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Rio Verde: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
244,881
2026
Population, 2022 census
225,696
2022
Area (km²)
8,374.3
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
26.9
2022

In depth

What is the population of Rio Verde?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Rio Verde at 244,881 on 1 July 2026, the 130th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 5th largest of the 246 municipalities in Goiás state. The 2022 census counted 225,696 residents.

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

Is the population of Rio Verde growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Rio Verde grew by 49,272, from 176,424 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 225,696, an average of +2.07% a year; the 39th 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 Rio Verde changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Rio Verde's population 19,185 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.5%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 241,494 in 2025 and 238,025 in 2024.

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

How big is Rio Verde?

Rio Verde covers 8,374.3 km² and had 26.9 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 23rd 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 Goiás state's population lives in Rio Verde?

Rio Verde holds 3.3% of the estimated 7,495,033 people in Goiás state and 0.11% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Rio Verde a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Rio Verde as a sub-regional centre, level 3A 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 Rio Verde?

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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