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Population in Brazil compared to Costa Rica: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 5,181,862 in Costa Rica.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 41.3 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
  • The countries together account for 2.64% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.32M to 5.18M (19.9% growth).

Brazil vs Costa Rica: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Costa Rica
2100 164,294,719 3,804,183
2099 165,504,324 3,842,423
2098 166,724,540 3,880,999
2097 167,957,900 3,919,996
2096 169,198,878 3,959,352
2095 170,447,187 3,999,084
2094 171,702,406 4,039,053
2093 172,959,201 4,079,349
2092 174,226,209 4,119,898
2091 175,495,014 4,160,663
2090 176,771,657 4,201,548
2089 178,046,664 4,242,452
2088 179,329,069 4,283,327
2087 180,613,269 4,324,225
2086 181,900,405 4,364,979
2085 183,185,504 4,405,520
2084 184,470,859 4,445,770
2083 185,757,734 4,485,644
2082 187,047,504 4,525,171
2081 188,336,189 4,564,265
2080 189,617,504 4,602,737
2079 190,892,825 4,640,677
2078 192,160,856 4,677,935
2077 193,420,209 4,714,527
2076 194,668,253 4,750,309
2075 195,904,930 4,785,359
2074 197,131,520 4,819,691
2073 198,346,178 4,853,137
2072 199,541,890 4,885,727
2071 200,718,990 4,917,445
2070 201,872,528 4,948,313
2069 203,003,940 4,978,425
2068 204,112,753 5,007,604
2067 205,191,144 5,035,877
2066 206,245,316 5,063,521
2065 207,268,823 5,090,474
2064 208,258,342 5,116,546
2063 209,219,808 5,141,922
2062 210,147,571 5,166,260
2061 211,035,957 5,189,836
2060 211,887,727 5,212,549
2059 212,703,223 5,234,066
2058 213,475,371 5,254,528
2057 214,208,817 5,273,844
2056 214,897,416 5,292,013
2055 215,547,622 5,308,829
2054 216,155,836 5,324,305
2053 216,720,807 5,338,417
2052 217,240,244 5,350,974
2051 217,710,548 5,361,865
2050 218,139,994 5,371,197
2049 218,529,238 5,378,904
2048 218,862,226 5,385,081
2047 219,144,767 5,389,678
2046 219,374,582 5,392,713
2045 219,555,915 5,394,209
2044 219,680,790 5,394,124
2043 219,751,357 5,392,590
2042 219,767,446 5,389,628
2041 219,726,082 5,385,101
2040 219,627,035 5,379,344
2039 219,488,186 5,372,186
2038 219,300,758 5,363,617
2037 219,070,710 5,353,928
2036 218,795,673 5,343,027
2035 218,478,532 5,330,994
2034 218,116,666 5,317,895
2033 217,714,006 5,303,634
2032 217,266,965 5,288,416
2031 216,776,060 5,272,215
2030 216,239,032 5,255,064
2029 215,655,337 5,236,901
2028 215,029,016 5,217,724
2027 214,352,035 5,197,413
2026 213,629,498 5,176,096
2025 212,848,504 5,153,634
2024 211,998,573 5,129,910
2023 211,140,729 5,105,525
2022 210,306,415 5,081,765
2021 209,550,294 5,059,988
2020 208,660,842 5,034,320
2019 207,455,459 4,999,553
2018 206,107,261 4,957,818
2017 204,703,445 4,913,177
2016 203,218,114 4,866,998
2015 201,675,532 4,818,038
2014 200,085,127 4,767,119
2013 198,478,299 4,716,147
2012 196,876,111 4,663,934
2011 195,284,734 4,609,833
2010 193,701,929 4,555,962
2009 192,079,951 4,499,791
2008 190,367,302 4,440,056
2007 188,552,320 4,380,248
2006 186,653,106 4,321,340
2005 184,688,101 4,261,240
2004 182,675,143 4,200,078
2003 180,622,688 4,138,784
2002 178,503,484 4,075,705
2001 176,301,203 4,008,947
2000 174,018,282 3,937,739
1999 171,641,543 3,862,101
1998 169,159,655 3,782,838
1997 166,661,659 3,701,711
1996 164,202,549 3,619,013
1995 161,735,073 3,535,176
1994 159,265,006 3,451,122
1993 156,794,577 3,367,434
1992 154,275,079 3,284,258
1991 151,724,256 3,202,176
1990 149,143,223 3,121,706
1989 146,502,972 3,043,827
1988 143,826,357 2,968,103
1987 141,104,944 2,892,699
1986 138,336,370 2,817,216
1985 135,515,595 2,741,894
1984 132,658,864 2,667,595
1983 129,790,077 2,595,153
1982 126,923,155 2,524,806
1981 124,063,109 2,456,637
1980 121,207,461 2,390,633
1979 118,380,821 2,326,490
1978 115,600,942 2,264,510
1977 112,875,292 2,205,025
1976 110,213,349 2,147,774
1975 107,619,565 2,092,719
1974 105,089,675 2,039,643
1973 102,600,976 1,988,343
1972 100,146,797 1,938,248
1971 97,739,273 1,888,539
1970 95,375,651 1,838,949
1969 93,045,777 1,789,276
1968 90,741,240 1,739,731
1967 88,446,124 1,689,523
1966 86,139,359 1,638,116
1965 83,817,583 1,586,208
1964 81,488,595 1,533,960
1963 79,164,235 1,481,604
1962 76,865,323 1,429,445
1961 74,605,447 1,377,920
1960 72,388,126 1,327,496

