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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 19,764,771 people in Chile in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 19,977,856 in Chile.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 10.7 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Chile is the 67th.
  • The countries together account for 2.82% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.24% for Chile.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.02% in Chile.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Chile has grown from 16.5M to 20M (21% growth).

Brazil vs Chile: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Chile
2100 164,294,719 13,542,179
2099 165,504,324 13,698,571
2098 166,724,540 13,856,954
2097 167,957,900 14,016,220
2096 169,198,878 14,178,222
2095 170,447,187 14,343,015
2094 171,702,406 14,508,995
2093 172,959,201 14,677,272
2092 174,226,209 14,845,602
2091 175,495,014 15,016,981
2090 176,771,657 15,189,722
2089 178,046,664 15,363,962
2088 179,329,069 15,538,750
2087 180,613,269 15,711,977
2086 181,900,405 15,883,706
2085 183,185,504 16,055,280
2084 184,470,859 16,223,786
2083 185,757,734 16,391,067
2082 187,047,504 16,554,768
2081 188,336,189 16,719,751
2080 189,617,504 16,883,588
2079 190,892,825 17,045,148
2078 192,160,856 17,205,047
2077 193,420,209 17,362,651
2076 194,668,253 17,517,633
2075 195,904,930 17,670,800
2074 197,131,520 17,820,437
2073 198,346,178 17,966,186
2072 199,541,890 18,109,831
2071 200,718,990 18,253,369
2070 201,872,528 18,393,628
2069 203,003,940 18,531,389
2068 204,112,753 18,668,022
2067 205,191,144 18,802,510
2066 206,245,316 18,935,536
2065 207,268,823 19,063,468
2064 208,258,342 19,189,521
2063 209,219,808 19,310,719
2062 210,147,571 19,424,785
2061 211,035,957 19,534,495
2060 211,887,727 19,638,454
2059 212,703,223 19,739,346
2058 213,475,371 19,832,760
2057 214,208,817 19,923,762
2056 214,897,416 20,008,988
2055 215,547,622 20,089,664
2054 216,155,836 20,163,300
2053 216,720,807 20,232,377
2052 217,240,244 20,293,672
2051 217,710,548 20,348,246
2050 218,139,994 20,396,141
2049 218,529,238 20,440,751
2048 218,862,226 20,480,143
2047 219,144,767 20,511,707
2046 219,374,582 20,539,410
2045 219,555,915 20,563,551
2044 219,680,790 20,580,609
2043 219,751,357 20,590,097
2042 219,767,446 20,594,631
2041 219,726,082 20,596,851
2040 219,627,035 20,592,260
2039 219,488,186 20,584,025
2038 219,300,758 20,569,754
2037 219,070,710 20,550,877
2036 218,795,673 20,523,910
2035 218,478,532 20,492,436
2034 218,116,666 20,456,957
2033 217,714,006 20,417,291
2032 217,266,965 20,370,206
2031 216,776,060 20,315,389
2030 216,239,032 20,254,305
2029 215,655,337 20,187,945
2028 215,029,016 20,116,575
2027 214,352,035 20,038,004
2026 213,629,498 19,955,555
2025 212,848,504 19,865,709
2024 211,998,573 19,764,771
2023 211,140,729 19,658,835
2022 210,306,415 19,553,036
2021 209,550,294 19,456,334
2020 208,660,842 19,370,624
2019 207,455,459 19,197,744
2018 206,107,261 18,893,191
2017 204,703,445 18,558,868
2016 203,218,114 18,267,221
2015 201,675,532 18,047,625
2014 200,085,127 17,864,195
2013 198,478,299 17,687,006
2012 196,876,111 17,519,119
2011 195,284,734 17,351,816
2010 193,701,929 17,181,464
2009 192,079,951 17,009,731
2008 190,367,302 16,838,988
2007 188,552,320 16,671,581
2006 186,653,106 16,509,195
2005 184,688,101 16,348,778
2004 182,675,143 16,187,322
2003 180,622,688 16,024,752
2002 178,503,484 15,857,925
2001 176,301,203 15,683,849
2000 174,018,282 15,503,635
1999 171,641,543 15,319,313
1998 169,159,655 15,127,799
1997 166,661,659 14,932,434
1996 164,202,549 14,734,046
1995 161,735,073 14,527,381
1994 159,265,006 14,316,256
1993 156,794,577 14,102,276
1992 154,275,079 13,884,577
1991 151,724,256 13,662,491
1990 149,143,223 13,437,176
1989 146,502,972 13,215,005
1988 143,826,357 12,999,424
1987 141,104,944 12,790,150
1986 138,336,370 12,588,914
1985 135,515,595 12,395,274
1984 132,658,864 12,207,733
1983 129,790,077 12,026,138
1982 126,923,155 11,850,214
1981 124,063,109 11,678,717
1980 121,207,461 11,508,550
1979 118,380,821 11,339,779
1978 115,600,942 11,172,695
1977 112,875,292 11,005,519
1976 110,213,349 10,838,251
1975 107,619,565 10,671,559
1974 105,089,675 10,505,817
1973 102,600,976 10,340,362
1972 100,146,797 10,174,678
1971 97,739,273 10,009,701
1970 95,375,651 9,845,344
1969 93,045,777 9,680,282
1968 90,741,240 9,514,716
1967 88,446,124 9,348,939
1966 86,139,359 9,181,722
1965 83,817,583 9,012,938
1964 81,488,595 8,842,525
1963 79,164,235 8,670,144
1962 76,865,323 8,497,059
1961 74,605,447 8,324,802
1960 72,388,126 8,153,350

