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Campo Grande: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
970,843
2026
Population, 2022 census
898,100
2022
Area (km²)
8,083.0
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
111.1
2022

In depth

What is the population of Campo Grande?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Campo Grande at 970,843 on 1 July 2026, the 17th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the largest municipality in Mato Grosso do Sul state. The 2022 census counted 898,100 residents.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is the population of Campo Grande growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Campo Grande grew by 111,326, from 786,774 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 898,100, an average of +1.11% a year; the 124th fastest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: +0.52% a year).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How has the population of Campo Grande changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Campo Grande's population 72,743 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 962,883 in 2025 and 954,537 in 2024.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How big is Campo Grande?

Campo Grande covers 8,083.0 km² and had 111.1 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 75th least densely populated of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 23.86 per km²).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

What share of Mato Grosso do Sul state's population lives in Campo Grande?

Campo Grande holds 33.0% of the estimated 2,946,317 people in Mato Grosso do Sul state and 0.45% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is Campo Grande a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Campo Grande as a regional capital, level 2A on a scale whose top level is 1A; it is not part of an officially defined metropolitan region.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Who runs Campo Grande?

In Brazil, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (prefeito) and council (câmara de vereadores) directly elected for four years; mayors can serve two terms in a row. Primary schools, basic health care, urban planning, local transport, waste; each has its own organic law.

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