Rio Doce	10,891	0.053%
333	Coroaci	10,884	0.053%
334	Ponto dos Volantes	10,883	0.053%
335	Conceição dos Ouros	10,880	0.053%
336	Igaratinga	10,830	0.053%
337	Eugenópolis	10,801	0.053%
338	Itamogi	10,770	0.052%
339	Pedralva	10,760	0.052%
340	Icaraí de Minas	10,677	0.052%
341	Capim Branco	10,663	0.052%
342	Canápolis	10,608	0.052%
343	Urucânia	10,600	0.052%
344	Ninheira	10,588	0.052%
345	Porto Firme	10,569	0.051%
346	Delta	10,494	0.051%
347	Santa Maria de Itabira	10,485	0.051%
348	Itaipé	10,463	0.051%
349	Fervedouro	10,445	0.051%
350	Pedras de Maria da Cruz	10,433	0.051%
351	Senhora dos Remédios	10,384	0.051%
352	Capitólio	10,380	0.051%
353	Cristina	10,374	0.051%
354	Mercês	10,373	0.051%
355	Conceição da Aparecida	10,371	0.050%
356	Itabirinha	10,362	0.050%
357	Chapada do Norte	10,337	0.050%
358	Santo Antônio do Jacinto	10,327	0.050%
359	São Romão	10,315	0.050%
360	Virginópolis	10,314	0.050%
361	Jordânia	10,304	0.050%
362	Rubim	10,298	0.050%
363	São Geraldo	10,282	0.050%
364	Novo Oriente de Minas	10,275	0.050%
365	Rio Acima	10,261	0.050%
366	Divisópolis	10,213	0.050%
367	Centralina	10,207	0.050%
368	Bonito de Minas	10,204	0.050%
369	Bela Vista de Minas	10,167	0.049%
370	São Sebastião do Maranhão	10,079	0.049%
371	Dores de Campos	10,007	0.049%
372	Setubinha	9,917	0.048%
373	Berilo	9,826	0.048%
374	Guaraciaba	9,753	0.047%
375	Ferros	9,590	0.047%
376	Carneirinho	9,422	0.046%
377	Antônio Dias	9,219	0.045%
378	Araújos	9,199	0.045%
379	Arceburgo	9,177	0.045%
380	Buenópolis	9,150	0.045%
381	Ipuiúna	9,135	0.044%
382	Piranguinho	9,120	0.044%
383	Mata Verde	9,112	0.044%
384	Cachoeira de Pajeú	9,110	0.044%
385	Morada Nova de Minas	9,067	0.044%
386	Prados	9,048	0.044%
387	Coqueiral	9,023	0.044%
388	Santana do Manhuaçu	8,987	0.044%
389	Lagoa Grande	8,969	0.044%
390	Miradouro	8,968	0.044%
391	Açucena	8,943	0.044%
392	Caputira	8,936	0.044%
393	Virgínia	8,908	0.043%
394	Matias Cardoso	8,895	0.043%
395	São Sebastião do Oeste	8,815	0.043%
396	Lontra	8,790	0.043%
397	Riacho dos Machados	8,756	0.043%
398	Limeira do Oeste	8,687	0.042%
399	Rodeiro	8,664	0.042%
400	Paula Cândido	8,659	0.042%
401	Belo Vale	8,627	0.042%
402	Tombos	8,609	0.042%
403	Pimenta	8,563	0.042%
404	Piedade de Caratinga	8,529	0.042%
405	Rio Novo	8,518	0.041%
406	Carbonita	8,512	0.041%
407	Araporã	8,479	0.041%
408	Guimarânia	8,478	0.041%
409	Passa Tempo	8,473	0.041%
410	Campo Florido	8,466	0.041%
411	Santa Rita de Caldas	8,460	0.041%
412	Santa Bárbara do Leste	8,458	0.041%
413	Orizânia	8,437	0.041%
414	Pratápolis	8,406	0.041%
415	Alto Jequitibá	8,397	0.041%
416	Martins Soares	8,396	0.041%
417	Delfinópolis	8,393	0.041%
418	Pocrane	8,350	0.041%
419	Monsenhor Paulo	8,340	0.041%
420	Frei Inocêncio	8,226	0.040%
421	Coronel Murta	8,200	0.040%
422	Nazareno	8,179	0.040%
423	Coluna	8,163	0.040%
424	Pains	8,142	0.040%
425	Japonvar	8,127	0.040%
426	Santa Cruz de Minas	8,109	0.039%
427	Araponga	8,048	0.039%
428	Pavão	8,047	0.039%