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/costa-rica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Costa Rica gained 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Costa Rica was ranked 119th in 2006 and ranked 126th 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 Costa Rica will increase by 3.65% to 5,371,197 people and will still be ranked 126th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 5.39M people in 2045 for Costa Rica.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Costa Rica
2100 -0.73% -1%
2099 -0.73% -0.99%
2098 -0.73% -0.99%
2097 -0.73% -0.99%
2096 -0.73% -0.99%
2095 -0.73% -0.99%
2094 -0.73% -0.99%
2093 -0.73% -0.98%
2092 -0.72% -0.98%
2091 -0.72% -0.97%
2090 -0.72% -0.96%
2089 -0.72% -0.95%
2088 -0.71% -0.95%
2087 -0.71% -0.93%
2086 -0.7% -0.92%
2085 -0.7% -0.91%
2084 -0.69% -0.89%
2083 -0.69% -0.87%
2082 -0.68% -0.86%
2081 -0.68% -0.84%
2080 -0.67% -0.82%
2079 -0.66% -0.8%
2078 -0.65% -0.78%
2077 -0.64% -0.75%
2076 -0.63% -0.73%
2075 -0.62% -0.71%
2074 -0.61% -0.69%
2073 -0.6% -0.67%
2072 -0.59% -0.65%
2071 -0.57% -0.62%
2070 -0.56% -0.6%
2069 -0.54% -0.58%
2068 -0.53% -0.56%
2067 -0.51% -0.55%
2066 -0.49% -0.53%
2065 -0.48% -0.51%
2064 -0.46% -0.49%
2063 -0.44% -0.47%
2062 -0.42% -0.45%
2061 -0.4% -0.44%
2060 -0.38% -0.41%
2059 -0.36% -0.39%
2058 -0.34% -0.37%
2057 -0.32% -0.34%
2056 -0.3% -0.32%
2055 -0.28% -0.29%
2054 -0.26% -0.26%
2053 -0.24% -0.23%
2052 -0.22% -0.2%
2051 -0.2% -0.17%
2050 -0.18% -0.14%
2049 -0.15% -0.11%
2048 -0.13% -0.09%
2047 -0.1% -0.06%
2046 -0.08% -0.03%
2045 -0.06% 0.002%
2044 -0.03% 0.03%
2043 -0.007% 0.05%
2042 0.02% 0.08%
2041 0.05% 0.11%
2040 0.06% 0.13%
2039 0.09% 0.16%
2038 0.11% 0.18%
2037 0.13% 0.2%
2036 0.15% 0.23%
2035 0.17% 0.25%
2034 0.18% 0.27%
2033 0.21% 0.29%
2032 0.23% 0.31%
2031 0.25% 0.33%
2030 0.27% 0.35%
2029 0.29% 0.37%
2028 0.32% 0.39%
2027 0.34% 0.41%
2026 0.37% 0.44%
2025 0.4% 0.46%
2024 0.41% 0.48%
2023 0.4% 0.47%
2022 0.36% 0.43%
2021 0.43% 0.51%
2020 0.58% 0.7%
2019 0.65% 0.84%
2018 0.69% 0.91%
2017 0.73% 0.95%
2016 0.76% 1.02%
2015 0.79% 1.07%
2014 0.81% 1.08%
2013 0.81% 1.12%
2012 0.81% 1.17%
2011 0.82% 1.18%
2010 0.84% 1.25%
2009 0.9% 1.35%
2008 0.96% 1.37%
2007 1.02% 1.36%
2006 1.06% 1.41%
2005 1.1% 1.46%
2004 1.14% 1.48%
2003 1.19% 1.55%
2002 1.25% 1.67%
2001 1.31% 1.81%
2000 1.38% 1.96%
1999 1.47% 2.1%
1998 1.5% 2.19%
1997 1.5% 2.29%
1996 1.53% 2.37%
1995 1.55% 2.44%
1994 1.58% 2.49%
1993 1.63% 2.53%
1992 1.68% 2.56%
1991 1.73% 2.58%
1990 1.8% 2.56%
1989 1.86% 2.55%
1988 1.93% 2.61%
1987 2% 2.68%
1986 2.08% 2.75%
1985 2.15% 2.79%
1984 2.21% 2.79%
1983 2.26% 2.79%
1982 2.31% 2.77%
1981 2.36% 2.76%
1980 2.39% 2.76%
1979 2.4% 2.74%
1978 2.41% 2.7%
1977 2.42% 2.67%
1976 2.41% 2.63%
1975 2.41% 2.6%
1974 2.43% 2.58%
1973 2.45% 2.58%
1972 2.46% 2.63%
1971 2.48% 2.7%
1970 2.5% 2.78%
1969 2.54% 2.85%
1968 2.59% 2.97%
1967 2.68% 3.14%
1966 2.77% 3.27%
1965 2.86% 3.41%
1964 2.94% 3.53%
1963 2.99% 3.65%
1962 3.03% 3.74%
1961 3.06% 3.8%

