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Population in Belarus compared to Brazil: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 211,998,573 people in Brazil in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 213,824,938 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 23.7 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Brazil is the 7th.
  • The countries together account for 2.69% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 2.58% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.6% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.6% growth).

Belarus vs Brazil: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Brazil
2100 4,398,633 164,294,719
2099 4,449,573 165,504,324
2098 4,500,269 166,724,540
2097 4,550,935 167,957,900
2096 4,601,487 169,198,878
2095 4,652,286 170,447,187
2094 4,703,117 171,702,406
2093 4,754,252 172,959,201
2092 4,805,369 174,226,209
2091 4,856,664 175,495,014
2090 4,908,430 176,771,657
2089 4,960,656 178,046,664
2088 5,013,287 179,329,069
2087 5,066,741 180,613,269
2086 5,120,920 181,900,405
2085 5,176,048 183,185,504
2084 5,232,002 184,470,859
2083 5,288,854 185,757,734
2082 5,346,728 187,047,504
2081 5,405,543 188,336,189
2080 5,465,448 189,617,504
2079 5,526,121 190,892,825
2078 5,587,557 192,160,856
2077 5,650,096 193,420,209
2076 5,713,205 194,668,253
2075 5,777,144 195,904,930
2074 5,841,895 197,131,520
2073 5,907,671 198,346,178
2072 5,974,027 199,541,890
2071 6,041,554 200,718,990
2070 6,109,593 201,872,528
2069 6,178,463 203,003,940
2068 6,247,964 204,112,753
2067 6,318,511 205,191,144
2066 6,389,815 206,245,316
2065 6,461,651 207,268,823
2064 6,533,883 208,258,342
2063 6,606,470 209,219,808
2062 6,679,180 210,147,571
2061 6,751,939 211,035,957
2060 6,825,105 211,887,727
2059 6,898,206 212,703,223
2058 6,970,893 213,475,371
2057 7,043,508 214,208,817
2056 7,115,638 214,897,416
2055 7,187,104 215,547,622
2054 7,257,138 216,155,836
2053 7,326,052 216,720,807
2052 7,393,630 217,240,244
2051 7,459,522 217,710,548
2050 7,524,239 218,139,994
2049 7,588,059 218,529,238
2048 7,651,163 218,862,226
2047 7,712,657 219,144,767
2046 7,773,226 219,374,582
2045 7,833,564 219,555,915
2044 7,893,753 219,680,790
2043 7,953,762 219,751,357
2042 8,013,962 219,767,446
2041 8,075,253 219,726,082
2040 8,136,633 219,627,035
2039 8,198,487 219,488,186
2038 8,260,287 219,300,758
2037 8,321,922 219,070,710
2036 8,384,012 218,795,673
2035 8,446,649 218,478,532
2034 8,509,786 218,116,666
2033 8,573,478 217,714,006
2032 8,637,170 217,266,965
2031 8,700,460 216,776,060
2030 8,764,169 216,239,032
2029 8,827,965 215,655,337
2028 8,890,419 215,029,016
2027 8,952,131 214,352,035
2026 9,013,835 213,629,498
2025 9,073,924 212,848,504
2024 9,132,629 211,998,573
2023 9,178,298 211,140,729
2022 9,228,071 210,306,415
2021 9,302,585 209,550,294
2020 9,379,952 208,660,842
2019 9,419,758 207,455,459
2018 9,438,785 206,107,261
2017 9,458,989 204,703,445
2016 9,469,379 203,218,114
2015 9,461,076 201,675,532
2014 9,448,515 200,085,127
2013 9,443,211 198,478,299
2012 9,446,836 196,876,111
2011 9,461,643 195,284,734
2010 9,483,836 193,701,929
2009 9,504,583 192,079,951
2008 9,527,985 190,367,302
2007 9,560,953 188,552,320
2006 9,604,924 186,653,106
2005 9,663,915 184,688,101
2004 9,730,146 182,675,143
2003 9,796,749 180,622,688
2002 9,865,548 178,503,484
2001 9,928,549 176,301,203
2000 9,979,610 174,018,282
1999 10,026,738 171,641,543
1998 10,071,963 169,159,655
1997 10,117,433 166,661,659
1996 10,159,569 164,202,549
1995 10,193,831 161,735,073
1994 10,226,955 159,265,006
1993 10,239,050 156,794,577
1992 10,216,470 154,275,079
1991 10,194,050 151,724,256
1990 10,189,348 149,143,223
1989 10,170,000 146,502,972
1988 10,140,000 143,826,357
1987 10,111,000 141,104,944
1986 10,043,000 138,336,370
1985 9,975,000 135,515,595
1984 9,910,000 132,658,864
1983 9,843,000 129,790,077
1982 9,776,000 126,923,155
1981 9,710,000 124,063,109
1980 9,643,000 121,207,461
1979 9,584,000 118,380,821
1978 9,525,000 115,600,942
1977 9,463,000 112,875,292
1976 9,411,000 110,213,349
1975 9,367,000 107,619,565
1974 9,317,584 105,089,675
1973 9,257,272 102,600,976
1972 9,188,968 100,146,797
1971 9,115,576 97,739,273
1970 9,040,000 95,375,651
1969 8,960,304 93,045,777
1968 8,874,552 90,741,240
1967 8,785,648 88,446,124
1966 8,696,496 86,139,359
1965 8,610,000 83,817,583
1964 8,524,224 81,488,595
1963 8,437,232 79,164,235
1962 8,351,928 76,865,323
1961 8,271,216 74,605,447
1960 8,198,000 72,388,126

