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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 53,425,635 people in Colombia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 54,209,462 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 3.95 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
  • The countries together account for 3.23% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.65% for Colombia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +1.26% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.2M (27% growth).

Brazil vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Colombia
2100 164,266,855 47,484,139
2099 165,476,254 47,830,655
2098 166,696,264 48,181,819
2097 167,929,414 48,536,565
2096 169,170,182 48,894,308
2095 170,418,279 49,257,082
2094 171,673,285 49,624,336
2093 172,929,867 49,993,990
2092 174,196,660 50,365,329
2091 175,465,250 50,738,006
2090 176,741,676 51,111,627
2089 178,016,467 51,485,668
2088 179,298,655 51,859,452
2087 180,582,637 52,230,587
2086 181,869,555 52,598,291
2085 183,154,436 52,962,450
2084 184,439,572 53,322,246
2083 185,726,230 53,676,937
2082 187,015,781 54,026,216
2081 188,304,247 54,368,364
2080 189,585,345 54,703,696
2079 190,860,450 55,030,557
2078 192,128,265 55,349,907
2077 193,387,405 55,659,611
2076 194,635,237 55,959,176
2075 195,871,705 56,248,347
2074 197,098,086 56,527,033
2073 198,312,538 56,794,109
2072 199,508,048 57,050,141
2071 200,684,948 57,294,481
2070 201,838,290 57,526,873
2069 202,969,511 57,746,348
2068 204,078,136 57,954,274
2067 205,156,343 58,149,809
2066 206,210,336 58,333,112
2065 207,233,670 58,503,296
2064 208,223,021 58,662,119
2063 209,184,325 58,808,654
2062 210,111,930 58,944,276
2061 211,000,165 59,067,801
2060 211,851,790 59,180,318
2059 212,667,148 59,281,322
2058 213,439,165 59,371,363
2057 214,172,487 59,450,029
2056 214,860,969 59,517,427
2055 215,511,064 59,573,668
2054 216,119,176 59,618,199
2053 216,684,051 59,651,062
2052 217,203,400 59,672,031
2051 217,673,624 59,680,555
2050 218,102,997 59,676,848
2049 218,492,176 59,659,759
2048 218,825,106 59,629,100
2047 219,107,600 59,583,143
2046 219,337,375 59,521,825
2045 219,518,678 59,444,589
2044 219,643,532 59,348,507
2043 219,714,087 59,235,094
2042 219,730,173 59,102,840
2041 219,688,816 58,951,213
2040 219,589,786 58,780,376
2039 219,450,960 58,585,136
2038 219,263,564 58,369,901
2037 219,033,555 58,133,352
2036 218,758,565 57,870,584
2035 218,441,478 57,588,449
2034 218,079,673 57,279,396
2033 217,677,081 56,946,591
2032 217,230,117 56,592,496
2031 216,739,295 56,213,920
2030 216,202,357 55,809,671
2029 215,618,762 55,382,133
2028 214,992,547 54,930,329
2027 214,315,680 54,451,860
2026 213,593,266 53,953,448
2025 212,812,405 53,425,635
2024 211,998,573 52,886,363
2023 211,140,729 52,321,152
2022 210,306,415 51,737,944
2021 209,550,294 51,188,173
2020 208,660,842 50,629,997
2019 207,455,459 49,907,985
2018 206,107,261 49,024,465
2017 204,703,445 48,131,078
2016 203,218,114 47,437,512
2015 201,675,532 46,969,940
2014 200,085,127 46,565,429
2013 198,478,299 46,151,584
2012 196,876,111 45,715,810
2011 195,284,734 45,259,614
2010 193,701,929 44,777,319
2009 192,079,951 44,271,541
2008 190,367,302 43,758,808
2007 188,552,320 43,235,374
2006 186,653,106 42,691,084
2005 184,688,101 42,128,977
2004 182,675,143 41,543,171
2003 180,622,688 40,937,429
2002 178,503,484 40,324,680
2001 176,301,203 39,709,262
2000 174,018,282 39,089,934
1999 171,641,543 38,454,863
1998 169,159,655 37,792,165
1997 166,661,659 37,121,149
1996 164,202,549 36,462,745
1995 161,735,073 35,804,662
1994 159,265,006 35,127,410
1993 156,794,577 34,441,473
1992 154,275,079 33,760,571
1991 151,724,256 33,098,372
1990 149,143,223 32,440,069
1989 146,502,972 31,776,279
1988 143,826,357 31,130,524
1987 141,104,944 30,499,467
1986 138,336,370 29,879,112
1985 135,515,595 29,268,470
1984 132,658,864 28,642,690
1983 129,790,077 27,988,173
1982 126,923,155 27,338,331
1981 124,063,109 26,713,267
1980 121,207,461 26,104,498
1979 118,380,821 25,515,626
1978 115,600,942 24,950,337
1977 112,875,292 24,393,494
1976 110,213,349 23,858,810
1975 107,619,565 23,344,644
1974 105,089,675 22,833,469
1973 102,600,976 22,325,374
1972 100,146,797 21,819,563
1971 97,739,273 21,319,096
1970 95,375,651 20,811,782
1969 93,045,777 20,291,942
1968 90,741,240 19,766,796
1967 88,446,124 19,235,618
1966 86,139,359 18,702,688
1965 83,817,583 18,169,050
1964 81,488,595 17,637,411
1963 79,164,235 17,113,823
1962 76,865,323 16,599,029
1961 74,605,447 16,095,203
1960 72,388,126 15,606,209