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/chile | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Chile gained 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Chile's population increased by 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Chile was ranked 60th in 2006 and ranked 67th 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 Chile will increase by 2.09% to 20,396,141 people and rank change from 67th to 75th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 20.6M people in 2041 for Chile.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Chile
2100 -0.73% -1.14%
2099 -0.73% -1.14%
2098 -0.73% -1.14%
2097 -0.73% -1.14%
2096 -0.73% -1.15%
2095 -0.73% -1.14%
2094 -0.73% -1.15%
2093 -0.73% -1.13%
2092 -0.72% -1.14%
2091 -0.72% -1.14%
2090 -0.72% -1.13%
2089 -0.72% -1.12%
2088 -0.71% -1.1%
2087 -0.71% -1.08%
2086 -0.7% -1.07%
2085 -0.7% -1.04%
2084 -0.69% -1.02%
2083 -0.69% -0.99%
2082 -0.68% -0.99%
2081 -0.68% -0.97%
2080 -0.67% -0.95%
2079 -0.66% -0.93%
2078 -0.65% -0.91%
2077 -0.64% -0.88%
2076 -0.63% -0.87%
2075 -0.62% -0.84%
2074 -0.61% -0.81%
2073 -0.6% -0.79%
2072 -0.59% -0.79%
2071 -0.57% -0.76%
2070 -0.56% -0.74%
2069 -0.54% -0.73%
2068 -0.53% -0.72%
2067 -0.51% -0.7%
2066 -0.49% -0.67%
2065 -0.48% -0.66%
2064 -0.46% -0.63%
2063 -0.44% -0.59%
2062 -0.42% -0.56%
2061 -0.4% -0.53%
2060 -0.38% -0.51%
2059 -0.36% -0.47%
2058 -0.34% -0.46%
2057 -0.32% -0.43%
2056 -0.3% -0.4%
2055 -0.28% -0.37%
2054 -0.26% -0.34%
2053 -0.24% -0.3%
2052 -0.22% -0.27%
2051 -0.2% -0.23%
2050 -0.18% -0.22%
2049 -0.15% -0.19%
2048 -0.13% -0.15%
2047 -0.1% -0.13%
2046 -0.08% -0.12%
2045 -0.06% -0.08%
2044 -0.03% -0.05%
2043 -0.007% -0.02%
2042 0.02% -0.01%
2041 0.05% 0.02%
2040 0.06% 0.04%
2039 0.09% 0.07%
2038 0.11% 0.09%
2037 0.13% 0.13%
2036 0.15% 0.15%
2035 0.17% 0.17%
2034 0.18% 0.19%
2033 0.21% 0.23%
2032 0.23% 0.27%
2031 0.25% 0.3%
2030 0.27% 0.33%
2029 0.29% 0.35%
2028 0.32% 0.39%
2027 0.34% 0.41%
2026 0.37% 0.45%
2025 0.4% 0.51%
2024 0.41% 0.54%
2023 0.4% 0.54%
2022 0.36% 0.5%
2021 0.43% 0.44%
2020 0.58% 0.9%
2019 0.65% 1.61%
2018 0.69% 1.8%
2017 0.73% 1.6%
2016 0.76% 1.22%
2015 0.79% 1.03%
2014 0.81% 1%
2013 0.81% 0.96%
2012 0.81% 0.96%
2011 0.82% 0.99%
2010 0.84% 1.01%
2009 0.9% 1.01%
2008 0.96% 1%
2007 1.02% 0.98%
2006 1.06% 0.98%
2005 1.1% 1%
2004 1.14% 1.01%
2003 1.19% 1.05%
2002 1.25% 1.11%
2001 1.31% 1.16%
2000 1.38% 1.2%
1999 1.47% 1.27%
1998 1.5% 1.31%
1997 1.5% 1.35%
1996 1.53% 1.42%
1995 1.55% 1.47%
1994 1.58% 1.52%
1993 1.63% 1.57%
1992 1.68% 1.63%
1991 1.73% 1.68%
1990 1.8% 1.68%
1989 1.86% 1.66%
1988 1.93% 1.64%
1987 2% 1.6%
1986 2.08% 1.56%
1985 2.15% 1.54%
1984 2.21% 1.51%
1983 2.26% 1.48%
1982 2.31% 1.47%
1981 2.36% 1.48%
1980 2.39% 1.49%
1979 2.4% 1.5%
1978 2.41% 1.52%
1977 2.42% 1.54%
1976 2.41% 1.56%
1975 2.41% 1.58%
1974 2.43% 1.6%
1973 2.45% 1.63%
1972 2.46% 1.65%
1971 2.48% 1.67%
1970 2.5% 1.71%
1969 2.54% 1.74%
1968 2.59% 1.77%
1967 2.68% 1.82%
1966 2.77% 1.87%
1965 2.86% 1.93%
1964 2.94% 1.99%
1963 2.99% 2.04%
1962 3.03% 2.07%
1961 3.06% 2.1%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Chile's population grew by 0.54%.

