Brazil Population (1960-2026) & Projected decline

The current population of Brazil is 213,824,938 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 211,998,573 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth in 20 years).
Brazil is projected to reach 220M people in 2042.
For the last 20 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of 0.73% per year.
Brazil accounts for 2.58% of the world's population.
Brazil is ranked 7/197 by population and was ranked 5th in 2006.

Brazil population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	164,294,719	-0.73%
2099	165,504,324	-0.73%
2098	166,724,540	-0.73%
2097	167,957,900	-0.73%
2096	169,198,878	-0.73%
2095	170,447,187	-0.73%
2094	171,702,406	-0.73%
2093	172,959,201	-0.73%
2092	174,226,209	-0.72%
2091	175,495,014	-0.72%
2090	176,771,657	-0.72%
2089	178,046,664	-0.72%
2088	179,329,069	-0.71%
2087	180,613,269	-0.71%
2086	181,900,405	-0.7%
2085	183,185,504	-0.7%
2084	184,470,859	-0.69%
2083	185,757,734	-0.69%
2082	187,047,504	-0.68%
2081	188,336,189	-0.68%
2080	189,617,504	-0.67%
2079	190,892,825	-0.66%
2078	192,160,856	-0.65%
2077	193,420,209	-0.64%
2076	194,668,253	-0.63%
2075	195,904,930	-0.62%
2074	197,131,520	-0.61%
2073	198,346,178	-0.6%
2072	199,541,890	-0.59%
2071	200,718,990	-0.57%
2070	201,872,528	-0.56%
2069	203,003,940	-0.54%
2068	204,112,753	-0.53%
2067	205,191,144	-0.51%
2066	206,245,316	-0.49%
2065	207,268,823	-0.48%
2064	208,258,342	-0.46%
2063	209,219,808	-0.44%
2062	210,147,571	-0.42%
2061	211,035,957	-0.4%
2060	211,887,727	-0.38%
2059	212,703,223	-0.36%
2058	213,475,371	-0.34%
2057	214,208,817	-0.32%
2056	214,897,416	-0.3%
2055	215,547,622	-0.28%
2054	216,155,836	-0.26%
2053	216,720,807	-0.24%
2052	217,240,244	-0.22%
2051	217,710,548	-0.2%
2050	218,139,994	-0.18%
2049	218,529,238	-0.15%
2048	218,862,226	-0.13%
2047	219,144,767	-0.1%
2046	219,374,582	-0.08%
2045	219,555,915	-0.06%
2044	219,680,790	-0.03%
2043	219,751,357	-0.007%
2042	219,767,446	0.02%
2041	219,726,082	0.05%
2040	219,627,035	0.06%
2039	219,488,186	0.09%
2038	219,300,758	0.11%
2037	219,070,710	0.13%
2036	218,795,673	0.15%
2035	218,478,532	0.17%
2034	218,116,666	0.18%
2033	217,714,006	0.21%
2032	217,266,965	0.23%
2031	216,776,060	0.25%
2030	216,239,032	0.27%
2029	215,655,337	0.29%
2028	215,029,016	0.32%
2027	214,352,035	0.34%
2026	213,629,498	0.37%
2025	212,848,504	0.4%
2024	211,998,573	0.41%
2023	211,140,729	0.4%
2022	210,306,415	0.36%
2021	209,550,294	0.43%
2020	208,660,842	0.58%
2019	207,455,459	0.65%
2018	206,107,261	0.69%
2017	204,703,445	0.73%
2016	203,218,114	0.76%
2015	201,675,532	0.79%
2014	200,085,127	0.81%
2013	198,478,299	0.81%
2012	196,876,111	0.81%
2011	195,284,734	0.82%
2010	193,701,929	0.84%
2009	192,079,951	0.9%
2008	190,367,302	0.96%
2007	188,552,320	1.02%
2006	186,653,106	1.06%
2005	184,688,101	1.1%
2004	182,675,143	1.14%
2003	180,622,688	1.19%
2002	178,503,484	1.25%
2001	176,301,203	1.31%
2000	174,018,282	1.38%
1999	171,641,543	1.47%
1998	169,159,655	1.5%
1997	166,661,659	1.5%
1996	164,202,549	1.53%
1995	161,735,073	1.55%
1994	159,265,006	1.58%
1993	156,794,577	1.63%
1992	154,275,079	1.68%
1991	151,724,256	1.73%
1990	149,143,223	1.8%
1989	146,502,972	1.86%
1988	143,826,357	1.93%
1987	141,104,944	2%
1986	138,336,370	2.08%
1985	135,515,595	2.15%
1984	132,658,864	2.21%
1983	129,790,077	2.26%
1982	126,923,155	2.31%
1981	124,063,109	2.36%
1980	121,207,461	2.39%
1979	118,380,821	2.4%
1978	115,600,942	2.41%
1977	112,875,292	2.42%
1976	110,213,349	2.41%
1975	107,619,565	2.41%
1974	105,089,675	2.43%
1973	102,600,976	2.45%
1972	100,146,797	2.46%
1971	97,739,273	2.48%
1970	95,375,651	2.5%
1969	93,045,777	2.54%
1968	90,741,240	2.59%
1967	88,446,124	2.68%
1966	86,139,359	2.77%
1965	83,817,583	2.86%
1964	81,488,595	2.94%
1963	79,164,235	2.99%
1962	76,865,323	3.03%
1961	74,605,447	3.06%
1960	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).