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/colombia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Colombia gained 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Colombia's population increased by 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2006 and ranked 28th 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 Colombia will increase by 10.1% to 59,676,848 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 59.7M people in 2051 for Colombia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Colombia
2100 -0.73% -0.72%
2099 -0.73% -0.73%
2098 -0.73% -0.73%
2097 -0.73% -0.73%
2096 -0.73% -0.74%
2095 -0.73% -0.74%
2094 -0.73% -0.74%
2093 -0.73% -0.74%
2092 -0.72% -0.73%
2091 -0.72% -0.73%
2090 -0.72% -0.73%
2089 -0.72% -0.72%
2088 -0.71% -0.71%
2087 -0.71% -0.7%
2086 -0.7% -0.69%
2085 -0.7% -0.67%
2084 -0.69% -0.66%
2083 -0.69% -0.65%
2082 -0.68% -0.63%
2081 -0.68% -0.61%
2080 -0.67% -0.59%
2079 -0.66% -0.58%
2078 -0.65% -0.56%
2077 -0.64% -0.54%
2076 -0.63% -0.51%
2075 -0.62% -0.49%
2074 -0.61% -0.47%
2073 -0.6% -0.45%
2072 -0.59% -0.43%
2071 -0.57% -0.4%
2070 -0.56% -0.38%
2069 -0.54% -0.36%
2068 -0.53% -0.34%
2067 -0.51% -0.31%
2066 -0.49% -0.29%
2065 -0.48% -0.27%
2064 -0.46% -0.25%
2063 -0.44% -0.23%
2062 -0.42% -0.21%
2061 -0.4% -0.19%
2060 -0.38% -0.17%
2059 -0.36% -0.15%
2058 -0.34% -0.13%
2057 -0.32% -0.11%
2056 -0.3% -0.09%
2055 -0.28% -0.07%
2054 -0.26% -0.06%
2053 -0.24% -0.04%
2052 -0.22% -0.01%
2051 -0.2% 0.006%
2050 -0.18% 0.03%
2049 -0.15% 0.05%
2048 -0.13% 0.08%
2047 -0.1% 0.1%
2046 -0.08% 0.13%
2045 -0.06% 0.16%
2044 -0.03% 0.19%
2043 -0.007% 0.22%
2042 0.02% 0.26%
2041 0.05% 0.29%
2040 0.06% 0.33%
2039 0.09% 0.37%
2038 0.11% 0.41%
2037 0.13% 0.45%
2036 0.15% 0.49%
2035 0.17% 0.54%
2034 0.18% 0.58%
2033 0.21% 0.63%
2032 0.23% 0.67%
2031 0.25% 0.72%
2030 0.27% 0.77%
2029 0.29% 0.82%
2028 0.32% 0.88%
2027 0.34% 0.92%
2026 0.37% 0.99%
2025 0.38% 1.02%
2024 0.41% 1.08%
2023 0.4% 1.13%
2022 0.36% 1.07%
2021 0.43% 1.1%
2020 0.58% 1.45%
2019 0.65% 1.8%
2018 0.69% 1.86%
2017 0.73% 1.46%
2016 0.76% 1%
2015 0.79% 0.87%
2014 0.81% 0.9%
2013 0.81% 0.95%
2012 0.81% 1.01%
2011 0.82% 1.08%
2010 0.84% 1.14%
2009 0.9% 1.17%
2008 0.96% 1.21%
2007 1.02% 1.27%
2006 1.06% 1.33%
2005 1.1% 1.41%
2004 1.14% 1.48%
2003 1.19% 1.52%
2002 1.25% 1.55%
2001 1.31% 1.58%
2000 1.38% 1.65%
1999 1.47% 1.75%
1998 1.5% 1.81%
1997 1.5% 1.81%
1996 1.53% 1.84%
1995 1.55% 1.93%
1994 1.58% 1.99%
1993 1.63% 2.02%
1992 1.68% 2%
1991 1.73% 2.03%
1990 1.8% 2.09%
1989 1.86% 2.07%
1988 1.93% 2.07%
1987 2% 2.08%
1986 2.08% 2.09%
1985 2.15% 2.18%
1984 2.21% 2.34%
1983 2.26% 2.38%
1982 2.31% 2.34%
1981 2.36% 2.33%
1980 2.39% 2.31%
1979 2.4% 2.27%
1978 2.41% 2.28%
1977 2.42% 2.24%
1976 2.41% 2.2%
1975 2.41% 2.24%
1974 2.43% 2.28%
1973 2.45% 2.32%
1972 2.46% 2.35%
1971 2.48% 2.44%
1970 2.5% 2.56%
1969 2.54% 2.66%
1968 2.59% 2.76%
1967 2.68% 2.85%
1966 2.77% 2.94%
1965 2.86% 3.01%
1964 2.94% 3.06%
1963 2.99% 3.1%
1962 3.03% 3.13%
1961 3.06% 3.13%

