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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 41,651,653 people in Canada in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 42,199,836 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 3.08% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.51% for Canada.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +1.48% 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 (29.6% growth).

Brazil vs Canada: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Canada
2100 164,266,855 55,809,541
2099 165,476,254 55,626,634
2098 166,696,264 55,437,170
2097 167,929,414 55,242,936
2096 169,170,182 55,069,963
2095 170,418,279 54,900,581
2094 171,673,285 54,735,470
2093 172,929,867 54,569,243
2092 174,196,660 54,411,987
2091 175,465,250 54,247,171
2090 176,741,676 54,102,304
2089 178,016,467 53,953,046
2088 179,298,655 53,774,562
2087 180,582,637 53,627,048
2086 181,869,555 53,473,039
2085 183,154,436 53,322,800
2084 184,439,572 53,166,395
2083 185,726,230 53,001,796
2082 187,015,781 52,851,194
2081 188,304,247 52,682,123
2080 189,585,345 52,523,688
2079 190,860,450 52,364,938
2078 192,128,265 52,196,399
2077 193,387,405 52,039,676
2076 194,635,237 51,866,620
2075 195,871,705 51,696,455
2074 197,098,086 51,533,535
2073 198,312,538 51,371,935
2072 199,508,048 51,202,189
2071 200,684,948 51,029,182
2070 201,838,290 50,857,828
2069 202,969,511 50,684,060
2068 204,078,136 50,509,424
2067 205,156,343 50,320,575
2066 206,210,336 50,140,777
2065 207,233,670 49,961,609
2064 208,223,021 49,781,981
2063 209,184,325 49,600,521
2062 210,111,930 49,417,253
2061 211,000,165 49,241,819
2060 211,851,790 49,073,942
2059 212,667,148 48,901,595
2058 213,439,165 48,727,882
2057 214,172,487 48,567,078
2056 214,860,969 48,411,651
2055 215,511,064 48,260,380
2054 216,119,176 48,111,656
2053 216,684,051 47,963,828
2052 217,203,400 47,802,904
2051 217,673,624 47,647,911
2050 218,102,997 47,490,971
2049 218,492,176 47,345,672
2048 218,825,106 47,182,893
2047 219,107,600 47,020,915
2046 219,337,375 46,856,048
2045 219,518,678 46,673,369
2044 219,643,532 46,492,583
2043 219,714,087 46,309,120
2042 219,730,173 46,118,911
2041 219,688,816 45,925,318
2040 219,589,786 45,730,012
2039 219,450,960 45,524,806
2038 219,263,564 45,305,831
2037 219,033,555 45,080,733
2036 218,758,565 44,850,060
2035 218,441,478 44,623,652
2034 218,079,673 44,372,936
2033 217,677,081 44,126,411
2032 217,230,117 43,859,386
2031 216,739,295 43,577,637
2030 216,202,357 43,290,024
2029 215,618,762 42,995,206
2028 214,992,547 42,683,609
2027 214,315,680 42,362,776
2026 213,593,266 42,027,744
2025 212,812,405 41,651,653
2024 211,998,573 41,262,329
2023 211,140,729 40,049,088
2022 210,306,415 38,950,132
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Canada's population increased by 6,089,033 people (a 16.9% 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 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Canada will increase by 12.5% to 47,490,971 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 55.8M 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 0.38% 0.94%
2024 0.41% 3.03%
2023 0.4% 2.82%
2022 0.36% 1.86%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Canada's population grew by 0.94%.

Live population counters

Brazil Canada
Current population
213964342
42199836
Population rank 7/197 38/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.51%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
1.35 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
1.43 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
1.61 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +1,067
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +389,324
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +0.94%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 102/197
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 1,073,773 -225,510 41,262 368,599
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 24,029 433,842
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 15,580 459,988
2021 919,507 -208,581 61,184 198,867
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 -88,868 112,850 204,526
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 111,786 194,611
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 107,585 185,643
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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people). In Canada 16.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 702,845 people) and 83.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,452,269 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 1.9M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Quebec 574K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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