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/brazil | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Brazil gained 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Brazil's population increased by 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Brazil was ranked 5th in 2006 and ranked 7th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Brazil will increase by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Brazil
2100 -1.14% -0.73%
2099 -1.13% -0.73%
2098 -1.11% -0.73%
2097 -1.1% -0.73%
2096 -1.09% -0.73%
2095 -1.08% -0.73%
2094 -1.08% -0.73%
2093 -1.06% -0.73%
2092 -1.06% -0.72%
2091 -1.05% -0.72%
2090 -1.05% -0.72%
2089 -1.05% -0.72%
2088 -1.05% -0.71%
2087 -1.06% -0.71%
2086 -1.07% -0.7%
2085 -1.07% -0.7%
2084 -1.07% -0.69%
2083 -1.08% -0.69%
2082 -1.09% -0.68%
2081 -1.1% -0.68%
2080 -1.1% -0.67%
2079 -1.1% -0.66%
2078 -1.11% -0.65%
2077 -1.1% -0.64%
2076 -1.11% -0.63%
2075 -1.11% -0.62%
2074 -1.11% -0.61%
2073 -1.11% -0.6%
2072 -1.12% -0.59%
2071 -1.11% -0.57%
2070 -1.11% -0.56%
2069 -1.11% -0.54%
2068 -1.12% -0.53%
2067 -1.12% -0.51%
2066 -1.11% -0.49%
2065 -1.11% -0.48%
2064 -1.1% -0.46%
2063 -1.09% -0.44%
2062 -1.08% -0.42%
2061 -1.07% -0.4%
2060 -1.06% -0.38%
2059 -1.04% -0.36%
2058 -1.03% -0.34%
2057 -1.01% -0.32%
2056 -0.99% -0.3%
2055 -0.97% -0.28%
2054 -0.94% -0.26%
2053 -0.91% -0.24%
2052 -0.88% -0.22%
2051 -0.86% -0.2%
2050 -0.84% -0.18%
2049 -0.82% -0.15%
2048 -0.8% -0.13%
2047 -0.78% -0.1%
2046 -0.77% -0.08%
2045 -0.76% -0.06%
2044 -0.75% -0.03%
2043 -0.75% -0.007%
2042 -0.76% 0.02%
2041 -0.75% 0.05%
2040 -0.75% 0.06%
2039 -0.75% 0.09%
2038 -0.74% 0.11%
2037 -0.74% 0.13%
2036 -0.74% 0.15%
2035 -0.74% 0.17%
2034 -0.74% 0.18%
2033 -0.74% 0.21%
2032 -0.73% 0.23%
2031 -0.73% 0.25%
2030 -0.72% 0.27%
2029 -0.7% 0.29%
2028 -0.69% 0.32%
2027 -0.68% 0.34%
2026 -0.66% 0.37%
2025 -0.64% 0.4%
2024 -0.5% 0.41%
2023 -0.54% 0.4%
2022 -0.8% 0.36%
2021 -0.82% 0.43%
2020 -0.42% 0.58%
2019 -0.2% 0.65%
2018 -0.21% 0.69%
2017 -0.11% 0.73%
2016 0.09% 0.76%
2015 0.13% 0.79%
2014 0.06% 0.81%
2013 -0.04% 0.81%
2012 -0.16% 0.81%
2011 -0.23% 0.82%
2010 -0.22% 0.84%
2009 -0.25% 0.9%
2008 -0.34% 0.96%
2007 -0.46% 1.02%
2006 -0.61% 1.06%
2005 -0.68% 1.1%
2004 -0.68% 1.14%
2003 -0.7% 1.19%
2002 -0.63% 1.25%
2001 -0.51% 1.31%
2000 -0.47% 1.38%
1999 -0.45% 1.47%
1998 -0.45% 1.5%
1997 -0.41% 1.5%
1996 -0.34% 1.53%
1995 -0.32% 1.55%
1994 -0.12% 1.58%
1993 0.22% 1.63%
1992 0.22% 1.68%
1991 0.05% 1.73%
1990 0.19% 1.8%
1989 0.3% 1.86%
1988 0.29% 1.93%
1987 0.68% 2%
1986 0.68% 2.08%
1985 0.66% 2.15%
1984 0.68% 2.21%
1983 0.69% 2.26%
1982 0.68% 2.31%
1981 0.69% 2.36%
1980 0.62% 2.39%
1979 0.62% 2.4%
1978 0.66% 2.41%
1977 0.55% 2.42%
1976 0.47% 2.41%
1975 0.53% 2.41%
1974 0.65% 2.43%
1973 0.74% 2.45%
1972 0.81% 2.46%
1971 0.84% 2.48%
1970 0.89% 2.5%
1969 0.97% 2.54%
1968 1.01% 2.59%
1967 1.03% 2.68%
1966 1% 2.77%
1965 1.01% 2.86%
1964 1.03% 2.94%
1963 1.02% 2.99%
1962 0.98% 3.03%
1961 0.89% 3.06%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Brazil's population grew by 0.41%.

