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 213,570,306 people compared to 6,639,487 in the Congo.
Population statistics:
- Brazil's population is 32.2 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 (14.4% growth), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.64M (73% growth).
- Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 219M people compared to the peak of 20M people in 2100 for the Congo.
Brazil vs Congo: live population counter
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| Current population |
213570306
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6639487
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| Population rank | 7/197 | 109/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.58% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
36.8 seconds
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3.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
12.1 seconds
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2.78 minutes
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| One death every |
21.1 seconds
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13.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.33 minutes
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3.52 hours
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| Annual migration change | -225,510 | -2,491 |
| 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 |
Brazil and the Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 72,388,126 | 1,056,732 | - | - |
| 1961 | 74,605,447 | 1,084,389 | 3.06% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 76,865,323 | 1,113,175 | 3.03% | 2.65% |
| 1963 | 79,164,235 | 1,143,263 | 2.99% | 2.7% |
| 1964 | 81,488,595 | 1,174,816 | 2.94% | 2.76% |
| 1965 | 83,817,583 | 1,207,880 | 2.86% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 86,139,359 | 1,242,534 | 2.77% | 2.87% |
| 1967 | 88,446,124 | 1,278,691 | 2.68% | 2.91% |
| 1968 | 90,741,240 | 1,316,519 | 2.59% | 2.96% |
| 1969 | 93,045,777 | 1,356,182 | 2.54% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 95,375,651 | 1,397,638 | 2.5% | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 97,739,273 | 1,441,039 | 2.48% | 3.11% |
| 1972 | 100,146,797 | 1,486,468 | 2.46% | 3.15% |
| 1973 | 102,600,976 | 1,533,680 | 2.45% | 3.18% |
| 1974 | 105,089,675 | 1,582,301 | 2.43% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 107,619,565 | 1,627,032 | 2.41% | 2.83% |
| 1976 | 110,213,349 | 1,667,225 | 2.41% | 2.47% |
| 1977 | 112,875,292 | 1,707,568 | 2.42% | 2.42% |
| 1978 | 115,600,942 | 1,748,089 | 2.41% | 2.37% |
| 1979 | 118,380,821 | 1,788,524 | 2.4% | 2.31% |
| 1980 | 121,207,461 | 1,828,985 | 2.39% | 2.26% |
| 1981 | 124,063,109 | 1,869,759 | 2.36% | 2.23% |
| 1982 | 126,923,155 | 1,910,430 | 2.31% | 2.18% |
| 1983 | 129,790,077 | 1,950,321 | 2.26% | 2.09% |
| 1984 | 132,658,864 | 1,999,528 | 2.21% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 135,515,595 | 2,059,311 | 2.15% | 2.99% |
| 1986 | 138,336,370 | 2,120,602 | 2.08% | 2.98% |
| 1987 | 141,104,944 | 2,183,473 | 2% | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 143,826,357 | 2,247,653 | 1.93% | 2.94% |
| 1989 | 146,502,972 | 2,313,558 | 1.86% | 2.93% |
| 1990 | 149,143,223 | 2,380,560 | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| 1991 | 151,724,256 | 2,449,229 | 1.73% | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 154,275,079 | 2,519,465 | 1.68% | 2.87% |
| 1993 | 156,794,577 | 2,595,124 | 1.63% | 3% |
| 1994 | 159,265,006 | 2,673,144 | 1.58% | 3.01% |
| 1995 | 161,735,073 | 2,749,461 | 1.55% | 2.85% |
| 1996 | 164,202,549 | 2,826,785 | 1.53% | 2.81% |
| 1997 | 166,661,659 | 2,887,862 | 1.5% | 2.16% |
| 1998 | 169,159,655 | 2,952,061 | 1.5% | 2.22% |
| 1999 | 171,641,543 | 3,032,874 | 1.47% | 2.74% |
| 2000 | 174,018,282 | 3,151,345 | 1.38% | 3.91% |
| 2001 | 176,301,203 | 3,272,537 | 1.31% | 3.85% |
