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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 41,288,599 people in Canada in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 42,181,965 in Canada.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 5.07 times bigger than Canada's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Canada is the 38th.
  • The countries together account for 3.09% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.51% for Canada.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.5% in Canada.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Canada has grown from 32.6M to 42.2M (29.5% growth).

Brazil vs Canada: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Canada
2100 164,294,719 55,893,812
2099 165,504,324 55,710,628
2098 166,724,540 55,520,878
2097 167,957,900 55,326,351
2096 169,198,878 55,153,117
2095 170,447,187 54,983,479
2094 171,702,406 54,818,119
2093 172,959,201 54,651,641
2092 174,226,209 54,494,148
2091 175,495,014 54,329,082
2090 176,771,657 54,183,996
2089 178,046,664 54,034,513
2088 179,329,069 53,855,760
2087 180,613,269 53,708,023
2086 181,900,405 53,553,781
2085 183,185,504 53,403,315
2084 184,470,859 53,246,675
2083 185,757,734 53,081,827
2082 187,047,504 52,930,998
2081 188,336,189 52,761,672
2080 189,617,504 52,602,997
2079 190,892,825 52,444,008
2078 192,160,856 52,275,214
2077 193,420,209 52,118,254
2076 194,668,253 51,944,937
2075 195,904,930 51,774,515
2074 197,131,520 51,611,349
2073 198,346,178 51,449,506
2072 199,541,890 51,279,503
2071 200,718,990 51,106,234
2070 201,872,528 50,934,622
2069 203,003,940 50,760,591
2068 204,112,753 50,585,692
2067 205,191,144 50,396,558
2066 206,245,316 50,216,488
2065 207,268,823 50,037,049
2064 208,258,342 49,857,150
2063 209,219,808 49,675,417
2062 210,147,571 49,491,872
2061 211,035,957 49,316,172
2060 211,887,727 49,148,043
2059 212,703,223 48,975,435
2058 213,475,371 48,801,460
2057 214,208,817 48,640,413
2056 214,897,416 48,484,751
2055 215,547,622 48,333,252
2054 216,155,836 48,184,303
2053 216,720,807 48,036,252
2052 217,240,244 47,875,085
2051 217,710,548 47,719,858
2050 218,139,994 47,562,681
2049 218,529,238 47,417,162
2048 218,862,226 47,254,138
2047 219,144,767 47,091,915
2046 219,374,582 46,926,799
2045 219,555,915 46,743,844
2044 219,680,790 46,562,785
2043 219,751,357 46,379,045
2042 219,767,446 46,188,550
2041 219,726,082 45,994,664
2040 219,627,035 45,799,063
2039 219,488,186 45,593,547
2038 219,300,758 45,374,241
2037 219,070,710 45,148,803
2036 218,795,673 44,917,782
2035 218,478,532 44,691,033
2034 218,116,666 44,439,937
2033 217,714,006 44,193,040
2032 217,266,965 43,925,613
2031 216,776,060 43,643,438
2030 216,239,032 43,355,390
2029 215,655,337 43,060,128
2028 215,029,016 42,748,060
2027 214,352,035 42,426,742
2026 213,629,498 42,091,205
2025 212,848,504 41,714,545
2024 211,998,573 41,288,599
2023 211,140,729 40,083,484
2022 210,306,415 38,935,934
2021 209,550,294 38,239,864
2020 208,660,842 38,028,638
2019 207,455,459 37,618,495
2018 206,107,261 37,072,620
2017 204,703,445 36,545,075
2016 203,218,114 36,110,803
2015 201,675,532 35,704,498
2014 200,085,127 35,434,066
2013 198,478,299 35,080,992
2012 196,876,111 34,713,395
2011 195,284,734 34,339,221
2010 193,701,929 34,005,902
2009 192,079,951 33,630,069
2008 190,367,302 33,247,298
2007 188,552,320 32,888,886
2006 186,653,106 32,571,193
2005 184,688,101 32,242,732
2004 182,675,143 31,938,807
2003 180,622,688 31,642,461
2002 178,503,484 31,359,199
2001 176,301,203 31,020,855
2000 174,018,282 30,685,730
1999 171,641,543 30,401,286
1998 169,159,655 30,155,173
1997 166,661,659 29,905,948
1996 164,202,549 29,610,218
1995 161,735,073 29,302,311
1994 159,265,006 29,000,663
1993 156,794,577 28,684,764
1992 154,275,079 28,371,264
1991 151,724,256 28,037,420
1990 149,143,223 27,691,138
1989 146,502,972 27,276,781
1988 143,826,357 26,791,747
1987 141,104,944 26,446,601
1986 138,336,370 26,100,278
1985 135,515,595 25,842,116
1984 132,658,864 25,607,053
1983 129,790,077 25,366,451
1982 126,923,155 25,116,942
1981 124,063,109 24,819,915
1980 121,207,461 24,515,667
1979 118,380,821 24,201,544
1978 115,600,942 23,963,203
1977 112,875,292 23,725,843
1976 110,213,349 23,449,808
1975 107,619,565 23,143,275
1974 105,089,675 22,807,969
1973 102,600,976 22,491,777
1972 100,146,797 22,218,463
1971 97,739,273 21,962,032
1970 95,375,651 21,324,000
1969 93,045,777 21,028,000
1968 90,741,240 20,744,000
1967 88,446,124 20,412,000
1966 86,139,359 20,048,000
1965 83,817,583 19,678,000
1964 81,488,595 19,325,000
1963 79,164,235 18,964,000
1962 76,865,323 18,614,000
1961 74,605,447 18,271,000
1960 72,388,126 17,909,356

