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Dourados: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
266,950
2026
Population, 2022 census
243,367
2022
Area (km²)
4,062.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
59.9
2022

In depth

What is the population of Dourados?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Dourados at 266,950 on 1 July 2026, the 116th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 2nd largest of the 79 municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul state. The 2022 census counted 243,367 residents.

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

Is the population of Dourados growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Dourados grew by 47,872, from 195,495 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 243,367, an average of +1.84% a year; the 56th 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 Dourados changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Dourados' population 23,583 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+9.7%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 264,017 in 2025 and 260,640 in 2024.

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

How big is Dourados?

Dourados covers 4,062.2 km² and had 59.9 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 46th 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 Dourados?

Dourados holds 9.1% of the estimated 2,946,317 people in Mato Grosso do Sul state and 0.12% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Dourados a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Dourados as a regional capital, level 2C 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 Dourados?

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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