429	Florestal	8,045	0.039%
430	Delfim Moreira	7,952	0.039%
431	Formoso	7,949	0.039%
432	Tiros	7,883	0.038%
433	Reduto	7,848	0.038%
434	Durandé	7,817	0.038%
435	São José da Barra	7,793	0.038%
436	Guiricema	7,778	0.038%
437	Tiradentes	7,744	0.038%
438	Angelândia	7,718	0.038%
439	Senador Firmino	7,716	0.038%
440	Guarani	7,714	0.038%
441	Verdelândia	7,672	0.037%
442	Desterro de Entre Rios	7,653	0.037%
443	São João Batista do Glória	7,652	0.037%
444	Serrania	7,621	0.037%
445	Moema	7,548	0.037%
446	Cordisburgo	7,547	0.037%
447	Jacuí	7,495	0.036%
448	Baldim	7,492	0.036%
449	Munhoz	7,451	0.036%
450	Bonfim	7,434	0.036%
451	Curral de Dentro	7,406	0.036%
452	São Gonçalo do Abaeté	7,375	0.036%
453	Inimutaba	7,371	0.036%
454	Francisco Badaró	7,366	0.036%
455	Confins	7,350	0.036%
456	Sericita	7,345	0.036%
457	Maravilhas	7,333	0.036%
458	Pedra Bonita	7,320	0.036%
459	Inconfidentes	7,301	0.036%
460	Cônego Marinho	7,237	0.035%
461	Toledo	7,214	0.035%
462	Iraí de Minas	7,180	0.035%
463	Claro dos Poções	7,166	0.035%
464	São Pedro dos Ferros	7,166	0.035%
465	Guidoval	7,131	0.035%
466	São Roque de Minas	7,129	0.035%
467	Lassance	7,124	0.035%
468	Coimbra	7,117	0.035%
469	Pintópolis	7,084	0.034%
470	São João do Oriente	7,070	0.034%
471	Catuji	7,030	0.034%
472	Santana de Pirapama	7,030	0.034%
473	Ijaci	7,003	0.034%
474	Imbé de Minas	6,986	0.034%
475	Varjão de Minas	6,969	0.034%
476	Luisburgo	6,956	0.034%
477	Serra dos Aimorés	6,944	0.034%
478	Alfredo Vasconcelos	6,931	0.034%
479	São Tomé das Letras	6,904	0.034%
480	Alpercata	6,903	0.034%
481	Montezuma	6,888	0.034%
482	Riachinho	6,863	0.033%
483	Dionísio	6,847	0.033%
484	Estrela do Sul	6,840	0.033%
485	Iguatama	6,826	0.033%
486	Careaçu	6,816	0.033%
487	São Vicente de Minas	6,804	0.033%
488	Bom Jardim de Minas	6,783	0.033%
489	Santa Rita de Minas	6,773	0.033%
490	São Tomás de Aquino	6,740	0.033%
491	Nova Porteirinha	6,706	0.033%
492	Piracema	6,700	0.033%
493	Conquista	6,694	0.033%
494	Santana da Vargem	6,691	0.033%
495	Comercinho	6,660	0.032%
496	Itumirim	6,638	0.032%
497	Lagamar	6,631	0.032%
498	Santo Antônio do Retiro	6,629	0.032%
499	Cabeceira Grande	6,627	0.032%
500	Espírito Santo do Dourado	6,611	0.032%
501	Pouso Alto	6,566	0.032%
502	Capetinga	6,562	0.032%
503	Periquito	6,553	0.032%
504	Guarda-Mor	6,539	0.032%
505	Divinolândia de Minas	6,516	0.032%
506	Felisburgo	6,489	0.032%
507	Machacalis	6,487	0.032%
508	Jequitaí	6,484	0.032%
509	São Sebastião da Bela Vista	6,387	0.031%
510	Engenheiro Navarro	6,354	0.031%
511	Indaiabira	6,346	0.031%
512	São Miguel do Anta	6,334	0.031%
513	Divisa Alegre	6,321	0.031%
514	Sapucaí-Mirim	6,311	0.031%
515	Naque	6,303	0.031%
516	Palmópolis	6,301	0.031%
517	Ibiaí	6,286	0.031%
518	Abadia dos Dourados	6,272	0.031%
519	Inhaúma	6,239	0.030%
520	Aiuruoca	6,233	0.030%
521	Galiléia	6,222	0.030%
522	Luislândia	6,210	0.030%
523	Senador Amaral	6,206	0.030%
524	Jeceaba	6,197	0.030%
525	São José do Jacuri	6,197	0.030%
