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Population in Brazil compared to the Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 6,332,961 people in the Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 6,681,829 in the Congo.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 32 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while the Congo is the 109th.
  • The countries together account for 2.66% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.08% for the Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.44% in the Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.68M (74.1% growth).

Brazil vs Congo: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Congo
2100 164,294,719 20,197,393
2099 165,504,324 20,056,338
2098 166,724,540 19,909,990
2097 167,957,900 19,763,169
2096 169,198,878 19,613,556
2095 170,447,187 19,462,505
2094 171,702,406 19,309,823
2093 172,959,201 19,154,254
2092 174,226,209 18,993,517
2091 175,495,014 18,831,137
2090 176,771,657 18,666,035
2089 178,046,664 18,500,705
2088 179,329,069 18,328,408
2087 180,613,269 18,156,542
2086 181,900,405 17,982,556
2085 183,185,504 17,810,599
2084 184,470,859 17,634,115
2083 185,757,734 17,455,922
2082 187,047,504 17,273,447
2081 188,336,189 17,095,916
2080 189,617,504 16,913,187
2079 190,892,825 16,731,545
2078 192,160,856 16,545,390
2077 193,420,209 16,360,458
2076 194,668,253 16,175,508
2075 195,904,930 15,984,378
2074 197,131,520 15,794,071
2073 198,346,178 15,599,735
2072 199,541,890 15,404,494
2071 200,718,990 15,207,921
2070 201,872,528 15,011,471
2069 203,003,940 14,810,543
2068 204,112,753 14,612,051
2067 205,191,144 14,415,033
2066 206,245,316 14,213,222
2065 207,268,823 14,012,829
2064 208,258,342 13,813,071
2063 209,219,808 13,611,733
2062 210,147,571 13,407,155
2061 211,035,957 13,206,406
2060 211,887,727 13,006,970
2059 212,703,223 12,808,144
2058 213,475,371 12,611,185
2057 214,208,817 12,415,316
2056 214,897,416 12,219,298
2055 215,547,622 12,024,601
2054 216,155,836 11,826,644
2053 216,720,807 11,629,783
2052 217,240,244 11,433,645
2051 217,710,548 11,236,927
2050 218,139,994 11,041,020
2049 218,529,238 10,846,652
2048 218,862,226 10,651,879
2047 219,144,767 10,455,019
2046 219,374,582 10,260,138
2045 219,555,915 10,065,444
2044 219,680,790 9,872,742
2043 219,751,357 9,677,498
2042 219,767,446 9,483,953
2041 219,726,082 9,288,673
2040 219,627,035 9,097,986
2039 219,488,186 8,908,556
2038 219,300,758 8,720,599
2037 219,070,710 8,534,256
2036 218,795,673 8,350,011
2035 218,478,532 8,167,940
2034 218,116,666 7,986,915
2033 217,714,006 7,806,956
2032 217,266,965 7,629,621
2031 216,776,060 7,454,630
2030 216,239,032 7,285,238
2029 215,655,337 7,119,031
2028 215,029,016 6,956,345
2027 214,352,035 6,795,830
2026 213,629,498 6,639,560
2025 212,848,504 6,485,440
2024 211,998,573 6,332,961
2023 211,140,729 6,182,885
2022 210,306,415 6,035,104
2021 209,550,294 5,892,183
2020 208,660,842 5,752,791
2019 207,455,459 5,616,661
2018 206,107,261 5,483,118
2017 204,703,445 5,351,011
2016 203,218,114 5,222,536
2015 201,675,532 5,097,581
2014 200,085,127 4,975,880
2013 198,478,299 4,857,099
2012 196,876,111 4,740,450
2011 195,284,734 4,609,724
2010 193,701,929 4,462,290
2009 192,079,951 4,281,219
2008 190,367,302 4,113,517
2007 188,552,320 3,980,430
2006 186,653,106 3,837,409
2005 184,688,101 3,696,393
2004 182,675,143 3,565,554
2003 180,622,688 3,445,753
2002 178,503,484 3,350,771
2001 176,301,203 3,272,537
2000 174,018,282 3,151,345
1999 171,641,543 3,032,874
1998 169,159,655 2,952,061
1997 166,661,659 2,887,862
1996 164,202,549 2,826,785
1995 161,735,073 2,749,461
1994 159,265,006 2,673,144
1993 156,794,577 2,595,124
1992 154,275,079 2,519,465
1991 151,724,256 2,449,229
1990 149,143,223 2,380,560
1989 146,502,972 2,313,558
1988 143,826,357 2,247,653
1987 141,104,944 2,183,473
1986 138,336,370 2,120,602
1985 135,515,595 2,059,311
1984 132,658,864 1,999,528
1983 129,790,077 1,950,321
1982 126,923,155 1,910,430
1981 124,063,109 1,869,759
1980 121,207,461 1,828,985
1979 118,380,821 1,788,524
1978 115,600,942 1,748,089
1977 112,875,292 1,707,568
1976 110,213,349 1,667,225
1975 107,619,565 1,627,032
1974 105,089,675 1,582,301
1973 102,600,976 1,533,680
1972 100,146,797 1,486,468
1971 97,739,273 1,441,039
1970 95,375,651 1,397,638
1969 93,045,777 1,356,182
1968 90,741,240 1,316,519
1967 88,446,124 1,278,691