Live population counters

Brazil Chile
Current population
213824938
19977856
Population rank 7/197 67/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.24%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
4.96 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
2.98 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
4.12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +290
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +105,936
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.54%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 130/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
10.2 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +51,712
Net migration rank 186/196 21/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,538,324
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 44/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 7.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 76/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Chile
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Chile
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 51,712
2024 - -225,510 - 58,316
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 48,518 62,679
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 41,041 59,374
2021 919,507 -208,581 27,530 65,480
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 52,378 26,042
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 86,006 181,339
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 103,950 237,807
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 106,268 220,621
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 120,545 135,864
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 127,074 55,689
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 131,373 52,702
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 133,785 36,529
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 134,617 30,870
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 141,053 28,086
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 145,527 26,048
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 147,576 24,324
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 147,105 22,488
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 145,043 20,170
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 142,277 17,285
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 147,009 14,289
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 150,138 11,495
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 154,287 9,225
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 162,322 7,824
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 171,659 6,346
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 175,362 7,067
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 177,995 8,226
1998 2,514,728 21,666 185,815 10,984
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 190,433 3,504
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 199,897 2,942
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 208,017 2,454
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 209,834 1,930
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 215,003 1,164
1992 2,547,698 14,394 219,224 0
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 227,180 -2,207
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 226,941 -1,274
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 224,854 -6,186
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 221,602 -9,131
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 218,034 -11,958
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 213,571 -17,148
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 208,910 -18,047
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 205,407 -21,188
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 202,352 -23,386
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 199,522 -26,646
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 198,211 -28,096
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 198,281 -28,060
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 197,198 -29,873
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 196,483 -29,644
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 197,163 -29,651
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 196,986 -29,967
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 196,890 -30,524
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 196,322 -31,211
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 197,666 -31,878
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 198,162 -32,584
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 198,523 -34,147
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 200,402 -36,079
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 202,764 -36,976
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 203,577 -38,224
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 204,377 -38,159
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 204,661 -36,446
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 203,341 -33,988
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 202,741 -31,261
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 202,370 -29,082
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 200,905 -28,023
1961 2,240,178 75 198,788 -27,159
1960 2,190,392 4,066 198,461 -27,184

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 Chile 43.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 844,683 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,097,597 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,538,324 people or 7.8% in Chile.

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
Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 574K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K

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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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