| 2002 | 178,503,484 | 3,350,771 | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| 2003 | 180,622,688 | 3,445,753 | 1.19% | 2.83% |
| 2004 | 182,675,143 | 3,565,554 | 1.14% | 3.48% |
| 2005 | 184,688,101 | 3,696,393 | 1.1% | 3.67% |
| 2006 | 186,653,106 | 3,837,409 | 1.06% | 3.81% |
| 2007 | 188,552,320 | 3,980,430 | 1.02% | 3.73% |
| 2008 | 190,367,302 | 4,113,517 | 0.96% | 3.34% |
| 2009 | 192,079,951 | 4,281,219 | 0.9% | 4.08% |
| 2010 | 193,701,929 | 4,462,290 | 0.84% | 4.23% |
| 2011 | 195,284,734 | 4,609,724 | 0.82% | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 196,876,111 | 4,740,450 | 0.81% | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 198,478,299 | 4,857,099 | 0.81% | 2.46% |
| 2014 | 200,085,127 | 4,975,880 | 0.81% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 201,675,532 | 5,097,581 | 0.79% | 2.45% |
| 2016 | 203,218,114 | 5,222,536 | 0.76% | 2.45% |
| 2017 | 204,703,445 | 5,351,011 | 0.73% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 206,107,261 | 5,483,118 | 0.69% | 2.47% |
| 2019 | 207,455,459 | 5,616,661 | 0.65% | 2.44% |
| 2020 | 208,660,842 | 5,752,791 | 0.58% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 209,550,294 | 5,892,183 | 0.43% | 2.42% |
| 2022 | 210,306,415 | 6,035,104 | 0.36% | 2.43% |
| 2023 | 211,140,729 | 6,182,885 | 0.4% | 2.45% |
| 2024 | 211,998,573 | 6,332,961 | 0.41% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 212,812,405 | 6,484,427 | 0.38% | 2.39% |
| 2026 | 213,562,674 | 6,637,777 | 0.35% | 2.36% |
| 2027 | 214,261,037 | 6,794,288 | 0.33% | 2.36% |
| 2028 | 214,911,388 | 6,953,966 | 0.3% | 2.35% |
| 2029 | 215,515,178 | 7,116,456 | 0.28% | 2.34% |
| 2030 | 216,074,424 | 7,282,261 | 0.26% | 2.33% |
| 2031 | 216,587,355 | 7,452,405 | 0.24% | 2.34% |
| 2032 | 217,055,392 | 7,626,474 | 0.22% | 2.34% |
| 2033 | 217,479,394 | 7,802,988 | 0.2% | 2.31% |
| 2034 | 217,860,892 | 7,981,338 | 0.18% | 2.29% |
| 2035 | 218,199,715 | 8,160,723 | 0.16% | 2.25% |
| 2036 | 218,495,215 | 8,341,706 | 0.14% | 2.22% |
| 2037 | 218,747,246 | 8,524,798 | 0.12% | 2.19% |
| 2038 | 218,955,573 | 8,709,719 | 0.1% | 2.17% |
| 2039 | 219,118,385 | 8,896,164 | 0.07% | 2.14% |
| 2040 | 219,237,085 | 9,083,959 | 0.05% | 2.11% |
| 2041 | 219,307,158 | 9,274,654 | 0.03% | 2.1% |
| 2042 | 219,319,771 | 9,466,745 | 0.006% | 2.07% |
| 2043 | 219,276,528 | 9,658,834 | -0.02% | 2.03% |
| 2044 | 219,179,002 | 9,850,493 | -0.04% | 1.98% |
| 2045 | 219,026,208 | 10,041,891 | -0.07% | 1.94% |
| 2046 | 218,821,045 | 10,234,360 | -0.09% | 1.92% |
| 2047 | 218,565,379 | 10,427,899 | -0.12% | 1.89% |
| 2048 | 218,258,225 | 10,621,379 | -0.14% | 1.86% |
| 2049 | 217,897,833 | 10,813,639 | -0.17% | 1.81% |
| 2050 | 217,489,309 | 11,006,454 | -0.19% | 1.78% |
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 10,352,192 (a 5.09% growth), while the Congo's population increased by 1,416,951 (a 27.1% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 1.83% to 217,489,309 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of the Congo will increase by 65.8% to 11,006,454 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sao Paulo | 11.5M |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6.21M |
| Brasilia | 2.82M |
| Fortaleza | 2.43M |
| Salvador | 2.42M |
| Belo Horizonte | 2.32M |
| Manaus | 2.06M |
| Curitiba | 1.77M |
| Recife | 1.49M |
| Goiania | 1.44M |
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| 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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Population differences between Brazil and the Congo
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 66.4 years |
| Average age | 36.3 years | 24.2 years |
| Median age | 35.4 years | 19.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.62 births per woman | 4.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 65.7 ppl/mi² | 48 ppl/mi² |
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