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

State

The population development of the State of Minas Gerais 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
Minas Gerais	MG	FSt	Belo Horizonte	586,514	15,743,152	17,891,494	19,597,330	20,539,989	21,393,441	58651400	→
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	Belo Horizonte	2,415,870
2	Uberlândia	749,560
3	Contagem	650,830
4	Juiz de Fora	558,130
5	Betim	429,450
6	Montes Claros	413,690
7	Uberaba	348,890
8	Ribeirão das Neves	343,810

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Minas Gerais 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
Abaeté	19,022	19,704	20,260	20,700	1377	→
Além Paraíba	29,635	30,584	27,898	28,300	1104	→
Alfenas	61,730	68,794	74,635	77,780	2841	→
Almenara	26,547	30,522	33,308	34,670	1264	→
Andradas	23,411	27,311	30,939	32,420	1288	→
Araçuaí	19,317	22,259	24,541	25,180	1595	→
Araguari	90,877	100,592	109,397	114,620	4270	→
Araxá	77,743	92,230	109,746	116,720	6283	→
Arcos	29,343	33,961	39,507	41,640	1902	→
Bambuí	17,672	19,325	20,672	21,250	1342	→
Barão de Cocais	19,665	24,007	27,287	28,600	1915	→
Barbacena	99,188	110,685	110,675	114,540	4567	→
Barroso	17,731	18,979	19,522	20,030	1079	→
Belo Horizonte	2,238,526	2,375,151	2,315,560	2,415,870	33135	→
Betim	298,258	375,331	409,949	429,450	21272	→
Boa Esperança	30,392	32,191	34,677	36,060	1752	→
Bocaiúva	31,458	35,672	38,242	39,650	1285	→
Bom Despacho	36,091	41,971	47,857	50,300	4264	→
Brasília de Minas	15,498	17,599	20,041	20,820	1654	→
Brumadinho	17,501	24,927	28,279	29,860	5338	→
Buritizeiro	20,058	22,014	20,789	20,790	1184	→
Caeté	29,407	32,816	31,735	32,550	1072	→
Cambuí	17,683	22,359	25,146	26,450	1231	→
Campo Belo	45,468	48,542	50,146	51,820	2280	→
Campos Gerais	15,548	16,692	16,958	17,380	656	→
Capelinha	20,066	24,753	31,539	33,320	1668	→
Carandaí	13,805	16,031	17,096	17,520	1234	→
Carangola	22,097	23,343	23,297	23,960	857	→
Caratinga	53,733	61,397	64,031	66,620	2299	→
Carmo do Cajuru	12,665	14,952	18,989	19,880	1073	→
Carmo do Paranaíba	23,540	24,360	24,969	25,720	821	→
Cataguases	57,267	63,638	60,731	62,080	3771	→
Caxambu	21,690	21,252	20,677	21,030	1536	→
Cláudio	16,146	20,047	24,833	26,300	1216	→
Conceição das Alagoas	14,198	20,705	26,742	28,530	1018	→
Congonhas	33,531	39,696	42,975	44,910	2579	→
Conselheiro Lafaiete	98,830	110,589	126,435	133,470	3995	→
Contagem	533,330	601,400	621,016	650,830	14886	→
Corinto	20,448	20,128	20,490	20,890	1026	→
Coromandel	19,746	19,680	22,183	23,120	1538	→
Coronel Fabriciano	96,255	102,395	102,795	106,690	3478	→
Curvelo	55,753	63,291	69,855	73,000	3824	→
Diamantina	29,569	32,891	37,274	38,670	1645	→
Divinópolis	174,118	202,152	220,163	232,060	12950	→
Elói Mendes	17,055	20,374	22,424	23,360	894	→
Esmeraldas	27,500	41,935	64,283	69,920	9389	→
