State IntegrityReceipts, not verdicts

Sete Lagoas: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
239,833
2026
Population, 2022 census
227,397
2022
Area (km²)
536.9
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
423.5
2022

In depth

What is the population of Sete Lagoas?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Sete Lagoas at 239,833 on 1 July 2026, the 137th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 11th largest of the 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais state. The 2022 census counted 227,397 residents.

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

Is the population of Sete Lagoas growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Sete Lagoas grew by 13,176, from 214,221 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 227,397, an average of +0.50% a year; the 103rd slowest 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 Sete Lagoas changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Sete Lagoas' population 12,436 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.5%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 238,909 in 2025 and 237,931 in 2024.

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

How big is Sete Lagoas?

Sete Lagoas covers 536.9 km² and had 423.5 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 148th most 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 Minas Gerais state's population lives in Sete Lagoas?

Sete Lagoas holds 1.1% of the estimated 21,460,311 people in Minas Gerais state and 0.11% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Sete Lagoas a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Sete Lagoas (as part of the Sete Lagoas/MG urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Sete Lagoas is part of the Colar Metropolitano de Belo Horizonte.

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

Who runs Sete Lagoas?

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.

How local power works in Brazil

Cities of a similar size in Brazil

Up a level: all cities in Brazil · Brazil · government and power

Sources

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.