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Sinop: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
231,452
2026
Population, 2022 census
196,312
2022
Area (km²)
3,990.9
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
49.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Sinop?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Sinop at 231,452 on 1 July 2026, the 144th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 4th largest of the 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso state. The 2022 census counted 196,312 residents.

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

Is the population of Sinop growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Sinop grew by 83,213, from 113,099 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 196,312, an average of +4.70% a year; the 5th 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 Sinop changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Sinop's population 35,140 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+17.9%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 223,780 in 2025 and 216,029 in 2024.

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

How big is Sinop?

Sinop covers 3,990.9 km² and had 49.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 38th 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 state's population lives in Sinop?

Sinop holds 5.9% of the estimated 3,950,330 people in Mato Grosso state and 0.11% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Sinop a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Sinop 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

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Who runs Sinop?

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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Sources

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