Extrema	12,902	26,023	46,382	51,460	6849	→
Formiga	55,054	58,908	62,486	64,910	3737	→
Frutal	37,662	44,309	53,742	56,210	1885	→
Governador Valadares	227,440	245,103	241,135	249,940	7525	→
Guanhães	18,714	22,866	25,099	26,090	1812	→
Guaxupé	43,005	46,480	48,403	50,150	2577	→
Ibiá	16,809	19,185	18,159	18,420	1548	→
Ibirité	132,335	158,590	170,099	179,120	4959	→
Igarapé	22,977	32,661	44,541	47,720	4457	→
Ipatinga	210,895	236,968	227,128	234,690	8392	→
Itabira	88,078	100,387	104,214	108,540	5006	→
Itabirito	34,725	42,626	50,320	53,150	4701	→
Itajubá	76,816	82,554	83,267	86,650	4465	→
Itamarandiba	15,670	19,872	22,596	23,460	1054	→
Itaúna	71,770	80,451	93,148	98,490	5288	→
Ituiutaba	83,853	93,125	98,459	102,850	3164	→
Iturama	25,406	31,029	35,271	37,080	1681	→
Jacutinga	13,323	17,959	21,013	22,140	1244	→
Jaíba	13,148	17,635	21,499	22,630	1591	→
Janaúba	49,832	56,330	61,299	63,780	4001	→
Januária	31,857	35,985	38,191	39,350	1818	→
João Monlevade	66,372	73,277	80,123	83,720	4019	→
João Pinheiro	27,005	31,066	34,833	36,260	3169	→
Juatuba	14,170	19,650	28,132	30,450	2711	→
Juiz de Fora	450,142	506,841	531,608	558,130	30515	→
Lagoa da Prata	37,754	44,794	50,482	52,950	2277	→
Lagoa Santa	34,989	48,413	73,497	79,520	7881	→
Lavras	74,296	87,856	100,177	105,840	5173	→
Leopoldina	40,383	42,784	43,731	45,090	1285	→
Machado	26,023	30,985	30,510	31,420	1199	→
Manhuaçu	40,775	50,694	59,598	63,130	1855	→
Mantena	18,019	20,067	21,016	21,660	814	→
Mariana	32,743	41,134	49,267	51,770	1607	→
Mateus Leme	19,073	23,233	33,242	35,850	4155	→
Matozinhos	27,664	30,877	37,079	38,960	2501	→
Monte Carmelo	38,231	40,100	41,878	43,470	2658	→
Montes Claros	283,631	338,381	391,608	413,690	10257	→
Monte Sião	12,729	16,268	20,313	21,170	936	→
Muriaé	77,760	86,814	90,420	94,190	2714	→
Nanuque	36,186	35,528	31,511	31,710	1272	→
Nepomuceno	17,207	19,140	20,145	20,740	524	→
Nova Lima	63,035	79,232	111,170	120,390	12928	→
Nova Serrana	34,601	68,580	99,961	108,710	6216	→
Oliveira	31,182	34,001	34,972	36,140	1479	→
Ouro Branco	26,303	31,609	35,351	37,100	1895	→
Ouro Fino	18,906	22,240	23,761	24,640	1656	→
Ouro Preto	38,301	40,214	40,888	42,580	2697	→
Paracatu	63,014	73,772	84,016	88,470	2473	→
Pará de Minas	64,991	74,720	86,684	91,780	5534	→
Paraopeba	17,283	19,663	20,862	21,550	997	→
Passos	89,911	100,842	107,413	112,220	4567	→
Patos de Minas	107,449	124,353	145,384	154,460	8138	→
Patrocínio	58,748	68,001	76,945	80,830	4098	→
Pedra Azul	19,439	20,258	21,225	21,780	754	→
Pedro Leopoldo	41,181	47,411	58,339	60,760	3483	→
Perdões	15,749	17,776	19,265	19,890	1055	→
Pirapora	49,377	52,385	54,544	56,610	4106	→
Pitangui	18,629	22,624	23,832	24,860	1017	→
Piumhi	25,225	28,564	33,754	35,580	1419	→
Poços de Caldas	130,826	148,722	160,094	168,500	6182	→
Pompéu	21,753	25,200	27,390	28,620	1634	→
