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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 1,406,585,000 people in China in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 1,403,335,670 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 6.56 times bigger than Brazil's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 19.5% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +0.23% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (7.04% growth).

Brazil vs China: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil China
2100 164,266,855 633,662,382
2099 165,476,254 644,307,192
2098 166,696,264 655,044,881
2097 167,929,414 665,876,462
2096 169,170,182 676,803,171
2095 170,418,279 687,828,883
2094 171,673,285 698,966,872
2093 172,929,867 710,235,681
2092 174,196,660 721,640,723
2091 175,465,250 733,187,178
2090 176,741,676 744,903,105
2089 178,016,467 756,812,472
2088 179,298,655 768,893,004
2087 180,582,637 781,128,909
2086 181,869,555 793,508,970
2085 183,154,436 806,043,039
2084 184,439,572 818,709,832
2083 185,726,230 831,420,518
2082 187,015,781 844,177,036
2081 188,304,247 856,996,835
2080 189,585,345 869,821,040
2079 190,860,450 882,622,985
2078 192,128,265 895,372,147
2077 193,387,405 908,082,676
2076 194,635,237 920,776,984
2075 195,871,705 933,459,600
2074 197,098,086 946,141,456
2073 198,312,538 958,870,128
2072 199,508,048 971,639,931
2071 200,684,948 984,469,009
2070 201,838,290 997,391,342
2069 202,969,511 1,010,450,818
2068 204,078,136 1,023,633,867
2067 205,156,343 1,036,979,285
2066 206,210,336 1,050,453,924
2065 207,233,670 1,064,051,499
2064 208,223,021 1,077,787,979
2063 209,184,325 1,091,571,021
2062 210,111,930 1,105,429,748
2061 211,000,165 1,119,286,514
2060 211,851,790 1,133,115,260
2059 212,667,148 1,146,818,251
2058 213,439,165 1,160,340,554
2057 214,172,487 1,173,596,480
2056 214,860,969 1,186,578,041
2055 215,511,064 1,199,197,172
2054 216,119,176 1,211,403,028
2053 216,684,051 1,223,160,257
2052 217,203,400 1,234,474,716
2051 217,673,624 1,245,255,938
2050 218,102,997 1,255,501,171
2049 218,492,176 1,265,281,319
2048 218,825,106 1,274,572,888
2047 219,107,600 1,283,393,445
2046 219,337,375 1,291,830,414
2045 219,518,678 1,299,855,379
2044 219,643,532 1,307,510,531
2043 219,714,087 1,314,885,869
2042 219,730,173 1,322,032,311
2041 219,688,816 1,328,936,491
2040 219,589,786 1,335,577,799
2039 219,450,960 1,341,989,157
2038 219,263,564 1,348,134,255
2037 219,033,555 1,354,107,817
2036 218,758,565 1,359,866,705
2035 218,441,478 1,365,387,904
2034 218,079,673 1,370,679,807
2033 217,677,081 1,375,744,986
2032 217,230,117 1,380,528,766
2031 216,739,295 1,385,048,521
2030 216,202,357 1,389,269,809
2029 215,618,762 1,393,241,425
2028 214,992,547 1,396,917,178
2027 214,315,680 1,400,271,033
2026 213,593,266 1,403,335,670
2025 212,812,405 1,406,585,000
2024 211,998,573 1,408,975,000
2023 211,140,729 1,410,710,000
2022 210,306,415 1,412,175,000
2021 209,550,294 1,412,360,000
2020 208,660,842 1,411,100,000
2019 207,455,459 1,407,745,000
2018 206,107,261 1,402,760,000
2017 204,703,445 1,396,215,000
2016 203,218,114 1,387,790,000
2015 201,675,532 1,379,860,000
2014 200,085,127 1,371,860,000
2013 198,478,299 1,363,240,000
2012 196,876,111 1,354,190,000
2011 195,284,734 1,345,035,000
2010 193,701,929 1,337,705,000
2009 192,079,951 1,331,260,000
2008 190,367,302 1,324,655,000
2007 188,552,320 1,317,885,000
2006 186,653,106 1,311,020,000
2005 184,688,101 1,303,720,000
2004 182,675,143 1,296,075,000
2003 180,622,688 1,288,400,000
2002 178,503,484 1,280,400,000
2001 176,301,203 1,271,850,000
2000 174,018,282 1,262,645,000
1999 171,641,543 1,252,735,000
1998 169,159,655 1,241,935,000
1997 166,661,659 1,230,075,000
1996 164,202,549 1,217,550,000
1995 161,735,073 1,204,855,000
1994 159,265,006 1,191,835,000
1993 156,794,577 1,178,440,000
1992 154,275,079 1,164,970,000
1991 151,724,256 1,150,780,000
1990 149,143,223 1,135,185,000
1989 146,502,972 1,118,650,000
1988 143,826,357 1,101,630,000
1987 141,104,944 1,084,035,000
1986 138,336,370 1,066,790,000
1985 135,515,595 1,051,040,000
1984 132,658,864 1,036,825,000
1983 129,790,077 1,023,310,000
1982 126,923,155 1,008,630,000
1981 124,063,109 993,885,000
1980 121,207,461 981,235,000
1979 118,380,821 969,005,000
1978 115,600,942 956,165,000
1977 112,875,292 943,455,000
1976 110,213,349 930,685,000
1975 107,619,565 916,395,000
1974 105,089,675 900,350,000
1973 102,600,976 881,940,000
1972 100,146,797 862,030,000
1971 97,739,273 841,105,000
1970 95,375,651 818,315,000
1969 93,045,777 796,025,000
1968 90,741,240 774,510,000
1967 88,446,124 754,550,000
1966 86,139,359 735,400,000
1965 83,817,583 715,185,000
1964 81,488,595 698,355,000
1963 79,164,235 682,335,000
1962 76,865,323 665,770,000
1961 74,605,447 660,330,000
1960 72,388,126 667,070,000

