Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil): State, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of Rio Grande do Sul 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
Rio Grande do Sul	RS	FSt	Porto Alegre	281,707	9,138,670	10,187,798	10,693,929	10,882,965	11,233,263	28170700	→
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	Porto Alegre	1,386,280
2	Caxias do Sul	458,680
3	Canoas	359,840
4	Pelotas	315,480
5	Santa Maria	271,220
6	Gravataí	264,600
7	Novo Hamburgo	230,080
8	São Leopoldo	224,520
9	Viamão	218,620
10	Passo Fundo	209,950

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Rio Grande do Sul 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
Alegrete	74,396	69,009	65,139	66,830	3507	→
Alvorada	183,365	195,673	187,315	194,060	7170	→
Bagé	96,392	97,762	113,727	117,580	5112	→
Bento Gonçalves	80,648	97,716	117,146	121,740	6937	→
Butiá	18,976	19,330	18,398	18,720	1285	→
Caçapava do Sul	18,892	24,982	24,857	25,610	1560	→
Cachoeira do Sul	72,871	70,695	68,158	69,990	6236	→
Cachoeirinha	107,564	118,278	136,258	141,500	4378	→
Camaquã	46,162	48,393	49,604	51,010	4027	→
Campo Bom	51,838	57,338	60,504	62,270	2972	→
Canela	30,760	35,831	47,451	49,170	4716	→
Canguçu	17,695	19,694	20,832	21,370	1807	→
Canoas	306,093	323,827	347,657	359,840	13079	→
Capão da Canoa	30,334	41,787	62,865	65,480	5058	→
Capão do Leão	21,105	22,354	24,875	25,750	2700	→
Carazinho	55,452	57,922	60,096	61,910	5304	→
Carlos Barbosa	14,398	19,181	23,678	24,580	1533	→
Caxias do Sul	330,222	415,436	443,287	458,680	24943	→
Charqueadas	29,015	34,490	34,024	35,090	2895	→
Cruz Alta	64,646	60,588	57,214	58,710	5399	→
Dois Irmãos	22,272	27,276	30,265	31,340	5394	→
Dom Pedrito	35,446	34,974	33,652	34,650	2518	→
Eldorado do Sul	19,242	26,287	31,402	32,560	2633	→
Encantado	15,774	17,783	20,405	20,900	2014	→
Erechim (Erexim)	81,033	90,152	101,529	105,280	6491	→
Estância Velha	34,367	41,484	46,535	48,060	3136	→
Esteio	79,961	80,643	76,096	78,100	1786	→
Estrela	22,196	25,310	26,050	26,920	3138	→
Farroupilha	41,192	53,352	58,896	60,800	4633	→
Flores da Cunha	13,731	20,393	23,893	24,760	2783	→
Frederico Westphalen	20,073	22,962	26,798	27,700	2557	→
Garibaldi	22,804	27,063	30,892	32,000	4739	→
Gramado	23,328	29,013	34,688	36,050	4181	→
Gravataí	212,144	243,497	254,651	264,600	18274	→
Guaíba	91,956	93,064	90,594	93,540	4447	→
Guaporé	17,452	20,614	22,917	23,730	1465	→
Igrejinha	25,530	30,190	30,729	32,570	3547	→
Ijuí	65,766	70,596	76,601	79,370	4093	→
Imbé	11,905	17,661	26,822	28,020	2505	→
Itaqui	34,811	33,301	31,899	32,830	1256	→
Ivoti	13,785	18,062	21,145	21,680	1340	→
Jaguarão	27,174	26,105	24,718	25,460	1237	→
Lagoa Vermelha	22,669	23,690	24,543	25,400	2664	→
Lajeado	59,356	71,180	93,323	96,540	8118	→
Marau	22,805	31,489	40,828	42,300	2238	→
Montenegro	47,974	52,907	52,267	53,920	3884	→
Nova Prata	14,419	18,659	21,664	22,460	1819	→
Nova Santa Rita	11,550	19,475	25,995	27,040	6051	→
Novo Hamburgo	231,989	234,798	222,122	230,080	10124	→