526	São Sebastião do Anta	6,194	0.030%
527	São Francisco de Paula	6,187	0.030%
528	Silvianópolis	6,179	0.030%
529	Central de Minas	6,171	0.030%
530	Indianópolis	6,171	0.030%
531	Heliodora	6,134	0.030%
532	Córrego Fundo	6,133	0.030%
533	Salto da Divisa	6,110	0.030%
534	Jenipapo de Minas	6,100	0.030%
535	Dona Euzébia	6,093	0.030%
536	Chalé	6,075	0.030%
537	Itueta	6,055	0.029%
538	Piranguçu	6,041	0.029%
539	Mamonas	5,997	0.029%
540	Laranjal	5,963	0.029%
541	Bandeira do Sul	5,943	0.029%
542	Santa Helena de Minas	5,938	0.029%
543	Nova União	5,909	0.029%
544	Tumiritinga	5,886	0.029%
545	Jequitibá	5,883	0.029%
546	Divisa Nova	5,851	0.028%
547	Santa Rita do Itueto	5,826	0.028%
548	Alto Caparaó	5,795	0.028%
549	Botumirim	5,790	0.028%
550	Juvenília	5,789	0.028%
551	Vargem Alegre	5,780	0.028%
552	Ouro Verde de Minas	5,757	0.028%
553	São Francisco de Sales	5,732	0.028%
554	Palma	5,707	0.028%
555	Rubelita	5,679	0.028%
556	Barra Longa	5,666	0.028%
557	Itaverava	5,642	0.027%
558	Frei Gaspar	5,640	0.027%
559	Bom Jesus do Amparo	5,631	0.027%
560	São Domingos das Dores	5,626	0.027%
561	Soledade de Minas	5,613	0.027%
562	Mendes Pimentel	5,606	0.027%
563	Luminárias	5,586	0.027%
564	Cipotânea	5,581	0.027%
565	Patrocínio do Muriaé	5,576	0.027%
566	Rio Manso	5,568	0.027%
567	Pai Pedro	5,551	0.027%
568	Pirajuba	5,537	0.027%
569	Bonfinópolis de Minas	5,528	0.027%
570	Senhora de Oliveira	5,483	0.027%
571	Catas Altas	5,473	0.027%
572	Datas	5,465	0.027%
573	Crucilândia	5,434	0.026%
574	Rio Espera	5,429	0.026%
575	Conceição do Pará	5,415	0.026%
576	São José do Goiabal	5,396	0.026%
577	Olhos-d'Água	5,385	0.026%
578	Bocaina de Minas	5,348	0.026%
579	São João do Manteninha	5,331	0.026%
580	Santana do Riacho	5,313	0.026%
581	Caiana	5,304	0.026%
582	Cana Verde	5,272	0.026%
583	Crisólita	5,265	0.026%
584	Gonzaga	5,230	0.025%
585	Dom Silvério	5,228	0.025%
586	Ibertioga	5,198	0.025%
587	Gurinhatã	5,192	0.025%
588	Madre de Deus de Minas	5,191	0.025%
589	Veredinha	5,181	0.025%
590	Entre Folhas	5,179	0.025%
591	Rio Preto	5,141	0.025%
592	Jesuânia	5,138	0.025%
593	Sobrália	5,137	0.025%
594	Felício dos Santos	5,133	0.025%
595	Moeda	5,125	0.025%
596	Cristália	5,121	0.025%
597	Sardoá	5,104	0.025%
598	São Pedro do Suaçuí	5,103	0.025%
599	Ibiracatu	5,081	0.025%
600	Padre Carvalho	5,058	0.025%
601	Guaraciama	5,051	0.025%
602	Caparaó	5,048	0.025%
603	Mesquita	5,040	0.025%
604	Franciscópolis	5,034	0.025%
605	Dores de Guanhães	5,029	0.024%
606	Piedade dos Gerais	5,019	0.024%
607	Ritápolis	4,994	0.024%
608	Dores do Turvo	4,987	0.024%
609	Barão do Monte Alto	4,964	0.024%
610	Turvolândia	4,935	0.024%
611	Descoberto	4,928	0.024%
612	Oratórios	4,917	0.024%
613	Dom Cavati	4,904	0.024%
614	Dom Joaquim	4,899	0.024%
615	Vermelho Novo	4,899	0.024%
616	São Pedro da União	4,885	0.024%
617	Presidente Bernardes	4,850	0.024%
618	Patis	4,837	0.024%
619	Congonhas do Norte	4,831	0.024%
620	São João da Lagoa	4,822	0.023%
621	São Francisco do Glória	4,800	0.023%