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/china | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while China's population increased by 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 634M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil China
2100 -0.73% -1.65%
2099 -0.73% -1.64%
2098 -0.73% -1.63%
2097 -0.73% -1.61%
2096 -0.73% -1.6%
2095 -0.73% -1.59%
2094 -0.73% -1.59%
2093 -0.73% -1.58%
2092 -0.72% -1.57%
2091 -0.72% -1.57%
2090 -0.72% -1.57%
2089 -0.72% -1.57%
2088 -0.71% -1.57%
2087 -0.71% -1.56%
2086 -0.7% -1.56%
2085 -0.7% -1.55%
2084 -0.69% -1.53%
2083 -0.69% -1.51%
2082 -0.68% -1.5%
2081 -0.68% -1.47%
2080 -0.67% -1.45%
2079 -0.66% -1.42%
2078 -0.65% -1.4%
2077 -0.64% -1.38%
2076 -0.63% -1.36%
2075 -0.62% -1.34%
2074 -0.61% -1.33%
2073 -0.6% -1.31%
2072 -0.59% -1.3%
2071 -0.57% -1.3%
2070 -0.56% -1.29%
2069 -0.54% -1.29%
2068 -0.53% -1.29%
2067 -0.51% -1.28%
2066 -0.49% -1.28%
2065 -0.48% -1.27%
2064 -0.46% -1.26%
2063 -0.44% -1.25%
2062 -0.42% -1.24%
2061 -0.4% -1.22%
2060 -0.38% -1.19%
2059 -0.36% -1.17%
2058 -0.34% -1.13%
2057 -0.32% -1.09%
2056 -0.3% -1.05%
2055 -0.28% -1.01%
2054 -0.26% -0.96%
2053 -0.24% -0.92%
2052 -0.22% -0.87%
2051 -0.2% -0.82%
2050 -0.18% -0.77%
2049 -0.15% -0.73%
2048 -0.13% -0.69%
2047 -0.1% -0.65%
2046 -0.08% -0.62%
2045 -0.06% -0.59%
2044 -0.03% -0.56%
2043 -0.007% -0.54%
2042 0.02% -0.52%
2041 0.05% -0.5%
2040 0.06% -0.48%
2039 0.09% -0.46%
2038 0.11% -0.44%
2037 0.13% -0.42%
2036 0.15% -0.4%
2035 0.17% -0.39%
2034 0.18% -0.37%
2033 0.21% -0.35%
2032 0.23% -0.33%
2031 0.25% -0.3%
2030 0.27% -0.29%
2029 0.29% -0.26%
2028 0.32% -0.24%
2027 0.34% -0.22%
2026 0.37% -0.23%
2025 0.38% -0.17%
2024 0.41% -0.12%
2023 0.4% -0.1%
2022 0.36% -0.01%
2021 0.43% 0.09%
2020 0.58% 0.24%
2019 0.65% 0.36%
2018 0.69% 0.47%
2017 0.73% 0.61%
2016 0.76% 0.57%
2015 0.79% 0.58%
2014 0.81% 0.63%
2013 0.81% 0.67%
2012 0.81% 0.68%
2011 0.82% 0.55%
2010 0.84% 0.48%
2009 0.9% 0.5%
2008 0.96% 0.51%
2007 1.02% 0.52%
2006 1.06% 0.56%
2005 1.1% 0.59%
2004 1.14% 0.6%
2003 1.19% 0.62%
2002 1.25% 0.67%
2001 1.31% 0.73%
2000 1.38% 0.79%
1999 1.47% 0.87%
1998 1.5% 0.96%
1997 1.5% 1.03%
1996 1.53% 1.05%
1995 1.55% 1.09%
1994 1.58% 1.14%
1993 1.63% 1.16%
1992 1.68% 1.23%
1991 1.73% 1.37%
1990 1.8% 1.48%
1989 1.86% 1.54%
1988 1.93% 1.62%
1987 2% 1.62%
1986 2.08% 1.5%
1985 2.15% 1.37%
1984 2.21% 1.32%
1983 2.26% 1.46%
1982 2.31% 1.48%
1981 2.36% 1.29%
1980 2.39% 1.26%
1979 2.4% 1.34%
1978 2.41% 1.35%
1977 2.42% 1.37%
1976 2.41% 1.56%
1975 2.41% 1.78%
1974 2.43% 2.09%
1973 2.45% 2.31%
1972 2.46% 2.49%
1971 2.48% 2.78%
1970 2.5% 2.8%
1969 2.54% 2.78%
1968 2.59% 2.65%
1967 2.68% 2.6%
1966 2.77% 2.83%
1965 2.86% 2.41%
1964 2.94% 2.35%
1963 2.99% 2.49%
1962 3.03% 0.82%
1961 3.06% -1.01%

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 China's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Brazil China
Current population
213964342
1403335670
Population rank 7/197 2/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 16.9%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
13.2 seconds
One birth every
12.3 seconds
3.31 seconds
One death every
21 seconds
2.88 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,230 -6,548
Annual growth/decline +813,832 -2,390,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 174/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -268,126
Net migration rank 186/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -268,126
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 -1,394,886 -318,992
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -847,305 -293,846
2021 919,507 -208,581 480,203 -379,749
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 2,514,728 21,666 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 2,547,698 14,394 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 19,282,187 4,165
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 2,240,178 75 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 2,190,392 4,066 -3,048,510 -16,927

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 China 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

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
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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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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