Live population counters

Belarus Brazil
Current population
9013835
213824938
Population rank 102/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 2.58%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
36.8 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
12.1 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
21.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +2,350
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +857,844
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.41%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 141/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
2.43 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -217,283
Net migration rank 109/196 186/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 1,406,299
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Brazil
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Brazil
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -217,283
2024 - -3,119 - -225,510
2023 -56,924 -3,034 1,107,434 -240,059
2022 -47,839 -8,000 1,054,897 -253,639
2021 -67,118 -33,954 919,507 -208,581
2020 -64,703 -33,954 1,146,174 -78,437
2019 -32,969 -33,954 1,472,104 -129,216
2018 -26,429 8,615 1,583,935 -230,334
2017 -17,026 3,337 1,610,402 -156,296
2016 -1,894 8,272 1,609,488 -92,989
2015 -946 18,088 1,742,275 -173,611
2014 -2,834 14,979 1,757,948 -145,732
2013 -6,610 10,550 1,758,716 -157,228
2012 -11,336 10,903 1,782,516 -179,707
2011 -26,493 5,686 1,815,758 -235,860
2010 -29,400 10,300 1,847,336 -261,539
2009 -25,662 13,610 1,878,542 -220,207
2008 -25,726 -495 1,908,051 -141,056
2007 -28,683 -4,013 1,970,372 -107,481
2006 -41,301 -8,303 2,026,119 -90,634
2005 -50,252 -15,451 2,083,281 -88,868
2004 -50,597 -10,424 2,108,072 -76,661
2003 -53,882 -10,795 2,128,819 -55,350
2002 -58,207 -11,945 2,207,017 -42,008
2001 -48,650 -4,469 2,291,210 -51,600
2000 -40,916 1,812 2,372,043 -45,800
1999 -49,131 2,028 2,450,869 -23,497
1998 -44,316 13,192 2,514,728 21,666
1997 -46,540 -235 2,531,758 -72,392
1996 -37,591 5,205 2,530,690 -71,943
1995 -32,621 481 2,546,195 -69,963
1994 -19,431 -12,570 2,532,951 -68,961
1993 -11,263 19,652 2,545,874 -69,070
1992 11,238 29,477 2,547,698 14,394
1991 18,349 -5,876 2,606,167 -66,600
1990 32,606 -26,497 2,652,959 -30,555
1989 49,833 5,639 2,717,923 -60,023
1988 60,840 -5,424 2,768,082 -72,825
1987 62,689 -12,462 2,825,485 -77,800
1986 74,318 -11,499 2,880,440 -90,973
1985 58,852 -784 2,912,908 -60,879
1984 64,415 -3,051 2,931,496 -70,035
1983 75,791 -2,938 2,952,335 -76,322
1982 65,499 3,339 2,948,552 -90,766
1981 65,057 14,998 2,928,262 -65,971
1980 62,101 16,616 2,887,768 -38,918
1979 64,481 395 2,836,759 -32,503
1978 67,342 -11,143 2,778,815 -23,416
1977 67,434 -4,925 2,715,328 -19,478
1976 66,677 -5,350 2,648,647 -20,612
1975 65,494 -6,302 2,585,130 -25,499
1974 71,158 -5,157 2,524,254 -24,093
1973 70,911 -7,357 2,501,309 -24,071
1972 74,036 -7,966 2,454,698 -23,584
1971 77,464 -5,818 2,407,319 -23,421
1970 75,520 -8,643 2,362,073 -18,779
1969 74,567 -12,833 2,324,190 -7,763
1968 76,782 -7,511 2,301,561 -8,856
1967 81,136 -13,409 2,307,560 -10,033
1966 84,191 -14,544 2,325,332 -9,317
1965 90,611 -17,979 2,336,415 -8,824
1964 101,618 -17,837 2,338,478 -8,146
1963 113,160 -28,653 2,326,400 -8,136
1962 124,945 -32,996 2,286,666 -7,171
1961 134,490 -26,780 2,240,178 75
1960 136,399 -27,382 2,190,392 4,066

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Brazil 89.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 1,406,299 people or 0.7% in Brazil.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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