Ponte Nova	47,498	49,722	50,897	52,540	2881	→
Porteirinha	15,102	16,140	17,654	18,240	1504	→
Pouso Alegre	97,756	119,590	139,608	148,700	8517	→
Prata	16,803	19,075	22,853	23,980	1356	→
Ribeirão das Neves	245,401	294,153	326,792	343,810	9191	→
Sabará	109,732	119,459	122,967	127,900	5272	→
Sacramento	15,823	19,247	22,691	23,890	1125	→
Salinas	24,066	28,544	30,963	32,160	2994	→
Santa Bárbara	18,881	21,809	25,263	26,460	1442	→
Santa Luzia	184,208	202,378	216,561	227,680	7620	→
Santana do Paraíso	17,197	25,251	43,623	47,740	3542	→
Santa Rita do Sapucaí	25,519	32,458	36,394	38,080	2375	→
Santo Antônio do Monte	19,042	22,193	23,932	24,950	770	→
Santos Dumont	38,451	39,738	38,181	38,910	2497	→
São Francisco	26,438	30,315	33,245	34,170	2627	→
São Gonçalo do Sapucaí	17,650	19,134	19,853	20,300	1702	→
São Gotardo	22,366	26,156	30,962	33,190	1402	→
São João del Rei	70,355	76,006	81,733	85,580	5118	→
São João Nepomuceno	20,454	22,253	23,231	24,110	932	→
São Joaquim de Bicas	13,716	18,599	31,437	33,880	3749	→
São José da Lapa	8,904	11,400	25,622	27,580	1874	→
São Lourenço	36,927	41,657	44,244	46,290	2772	→
São Sebastião do Paraíso	50,299	58,374	65,347	68,430	2518	→
Sarzedo	14,738	25,532	36,477	39,580	1584	→
Sete Lagoas	180,599	208,733	216,377	227,330	7102	→
Taiobeiras	21,795	25,060	27,580	28,820	955	→
Teófilo Otoni	98,188	105,621	112,949	117,420	3811	→
Timóteo	71,310	81,124	81,448	84,040	5260	→
Três Corações	58,419	65,826	69,324	71,900	2685	→
Três Marias	21,878	25,815	26,175	27,160	3938	→
Três Pontas	40,564	46,160	50,198	51,970	1759	→
Tupaciguara	20,621	22,042	23,442	24,470	1177	→
Ubá	75,418	95,640	97,276	101,100	7750	→
Uberaba	244,171	289,376	330,362	348,890	18944	→
Uberlândia	486,666	584,342	701,730	749,560	23989	→
Unaí	54,138	60,967	71,193	75,060	3402	→
Varginha	104,165	119,061	132,780	139,790	6619	→
Várzea da Palma	25,685	29,175	28,169	28,850	1189	→
Vespasiano	75,213	104,527	128,378	137,650	4954	→
Viçosa	56,346	63,752	67,705	70,440	3410	→
Visconde do Rio Branco	25,889	31,380	34,811	36,190	2471	→

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	10,015,709
Females	10,524,280

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	3,707,919
15-64 years	14,288,978
65+ years	2,543,092

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	95,196
80-89 years	451,767
70-79 years	1,099,763
60-69 years	2,013,210
50-59 years	2,595,998
40-49 years	3,023,580
30-39 years	3,126,299
20-29 years	3,062,666
10-19 years	2,626,898
0-9 years	2,444,612

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	2,418,095
Urban	18,121,894

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	36,699
Non-Indigenous	20,503,290

Color (C 2022)
Black	2,432,877
White	8,437,697
Mixed / Other	9,668,717

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	15,847,064
no	985,006