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/brazil/canada | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Canada gained 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Canada's population increased by 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Canada was ranked 35th in 2006 and ranked 38th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Canada will increase by 12.8% to 47,562,681 people and rank change from 38th to 45th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 55.9M people in 2100 for Canada.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Canada
2100 -0.73% 0.33%
2099 -0.73% 0.34%
2098 -0.73% 0.35%
2097 -0.73% 0.31%
2096 -0.73% 0.31%
2095 -0.73% 0.3%
2094 -0.73% 0.3%
2093 -0.73% 0.29%
2092 -0.72% 0.3%
2091 -0.72% 0.27%
2090 -0.72% 0.28%
2089 -0.72% 0.33%
2088 -0.71% 0.28%
2087 -0.71% 0.29%
2086 -0.7% 0.28%
2085 -0.7% 0.29%
2084 -0.69% 0.31%
2083 -0.69% 0.28%
2082 -0.68% 0.32%
2081 -0.68% 0.3%
2080 -0.67% 0.3%
2079 -0.66% 0.32%
2078 -0.65% 0.3%
2077 -0.64% 0.33%
2076 -0.63% 0.33%
2075 -0.62% 0.32%
2074 -0.61% 0.31%
2073 -0.6% 0.33%
2072 -0.59% 0.34%
2071 -0.57% 0.34%
2070 -0.56% 0.34%
2069 -0.54% 0.35%
2068 -0.53% 0.38%
2067 -0.51% 0.36%
2066 -0.49% 0.36%
2065 -0.48% 0.36%
2064 -0.46% 0.37%
2063 -0.44% 0.37%
2062 -0.42% 0.36%
2061 -0.4% 0.34%
2060 -0.38% 0.35%
2059 -0.36% 0.36%
2058 -0.34% 0.33%
2057 -0.32% 0.32%
2056 -0.3% 0.31%
2055 -0.28% 0.31%
2054 -0.26% 0.31%
2053 -0.24% 0.34%
2052 -0.22% 0.33%
2051 -0.2% 0.33%
2050 -0.18% 0.31%
2049 -0.15% 0.34%
2048 -0.13% 0.34%
2047 -0.1% 0.35%
2046 -0.08% 0.39%
2045 -0.06% 0.39%
2044 -0.03% 0.4%
2043 -0.007% 0.41%
2042 0.02% 0.42%
2041 0.05% 0.43%
2040 0.06% 0.45%
2039 0.09% 0.48%
2038 0.11% 0.5%
2037 0.13% 0.51%
2036 0.15% 0.51%
2035 0.17% 0.57%
2034 0.18% 0.56%
2033 0.21% 0.61%
2032 0.23% 0.65%
2031 0.25% 0.66%
2030 0.27% 0.69%
2029 0.29% 0.73%
2028 0.32% 0.76%
2027 0.34% 0.8%
2026 0.37% 0.9%
2025 0.4% 1.03%
2024 0.41% 3.01%
2023 0.4% 2.95%
2022 0.36% 1.82%
2021 0.43% 0.56%
2020 0.58% 1.09%
2019 0.65% 1.47%
2018 0.69% 1.44%
2017 0.73% 1.2%
2016 0.76% 1.14%
2015 0.79% 0.76%
2014 0.81% 1.01%
2013 0.81% 1.06%
2012 0.81% 1.09%
2011 0.82% 0.98%
2010 0.84% 1.12%
2009 0.9% 1.15%
2008 0.96% 1.09%
2007 1.02% 0.98%
2006 1.06% 1.02%
2005 1.1% 0.95%
2004 1.14% 0.94%
2003 1.19% 0.9%
2002 1.25% 1.09%
2001 1.31% 1.09%
2000 1.38% 0.94%
1999 1.47% 0.82%
1998 1.5% 0.83%
1997 1.5% 1%
1996 1.53% 1.05%
1995 1.55% 1.04%
1994 1.58% 1.1%
1993 1.63% 1.1%
1992 1.68% 1.19%
1991 1.73% 1.25%
1990 1.8% 1.52%
1989 1.86% 1.81%
1988 1.93% 1.31%
1987 2% 1.33%
1986 2.08% 1%
1985 2.15% 0.92%
1984 2.21% 0.95%
1983 2.26% 0.99%
1982 2.31% 1.2%
1981 2.36% 1.24%
1980 2.39% 1.3%
1979 2.4% 0.99%
1978 2.41% 1%
1977 2.42% 1.18%
1976 2.41% 1.32%
1975 2.41% 1.47%
1974 2.43% 1.41%
1973 2.45% 1.23%
1972 2.46% 1.17%
1971 2.48% 2.99%
1970 2.5% 1.41%
1969 2.54% 1.37%
1968 2.59% 1.63%
1967 2.68% 1.82%
1966 2.77% 1.88%
1965 2.86% 1.83%
1964 2.94% 1.9%
1963 2.99% 1.88%
1962 3.03% 1.88%
1961 3.06% 2.02%

