What is the population of Goiânia?
Goiânia has a city population of 1,536,097. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Goiânia
Brazil's tenth-largest city by population, Goiânia holds 1,536,097 residents and accounts for 0.7% of the national total. Located 173 km from Brasília, it anchors an urban cluster: Aparecida de Goiânia (527,796) lies 16 km away, Senador Canedo (175,042) at 17 km, and Trindade (142,431) at 25 km. The city sits at 766 m elevation and ranks first among 68 cities in Goias state.
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 68
Elevation
766 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-16.679, -49.254
Record updated
2026-04-13
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 |
| Goiânia | 1.54M |
Goiânia Population FAQ
Where is Goiânia?
Goiânia is in Goias, Brazil, 173 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -16.679, -49.254.
How big is Goiânia compared with other cities in Brazil?
It is the 10th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, holding 0.7% of the national population.