Osório	29,834	36,750	42,493	43,930	11898	→
Palmeira das Missões	29,902	29,159	29,159	30,050	3613	→
Panambi	28,291	34,562	40,304	41,770	3808	→
Parobé	42,178	47,466	48,725	50,140	3429	→
Passo Fundo	163,191	179,548	201,545	209,950	8607	→
Pelotas	297,825	306,193	305,656	315,480	20603	→
Portão	19,818	25,276	29,886	30,940	2740	→
Porto Alegre	1,320,739	1,409,351	1,330,428	1,386,280	42549	→
Quaraí	22,060	21,310	21,753	22,210	1557	→
Rio Grande	176,496	186,405	180,466	187,080	9037	→
Rio Pardo	24,000	24,284	23,391	24,060	2209	→
Rosário do Sul	35,917	34,710	32,656	33,590	1561	→
Santa Cruz do Sul	91,705	102,907	117,692	122,140	12540	→
Santa Maria	230,063	247,862	260,977	271,220	14304	→
Sant'Ana do Livramento	83,955	74,410	76,922	79,570	3909	→
Santa Rosa	55,813	60,148	70,214	72,520	6937	→
Santa Vitória do Palmar	25,216	24,394	23,457	24,200	2401	→
Santiago	44,455	44,390	44,784	46,060	2950	→
Santo Ângelo	63,998	70,963	72,268	74,360	6558	→
Santo Antônio da Patrulha	20,736	24,210	28,688	29,680	6085	→
São Borja	57,273	54,701	52,720	54,160	2869	→
São Gabriel	52,869	51,671	51,005	52,400	3535	→
São José do Norte	16,502	16,617	18,533	19,120	1792	→
São Leopoldo	192,895	213,238	216,240	224,520	7041	→
São Lourenço do Sul	22,580	23,382	24,783	25,540	1633	→
São Luiz Gonzaga	31,455	29,863	31,315	32,320	2192	→
São Sebastião do Caí	15,957	17,608	20,850	21,250	3028	→
Sapiranga	65,785	69,644	73,016	75,220	3665	→
Sapucaia do Sul	121,813	130,469	131,667	136,120	4755	→
Sarandi	13,987	17,598	20,510	20,980	1269	→
Soledade	23,112	23,784	25,945	26,760	2710	→
Tapejara	11,269	17,025	22,681	23,330	2075	→
Taquara	40,199	42,108	40,723	41,570	3878	→
Taquari	20,744	21,811	21,979	22,650	2439	→
Teutônia	17,214	23,210	29,359	30,460	3362	→
Torres	27,422	33,215	40,346	41,880	7583	→
Tramandaí	29,688	40,577	54,094	56,130	5431	→
Três Coroas	17,067	20,546	21,471	21,470	1554	→
Três de Maio	16,778	18,105	20,029	20,470	1265	→
Três Passos	15,801	16,715	18,255	18,880	1051	→
Uruguaiana	117,162	116,289	109,257	112,620	5958	→
Vacaria	52,183	57,089	59,656	61,470	2359	→
Venâncio Aires	34,048	39,274	44,309	45,650	3283	→
Veranópolis	16,020	19,843	20,814	21,280	1685	→
Viamão	208,535	222,251	211,187	218,620	21492	→

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	5,255,751
Females	5,627,214

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	1,906,510
15-64 years	7,444,555
65+ years	1,531,900

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	47,774
80-89 years	259,044
70-79 years	682,116
60-69 years	1,204,482
50-59 years	1,427,186
40-49 years	1,532,295
30-39 years	1,615,622
20-29 years	1,538,868
10-19 years	1,299,902
0-9 years	1,275,676

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	1,359,872
Urban	9,523,093

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Indigenous	36,102
Non-Indigenous	10,846,863

Color (C 2022)
Black	709,837
White	8,534,229
Mixed / Other	1,638,699

Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes	8,697,640
no	278,815