What is the population of Cuiabá?
Cuiabá has a city population of 618,124. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Brazil · South America
Cuiabá
City population
618,124
#34
in Brazil
#1
in Mato Grosso
#905
worldwide
-15.596, -56.097 · 874 km from Brasília
About Cuiabá
At 193 m elevation, Cuiabá is the largest city in Mato Grosso and ranks 34th among Brazil's listed cities with a population of 618,124. It lies 874 km from Brasília. Várzea Grande, with 300,078 residents, stands 7 km away; Santo Antônio do Leverger (16,795) is 30 km distant, and Chapada dos Guimarães (19,374) sits 40 km off.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 50
Coordinates
-15.596, -56.097
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 2,250 in BrazilClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Cuiabá | 618K |
Cuiabá Population FAQ
Where is Cuiabá?
Cuiabá is in Mato Grosso, Brazil, 874 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -15.596, -56.097.
How big is Cuiabá compared with other cities in Brazil?
It is the 34th largest of the 2,250 cities listed in Brazil, holding 0.3% of the national population.