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 Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Canada's population grew by 3.01%.

Live population counters

Brazil Canada
Current population
213824938
42181965
Population rank 7/197 38/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.51%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
26.2 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.49 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
1.62 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +3,302
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +1,205,115
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +3.01%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 14/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.62 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +326,204
Net migration rank 186/196 5/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 8,805,839
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 7/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 22.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 27/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Canada
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Canada
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 326,204
2024 - -225,510 - 368,599
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 28,058 433,842
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 15,574 459,988
2021 919,507 -208,581 57,360 198,867
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 53,241 256,592
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 86,523 387,685
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 88,974 420,224
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 98,672 372,685
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 115,555 329,455
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 117,825 224,332
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 127,563 192,884
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 129,799 239,813
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 135,382 243,748
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 133,923 227,075
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 139,425 225,369
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 144,609 244,463
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 142,963 238,083
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 134,845 213,801
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 130,285 202,175
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 116,074 204,526
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 111,786 194,611
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 110,749 185,643
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 106,621 208,060
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 114,777 222,100
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 110,469 201,727
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 118,565 158,342
1998 2,514,728 21,666 126,651 142,346
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 134,577 144,678
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 153,973 154,553
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 167,023 141,818
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 179,804 134,863
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 186,451 133,426
1992 2,547,698 14,394 204,273 138,121
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 207,477 134,463
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 213,222 181,461
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 207,304 258,094
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 192,901 238,003
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 190,416 171,308
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 190,532 121,928
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 204,153 69,776
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 204,856 55,982
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 202,931 66,172
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 200,935 89,544
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 206,005 113,461
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 203,480 122,743
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 203,293 86,719
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 194,102 52,781
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 199,297 70,339
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 196,979 106,894
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 196,718 139,797
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 182,464 155,596
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 184,432 125,401
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 188,857 89,880
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 208,640 210,244
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 215,372 304,627
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 216,588 93,600
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 211,589 108,864
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 220,450 132,856
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 236,566 144,641
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 269,589 112,401
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 307,268 68,003
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 318,595 51,831
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 325,745 35,373
1961 2,240,178 75 334,360 34,721
1960 2,190,392 4,066 338,487 49,694

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). In Canada 19.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 789,345 people) and 80.6% is from migration (a gain of 3,276,554 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 8,805,839 people or 22.2% in Canada.

Biggest 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
Canada
City Population
Toronto 2.79M
Montreal 1.8M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Hamilton 569K

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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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