1966 86,139,359 1,242,534
1965 83,817,583 1,207,880
1964 81,488,595 1,174,816
1963 79,164,235 1,143,263
1962 76,865,323 1,113,175
1961 74,605,447 1,084,389
1960 72,388,126 1,056,732

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/congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while the Congo gained 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while the Congo's population increased by 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. The Congo was ranked 125th in 2006 and ranked 109th 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 the Congo will increase by 65.2% to 11,041,020 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 20.2M people in 2100 for the Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Congo
2100 -0.73% 0.7%
2099 -0.73% 0.74%
2098 -0.73% 0.74%
2097 -0.73% 0.76%
2096 -0.73% 0.78%
2095 -0.73% 0.79%
2094 -0.73% 0.81%
2093 -0.73% 0.85%
2092 -0.72% 0.86%
2091 -0.72% 0.88%
2090 -0.72% 0.89%
2089 -0.72% 0.94%
2088 -0.71% 0.95%
2087 -0.71% 0.97%
2086 -0.7% 0.97%
2085 -0.7% 1%
2084 -0.69% 1.02%
2083 -0.69% 1.06%
2082 -0.68% 1.04%
2081 -0.68% 1.08%
2080 -0.67% 1.09%
2079 -0.66% 1.13%
2078 -0.65% 1.13%
2077 -0.64% 1.14%
2076 -0.63% 1.2%
2075 -0.62% 1.2%
2074 -0.61% 1.25%
2073 -0.6% 1.27%
2072 -0.59% 1.29%
2071 -0.57% 1.31%
2070 -0.56% 1.36%
2069 -0.54% 1.36%
2068 -0.53% 1.37%
2067 -0.51% 1.42%
2066 -0.49% 1.43%
2065 -0.48% 1.45%
2064 -0.46% 1.48%
2063 -0.44% 1.53%
2062 -0.42% 1.52%
2061 -0.4% 1.53%
2060 -0.38% 1.55%
2059 -0.36% 1.56%
2058 -0.34% 1.58%
2057 -0.32% 1.6%
2056 -0.3% 1.62%
2055 -0.28% 1.67%
2054 -0.26% 1.69%
2053 -0.24% 1.72%
2052 -0.22% 1.75%
2051 -0.2% 1.77%
2050 -0.18% 1.79%
2049 -0.15% 1.83%
2048 -0.13% 1.88%
2047 -0.1% 1.9%
2046 -0.08% 1.93%
2045 -0.06% 1.95%
2044 -0.03% 2.02%
2043 -0.007% 2.04%
2042 0.02% 2.1%
2041 0.05% 2.1%
2040 0.06% 2.13%
2039 0.09% 2.16%
2038 0.11% 2.18%
2037 0.13% 2.21%
2036 0.15% 2.23%
2035 0.17% 2.27%
2034 0.18% 2.31%
2033 0.21% 2.32%
2032 0.23% 2.35%
2031 0.25% 2.33%
2030 0.27% 2.33%
2029 0.29% 2.34%
2028 0.32% 2.36%
2027 0.34% 2.35%
2026 0.37% 2.38%
2025 0.4% 2.41%
2024 0.41% 2.43%
2023 0.4% 2.45%
2022 0.36% 2.43%
2021 0.43% 2.42%
2020 0.58% 2.42%
2019 0.65% 2.44%
2018 0.69% 2.47%
2017 0.73% 2.46%
2016 0.76% 2.45%
2015 0.79% 2.45%
2014 0.81% 2.45%
2013 0.81% 2.46%
2012 0.81% 2.84%
2011 0.82% 3.3%
2010 0.84% 4.23%
2009 0.9% 4.08%
2008 0.96% 3.34%
2007 1.02% 3.73%
2006 1.06% 3.81%
2005 1.1% 3.67%
2004 1.14% 3.48%
2003 1.19% 2.83%
2002 1.25% 2.39%
2001 1.31% 3.85%
2000 1.38% 3.91%
1999 1.47% 2.74%
1998 1.5% 2.22%
1997 1.5% 2.16%
1996 1.53% 2.81%
1995 1.55% 2.85%
1994 1.58% 3.01%
1993 1.63% 3%
1992 1.68% 2.87%
1991 1.73% 2.88%
1990 1.8% 2.9%
1989 1.86% 2.93%
1988 1.93% 2.94%
1987 2% 2.96%
1986 2.08% 2.98%
1985 2.15% 2.99%
1984 2.21% 2.52%
1983 2.26% 2.09%
1982 2.31% 2.18%
1981 2.36% 2.23%
1980 2.39% 2.26%
1979 2.4% 2.31%
1978 2.41% 2.37%
1977 2.42% 2.42%
1976 2.41% 2.47%
1975 2.41% 2.83%
1974 2.43% 3.17%
1973 2.45% 3.18%
1972 2.46% 3.15%
1971 2.48% 3.11%
1970 2.5% 3.06%
1969 2.54% 3.01%
1968 2.59% 2.96%
1967 2.68% 2.91%
1966 2.77% 2.87%
1965 2.86% 2.81%
1964 2.94% 2.76%
1963 2.99% 2.7%
1962 3.03% 2.65%
1961 3.06% 2.62%

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/congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while the Congo's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Brazil Congo
Current population
213824938
6681829
Population rank 7/197 109/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.08%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
3.5 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
2.78 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +411
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +150,076
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 31/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
2.93 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -2,999
Net migration rank 186/196 108/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 385,589
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 91/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 86/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -2,999
2024 - -225,510 - -2,491
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 150,486 -995
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 147,076 -995
2021 919,507 -208,581 144,241 -4,476
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 143,492 -4,472