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

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In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Costa Rica's population grew by 0.48%.

Live population counters

Brazil Costa Rica
Current population
213824938
5181862
Population rank 7/197 126/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.06%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
21.6 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
18.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +67
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +24,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.48%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 138/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
8.78 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 +1,000
Net migration rank 186/196 63/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 628,404
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 75/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 55/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Costa Rica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 1,000
2024 - -225,510 - 967
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 24,109 995
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 21,409 1,006
2021 919,507 -208,581 20,119 1,018
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 29,164 1,029
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 37,682 1,653
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 42,469 1,673
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 43,471 1,671
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 45,565 1,649
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 49,077 1,617
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 49,559 1,589
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 49,227 1,579
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 52,036 1,587
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 52,884 1,695
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 50,803 2,357
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 55,757 3,432
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 56,491 3,794
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 55,244 4,080
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 54,177 4,321
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 57,139 4,567
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 55,769 4,856
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 56,743 5,216
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 58,388 5,812
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 62,199 7,119
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 64,268 8,826
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 64,922 13,253
1998 2,514,728 21,666 64,788 15,556
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 64,954 16,954
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 66,094 17,393
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 67,585 16,609
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 68,336 15,587
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 69,016 14,431
1992 2,547,698 14,394 69,830 13,069
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 70,506 10,757
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 71,727 7,949
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 72,327 3,758
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 72,944 2,414
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 73,188 2,267
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 73,211 2,302
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 72,776 2,357
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 71,062 2,402
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 68,972 2,449
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 66,826 2,453
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 64,632 2,431
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 62,561 2,387
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 60,984 2,349
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 58,327 2,296
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 56,122 2,228
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 54,019 2,129
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 51,979 1,992
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 50,349 1,839
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 48,943 1,468
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 48,417 1,366
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 48,341 1,296
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 48,398 1,137
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 48,790 1,017
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 48,361 939
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 50,193 926
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 50,755 930
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 51,196 932
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 51,435 934
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 51,403 938
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 51,046 934
1961 2,240,178 75 50,149 924
1960 2,190,392 4,066 48,857 910

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/costa-rica | 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 Costa Rica 96.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 362,624 people) and 3.69% is from migration (a gain of 13,900 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 628,404 people or 12.2% in Costa Rica.

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
Costa Rica
City Population
San Jose 335K
Limon 71.5K
Liberia 65.9K
Alajuela 44.4K
Puntarenas 41.5K
Cartago 22.8K
Heredia 16.7K
Tamarindo 7.13K
Santa Teresa 3K

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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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