622	Gameleiras	4,793	0.023%
623	Santa Maria do Salto	4,755	0.023%
624	Santa Rita de Jacutinga	4,755	0.023%
625	Bandeira	4,741	0.023%
626	Catuti	4,739	0.023%
627	Liberdade	4,737	0.023%
628	Rosário da Limeira	4,734	0.023%
629	Gonçalves	4,727	0.023%
630	Aricanduva	4,719	0.023%
631	Canaã	4,715	0.023%
632	São Bento Abade	4,713	0.023%
633	Pingo-d'Água	4,706	0.023%
634	Natércia	4,691	0.023%
635	Funilândia	4,686	0.023%
636	Santa Cruz do Escalvado	4,673	0.023%
637	Cristiano Otoni	4,667	0.023%
638	Claraval	4,658	0.023%
639	Fruta de Leite	4,647	0.023%
640	Rio do Prado	4,639	0.023%
641	Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo	4,633	0.023%
642	Piedade do Rio Grande	4,604	0.022%
643	Marliéria	4,592	0.022%
644	Capitão Andrade	4,585	0.022%
645	Novorizonte	4,571	0.022%
646	Virgolândia	4,552	0.022%
647	Ressaquinha	4,548	0.022%
648	Amparo do Serra	4,541	0.022%
649	Augusto de Lima	4,538	0.022%
650	São José da Varginha	4,536	0.022%
651	Japaraíba	4,506	0.022%
652	Francisco Dumont	4,503	0.022%
653	Bom Jesus da Penha	4,474	0.022%
654	Bertópolis	4,451	0.022%
655	Volta Grande	4,443	0.022%
656	Braúnas	4,441	0.022%
657	Carvalhos	4,422	0.022%
658	Conceição de Ipanema	4,409	0.021%
659	Serranópolis de Minas	4,399	0.021%
660	Paulistas	4,389	0.021%
661	Monte Formoso	4,381	0.021%
662	Capela Nova	4,362	0.021%
663	Aguanil	4,357	0.021%
664	Fronteira dos Vales	4,345	0.021%
665	Leme do Prado	4,341	0.021%
666	Joanésia	4,329	0.021%
667	Jampruca	4,296	0.021%
668	Córrego do Bom Jesus	4,272	0.021%
669	José Raydan	4,268	0.021%
670	Brás Pires	4,260	0.021%
671	Itacambira	4,252	0.021%
672	Couto de Magalhães de Minas	4,245	0.021%
673	Santo Antônio do Grama	4,229	0.021%
674	Divinésia	4,226	0.021%
675	Marilac	4,224	0.021%
676	Paineiras	4,224	0.021%
677	Taquaraçu de Minas	4,224	0.021%
678	Itutinga	4,217	0.021%
679	Santana do Jacaré	4,214	0.021%
680	Santa Bárbara do Tugúrio	4,208	0.020%
681	Berizal	4,201	0.020%
682	Divino das Laranjeiras	4,178	0.020%
683	Alvorada de Minas	4,159	0.020%
684	Pequi	4,155	0.020%
685	São José do Alegre	4,133	0.020%
686	Tapira	4,118	0.020%
687	Pedra do Indaiá	4,112	0.020%
688	Cajuri	4,088	0.020%
689	Ribeirão Vermelho	4,080	0.020%
690	Goianá	4,053	0.020%
691	Carrancas	4,049	0.020%
692	Bugre	4,041	0.020%
693	Santa Efigênia de Minas	4,039	0.020%
694	Tabuleiro	4,014	0.020%
695	Senador Modestino Gonçalves	4,008	0.020%
696	São Brás do Suaçuí	3,989	0.019%
697	Miravânia	3,985	0.019%
698	Cuparaque	3,983	0.019%
699	Piedade de Ponte Nova	3,976	0.019%
700	Alvarenga	3,975	0.019%
701	Cantagalo	3,974	0.019%
702	São João do Pacuí	3,972	0.019%
703	José Gonçalves de Minas	3,969	0.019%
704	Materlândia	3,963	0.019%
705	Santo Antônio do Itambé	3,915	0.019%
706	Santa Cruz de Salinas	3,910	0.019%
707	Acaiaca	3,909	0.019%
708	Medeiros	3,900	0.019%
709	Ewbank da Câmara	3,875	0.019%
710	Joaquim Felício	3,854	0.019%
711	União de Minas	3,828	0.019%
712	Tocos do Moji	3,826	0.019%
713	Matutina	3,814	0.019%