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 Colombia's population grew by 1.02%.

Live population counters

Brazil Colombia
Current population
213964342
54209462
Population rank 7/197 28/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.65%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
58.6 seconds
One birth every
12.3 seconds
45 seconds
One death every
21 seconds
1.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +1,477
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +539,272
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +1.02%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 100/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
4.08 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +129,139
Net migration rank 186/196 12/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 3,063,518
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 5.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Colombia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Colombia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 129,139
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 411,721 141,643
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 422,598 154,521
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 406,143 183,180
2021 919,507 -208,581 311,122 199,070
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 378,965 227,130
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 441,087 396,826
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 433,622 495,524
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 426,538 431,072
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 425,087 104,373
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 446,778 -41,123
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 470,916 -67,522
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 489,069 -64,789
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 503,285 -56,070
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 511,524 -46,385
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 533,657 -34,220
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 559,017 -46,901
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 576,654 -63,313
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 583,115 -49,634
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 594,388 -39,303
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 610,618 -41,465
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 628,424 -25,949
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 642,144 -33,114
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 640,840 -24,387
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 642,933 -28,582
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 652,176 -27,878
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 668,576 -22,698
1998 2,514,728 21,666 687,704 -8,186
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 686,073 -23,600
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 682,547 -28,251
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 694,968 -33,097
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 708,660 -16,023
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 709,287 -30,103
1992 2,547,698 14,394 697,763 -15,147
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 690,266 -48,458
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 682,409 -7,590
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 674,102 -21,329
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 663,796 -25,064
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 659,429 -36,040
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 659,701 -42,368
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 625,379 -21,408
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 666,315 -18,692
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 674,767 -13,329
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 675,339 -37,090
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 662,195 -50,351
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 649,872 -44,203
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 635,747 -63,657
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 626,378 -67,870
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 622,814 -67,638
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 612,265 -98,057
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 598,580 -84,462
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 589,035 -80,816
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 583,608 -75,630
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 581,361 -77,708
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 582,011 -84,712
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 583,396 -66,065
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 586,559 -64,238
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 589,407 -61,442
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 591,649 -57,256
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 590,855 -59,395
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 587,677 -51,855
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 581,435 -53,972
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 572,355 -52,631
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 559,985 -50,108
1961 2,240,178 75 545,627 -47,849
1960 2,190,392 4,066 529,316 -49,115

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 Colombia 64.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,103,661 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 2,292,216 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 3,063,518 people or 5.8% in Colombia.

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
Colombia
City Population
Bogota 8.03M
Medellin 2.53M
Cali 2.47M
Barranquilla 1.33M
Cartagena 915K
Cucuta 806K
Soacha 783K
Soledad 676K
Villavicencio 664K
Bucaramanga 615K

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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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