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 139,513 -6,268
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 142,704 -8,856
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 141,973 -11,601
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 141,358 -14,783
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 141,539 -18,207
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 141,674 -21,598
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 142,080 -24,605
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 142,464 -26,643
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 140,371 5,262
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 136,908 12,318
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 126,904 86,014
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 120,711 1,774
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 112,459 31,239
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 106,876 35,475
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 101,344 38,337
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 96,577 25,412
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 91,326 26,280
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 88,497 -16,140
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 84,876 -764
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 78,491 79,780
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 76,204 2,470
1998 2,514,728 21,666 72,450 10,500
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 66,149 -20,704
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 75,628 1,085
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 74,189 3,747
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 72,857 1,850
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 71,119 10,218
1992 2,547,698 14,394 69,973 0
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 68,534 1,966
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 67,241 -395
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 65,944 1,214
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 64,629 22
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 63,183 525
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 61,669 367
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 60,359 182
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 59,028 0
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 58,120 -18,720
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 57,036 -16,664
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 56,603 -15,630
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 55,550 -14,972
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 54,723 -14,378
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 53,885 -13,356
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 53,179 -12,673
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 52,148 -11,971
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 51,155 -10,944
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 49,563 -312
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 48,017 -22
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 46,427 0
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 44,431 0
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 42,374 0
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 40,532 0
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 38,786 0
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 36,866 0
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 35,452 0
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 33,865 0
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 32,270 0
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 30,832 0
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 29,342 0
1961 2,240,178 75 28,220 0
1960 2,190,392 4,066 27,094 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 the Congo 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,434,056 people) and 6.04% is from migration (a loss of 92,251 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 385,589 people or 6.1% in the Congo.

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
Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 71.6K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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