714	São José da Safira	3,806	0.019%
715	Serra Azul de Minas	3,792	0.018%
716	Ipiaçu	3,775	0.018%
717	Santo Antônio do Aventureiro	3,769	0.018%
718	Juramento	3,768	0.018%
719	Ponto Chique	3,747	0.018%
720	Santana do Deserto	3,747	0.018%
721	Minduri	3,741	0.018%
722	Campo Azul	3,714	0.018%
723	Vieiras	3,700	0.018%
724	Dom Bosco	3,697	0.018%
725	Cachoeira da Prata	3,693	0.018%
726	Itamarati de Minas	3,690	0.018%
727	Nova Módica	3,663	0.018%
728	Josenópolis	3,630	0.018%
729	Pescador	3,570	0.017%
730	Conceição da Barra de Minas	3,560	0.017%
731	Pratinha	3,559	0.017%
732	Diogo de Vasconcelos	3,549	0.017%
733	Santa Fé de Minas	3,522	0.017%
734	Cruzeiro da Fortaleza	3,521	0.017%
735	Natalândia	3,520	0.017%
736	Santana de Cataguases	3,489	0.017%
737	Coronel Xavier Chaves	3,486	0.017%
738	Fortaleza de Minas	3,477	0.017%
739	Santana dos Montes	3,469	0.017%
740	Presidente Juscelino	3,465	0.017%
741	São José do Divino	3,464	0.017%
742	Veríssimo	3,411	0.017%
743	Frei Lagonegro	3,391	0.017%
744	Maripá de Minas	3,387	0.016%
745	Taparuba	3,387	0.016%
746	Romaria	3,386	0.016%
747	Santa Rosa da Serra	3,382	0.016%
748	Ibitiúra de Minas	3,365	0.016%
749	Bias Fortes	3,361	0.016%
750	Pequeri	3,351	0.016%
751	Pedrinópolis	3,344	0.016%
752	Carvalhópolis	3,341	0.016%
753	Lagoa dos Patos	3,313	0.016%
754	Pedra do Anta	3,311	0.016%
755	São Geraldo da Piedade	3,305	0.016%
756	Santa Rita de Ibitipoca	3,301	0.016%
757	Uruana de Minas	3,282	0.016%
758	Belmiro Braga	3,244	0.016%
759	Cordislândia	3,200	0.016%
760	Marmelópolis	3,200	0.016%
761	São Félix de Minas	3,200	0.016%
762	Leandro Ferreira	3,199	0.016%
763	Faria Lemos	3,188	0.016%
764	Lamim	3,184	0.016%
765	Quartel Geral	3,179	0.015%
766	Nova Belém	3,151	0.015%
767	Guarará	3,149	0.015%
768	São Geraldo do Baixio	3,143	0.015%
769	Morro do Pilar	3,133	0.015%
770	São Sebastião da Vargem Alegre	3,113	0.015%
771	Catas Altas da Noruega	3,110	0.015%
772	Dom Viçoso	3,095	0.015%
773	Santa Bárbara do Monte Verde	3,095	0.015%
774	Fortuna de Minas	3,093	0.015%
775	Jaguaraçu	3,092	0.015%
776	Chácara	3,075	0.015%
777	Presidente Kubitschek	3,071	0.015%
778	Senhora do Porto	3,067	0.015%
779	Mathias Lobato	3,038	0.015%
780	São Gonçalo do Rio Preto	3,032	0.015%
781	Desterro do Melo	2,994	0.015%
782	Onça de Pitangui	2,969	0.014%
783	Córrego Danta	2,960	0.014%
784	Albertina	2,952	0.014%
785	Simão Pereira	2,947	0.014%
786	Caranaíba	2,933	0.014%
787	Glaucilândia	2,928	0.014%
788	Campanário	2,923	0.014%
789	Arantina	2,915	0.014%
790	São João da Mata	2,914	0.014%
791	Córrego Novo	2,875	0.014%
792	Camacho	2,838	0.014%
793	Goiabeira	2,830	0.014%
794	Chiador	2,800	0.014%
795	Piau	2,796	0.014%
796	Fernandes Tourinho	2,789	0.014%
797	Comendador Gomes	2,773	0.014%
798	Conceição das Pedras	2,772	0.013%
799	Estrela do Indaiá	2,772	0.013%
800	Coronel Pacheco	2,762	0.013%
801	Pedra Dourada	2,757	0.013%
802	São José do Mantimento	2,753	0.013%
803	Alagoa	2,749	0.013%