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Brazil has a population of 214M as of 2026, compared to 203M in 2016, 187M in 2006, and 164M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.52% per year. Brazil is ranked 137th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Brazil will have 219,374,582 people (2.6% growth) and still will be ranked 7th.

By the year 2100, Brazil's population is projected to decline by 23.2% from its current level to 164M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-217,283
2024	-	-	-225,510
2023	867,375	1,107,434	-240,059
2022	801,258	1,054,897	-253,639
2021	710,926	919,507	-208,581
2020	1,067,737	1,146,174	-78,437
2019	1,342,888	1,472,104	-129,216
2018	1,353,601	1,583,935	-230,334
2017	1,454,106	1,610,402	-156,296
2016	1,516,499	1,609,488	-92,989
2015	1,568,664	1,742,275	-173,611
2014	1,612,216	1,757,948	-145,732
2013	1,601,488	1,758,716	-157,228
2012	1,602,809	1,782,516	-179,707
2011	1,579,898	1,815,758	-235,860
2010	1,585,797	1,847,336	-261,539
2009	1,658,335	1,878,542	-220,207
2008	1,766,995	1,908,051	-141,056
2007	1,862,891	1,970,372	-107,481
2006	1,935,485	2,026,119	-90,634
2005	1,994,413	2,083,281	-88,868
2004	2,031,411	2,108,072	-76,661
2003	2,073,469	2,128,819	-55,350
2002	2,165,009	2,207,017	-42,008
2001	2,239,610	2,291,210	-51,600
2000	2,326,243	2,372,043	-45,800
1999	2,427,372	2,450,869	-23,497
1998	2,536,394	2,514,728	21,666
1997	2,459,366	2,531,758	-72,392
1996	2,458,747	2,530,690	-71,943
1995	2,476,232	2,546,195	-69,963
1994	2,463,990	2,532,951	-68,961
1993	2,476,804	2,545,874	-69,070
1992	2,562,092	2,547,698	14,394
1991	2,539,567	2,606,167	-66,600
1990	2,622,404	2,652,959	-30,555
1989	2,657,900	2,717,923	-60,023
1988	2,695,257	2,768,082	-72,825
1987	2,747,685	2,825,485	-77,800
1986	2,789,467	2,880,440	-90,973
1985	2,852,029	2,912,908	-60,879
1984	2,861,461	2,931,496	-70,035
1983	2,876,013	2,952,335	-76,322
1982	2,857,786	2,948,552	-90,766
1981	2,862,291	2,928,262	-65,971
1980	2,848,850	2,887,768	-38,918
1979	2,804,256	2,836,759	-32,503
1978	2,755,399	2,778,815	-23,416
1977	2,695,850	2,715,328	-19,478
1976	2,628,035	2,648,647	-20,612
1975	2,559,631	2,585,130	-25,499
1974	2,500,161	2,524,254	-24,093
1973	2,477,238	2,501,309	-24,071
1972	2,431,114	2,454,698	-23,584
1971	2,383,898	2,407,319	-23,421
1970	2,343,294	2,362,073	-18,779
1969	2,316,427	2,324,190	-7,763
1968	2,292,705	2,301,561	-8,856
1967	2,297,527	2,307,560	-10,033
1966	2,316,015	2,325,332	-9,317
1965	2,327,591	2,336,415	-8,824
1964	2,330,332	2,338,478	-8,146
1963	2,318,264	2,326,400	-8,136
1962	2,279,495	2,286,666	-7,171
1961	2,240,253	2,240,178	75
1960	2,194,458	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, 89.1% of the population change in Brazil 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, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 596,859 and 0.3% in 2010.

Brazil population clock

	Brazil	Rank
Current population	213824938	7/197
Percent of world population	2.58%	7/197
One net population change	36.8 seconds	26/197
One birth every	12.1 seconds	10/196
One death every	21.1 seconds	9/196
Daily growth/decline	+2,350	26/197
Annual growth/decline	+857,844	26/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.41%	141/197
One migration net change every	2.43 minutes	186/196
Annual migration change	-217,283	186/196
Foreign-born residents	1,406,299	48/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.7%	163/195

Largest cities by population

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

Brazil population statistics

	Brazil	World
Life expectancy	76.4 years	73.8 years
Average age	36.3 years	33.8 years
Median age	35.4 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.2:50.8	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.62 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	66.2 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Brazil.

Population map with other countries

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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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