804	Santo Hipólito	2,717	0.013%
805	Cascalho Rico	2,712	0.013%
806	Ibituruna	2,698	0.013%
807	Argirita	2,688	0.013%
808	Umburatiba	2,684	0.013%
809	Arapuá	2,631	0.013%
810	Carmésia	2,605	0.013%
811	Ingaí	2,580	0.013%
812	Fama	2,578	0.013%
813	Olímpio Noronha	2,555	0.012%
814	Rio Doce	2,484	0.012%
815	Nacip Raydan	2,459	0.012%
816	Sem-Peixe	2,433	0.012%
817	Morro da Garça	2,411	0.012%
818	Biquinhas	2,383	0.012%
819	Wenceslau Braz	2,356	0.011%
820	Silveirânia	2,323	0.011%
821	Cachoeira Dourada	2,315	0.011%
822	São Sebastião do Rio Verde	2,300	0.011%
823	Rochedo de Minas	2,291	0.011%
824	Senador Cortes	2,240	0.011%
825	Passa Vinte	2,233	0.011%
826	Casa Grande	2,214	0.011%
827	Estrela Dalva	2,186	0.011%
828	Araçaí	2,181	0.011%
829	Monjolos	2,169	0.011%
830	Vargem Bonita	2,158	0.011%
831	Itambé do Mato Dentro	2,142	0.010%
832	Santana do Garambéu	2,137	0.010%
833	Água Comprida	2,108	0.010%
834	Senador José Bento	2,068	0.010%
835	Aracitaba	2,049	0.010%
836	Oliveira Fortes	2,027	0.010%
837	Serranos	1,990	0.010%
838	Olaria	1,945	0.009%
839	Douradoquara	1,829	0.009%
840	Seritinga	1,819	0.009%
841	Pedro Teixeira	1,810	0.009%
842	Santo Antônio do Rio Abaixo	1,808	0.009%
843	Queluzito	1,770	0.009%
844	Tapiraí	1,690	0.008%
845	Passabém	1,600	0.008%
846	Consolação	1,563	0.008%
847	Antônio Prado de Minas	1,538	0.007%
848	Paiva	1,474	0.007%
849	Doresópolis	1,461	0.007%
850	Grupiara	1,392	0.007%
851	São Sebastião do Rio Preto	1,259	0.006%
852	Cedro do Abaeté	1,081	0.005%
853	Serra da Saudade	833	0.004%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate region	People	% of state	Municipalities
Belo Horizonte	6,035,868	29.4%	74
Juíz de Fora	2,259,836	11.0%	146
Montes Claros	1,607,627	7.8%	86
Varginha	1,605,043	7.8%	82
Divinópolis	1,309,781	6.4%	61
Pouso Alegre	1,307,895	6.4%	80
Uberlândia	1,184,920	5.8%	24
Teófilo Otoni	1,136,803	5.5%	86
Ipatinga	975,383	4.7%	44
Patos de Minas	833,373	4.1%	34
Uberaba	805,082	3.9%	29
Barbacena	757,347	3.7%	49
Governador Valadares	721,031	3.5%	58

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Minas Gerais?

Minas Gerais had 20,539,989 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 2nd most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo.

How many municipalities are there in Minas Gerais?

Minas Gerais has 853 municipalities. The most populous is Belo Horizonte, with 2,315,560 inhabitants.

What is the capital of Minas Gerais and how many people live there?

The capital is Belo Horizonte, with 2,315,560 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (11.3% of the state's population).

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Municipalities of Minas Gerais with their 2022 Census population: CSV. Updated on Oct 26, 2026. How to cite: dadobruto.com. Minas Gerais in numbers. Data: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714). https://dadobruto.com/en/states/minas-gerais

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