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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 18,487,749 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 11.6 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
  • The countries together account for 2.8% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.2% growth).

Brazil vs Ecuador: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Ecuador
2100 164,294,719 19,229,713
2099 165,504,324 19,341,033
2098 166,724,540 19,451,634
2097 167,957,900 19,561,648
2096 169,198,878 19,670,931
2095 170,447,187 19,779,419
2094 171,702,406 19,887,014
2093 172,959,201 19,993,637
2092 174,226,209 20,099,245
2091 175,495,014 20,203,483
2090 176,771,657 20,306,051
2089 178,046,664 20,406,878
2088 179,329,069 20,505,637
2087 180,613,269 20,602,336
2086 181,900,405 20,696,910
2085 183,185,504 20,788,583
2084 184,470,859 20,877,503
2083 185,757,734 20,963,515
2082 187,047,504 21,046,396
2081 188,336,189 21,126,142
2080 189,617,504 21,202,360
2079 190,892,825 21,275,051
2078 192,160,856 21,343,714
2077 193,420,209 21,408,164
2076 194,668,253 21,468,178
2075 195,904,930 21,523,680
2074 197,131,520 21,575,092
2073 198,346,178 21,621,989
2072 199,541,890 21,664,137
2071 200,718,990 21,701,599
2070 201,872,528 21,734,495
2069 203,003,940 21,762,453
2068 204,112,753 21,785,682
2067 205,191,144 21,804,316
2066 206,245,316 21,818,306
2065 207,268,823 21,828,156
2064 208,258,342 21,833,185
2063 209,219,808 21,833,449
2062 210,147,571 21,828,963
2061 211,035,957 21,819,781
2060 211,887,727 21,805,954
2059 212,703,223 21,787,357
2058 213,475,371 21,764,005
2057 214,208,817 21,735,561
2056 214,897,416 21,702,294
2055 215,547,622 21,664,097
2054 216,155,836 21,620,873
2053 216,720,807 21,572,669
2052 217,240,244 21,519,295
2051 217,710,548 21,460,703
2050 218,139,994 21,396,494
2049 218,529,238 21,326,969
2048 218,862,226 21,251,792
2047 219,144,767 21,171,429
2046 219,374,582 21,085,795
2045 219,555,915 20,994,872
2044 219,680,790 20,898,682
2043 219,751,357 20,797,349
2042 219,767,446 20,691,071
2041 219,726,082 20,579,788
2040 219,627,035 20,463,641
2039 219,488,186 20,342,868
2038 219,300,758 20,217,211
2037 219,070,710 20,087,384
2036 218,795,673 19,953,661
2035 218,478,532 19,816,154
2034 218,116,666 19,674,920
2033 217,714,006 19,529,719
2032 217,266,965 19,381,178
2031 216,776,060 19,229,060
2030 216,239,032 19,073,682
2029 215,655,337 18,916,480
2028 215,029,016 18,758,598
2027 214,352,035 18,601,326
2026 213,629,498 18,445,637
2025 212,848,504 18,290,781
2024 211,998,573 18,135,478
2023 211,140,729 17,980,083
2022 210,306,415 17,823,897
2021 209,550,294 17,682,454
2020 208,660,842 17,546,065
2019 207,455,459 17,340,021
2018 206,107,261 17,049,547
2017 204,703,445 16,759,519
2016 203,218,114 16,505,139
2015 201,675,532 16,266,225
2014 200,085,127 16,035,124
2013 198,478,299 15,807,128
2012 196,876,111 15,572,194
2011 195,284,734 15,326,227
2010 193,701,929 15,076,695
2009 192,079,951 14,825,954
2008 190,367,302 14,575,202
2007 188,552,320 14,328,773
2006 186,653,106 14,086,131
2005 184,688,101 13,846,163
2004 182,675,143 13,608,701
2003 180,622,688 13,372,306
2002 178,503,484 13,138,472
2001 176,301,203 12,910,740
2000 174,018,282 12,689,206
1999 171,641,543 12,470,795
1998 169,159,655 12,251,184
1997 166,661,659 12,031,127
1996 164,202,549 11,810,950
1995 161,735,073 11,590,514
1994 159,265,006 11,372,197
1993 156,794,577 11,154,274
1992 154,275,079 10,930,128
1991 151,724,256 10,702,380
1990 149,143,223 10,473,673
1989 146,502,972 10,241,852
1988 143,826,357 10,010,808
1987 141,104,944 9,779,290
1986 138,336,370 9,545,998
1985 135,515,595 9,311,154
1984 132,658,864 9,074,782
1983 129,790,077 8,840,417
1982 126,923,155 8,611,298
1981 124,063,109 8,386,910
1980 121,207,461 8,165,877
1979 118,380,821 7,948,869
1978 115,600,942 7,736,167
1977 112,875,292 7,526,819
1976 110,213,349 7,320,912
1975 107,619,565 7,118,251
1974 105,089,675 6,918,573
1973 102,600,976 6,722,033
1972 100,146,797 6,529,034
1971 97,739,273 6,340,052
1970 95,375,651 6,155,387
1969 93,045,777 5,975,236
1968 90,741,240 5,799,680
1967 88,446,124 5,629,057
1966 86,139,359 5,463,748
1965 83,817,583 5,303,963
1964 81,488,595 5,149,918
1963 79,164,235 5,001,716
1962 76,865,323 4,859,269
1961 74,605,447 4,722,331
1960 72,388,126 4,590,891

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Ecuador gained 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Ecuador's population increased by 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Ecuador was ranked 65th in 2006 and ranked 71st 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 Ecuador will increase by 15.7% to 21,396,494 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 21.8M people in 2063 for Ecuador.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Ecuador
2100 -0.73% -0.58%
2099 -0.73% -0.57%
2098 -0.73% -0.56%
2097 -0.73% -0.56%
2096 -0.73% -0.55%
2095 -0.73% -0.54%
2094 -0.73% -0.53%
2093 -0.73% -0.53%
2092 -0.72% -0.52%
2091 -0.72% -0.51%
2090 -0.72% -0.49%
2089 -0.72% -0.48%
2088 -0.71% -0.47%
2087 -0.71% -0.46%
2086 -0.7% -0.44%
2085 -0.7% -0.43%
2084 -0.69% -0.41%
2083 -0.69% -0.39%
2082 -0.68% -0.38%
2081 -0.68% -0.36%
2080 -0.67% -0.34%
2079 -0.66% -0.32%
2078 -0.65% -0.3%
2077 -0.64% -0.28%
2076 -0.63% -0.26%
2075 -0.62% -0.24%
2074 -0.61% -0.22%
2073 -0.6% -0.19%
2072 -0.59% -0.17%
2071 -0.57% -0.15%
2070 -0.56% -0.13%
2069 -0.54% -0.11%
2068 -0.53% -0.09%
2067 -0.51% -0.06%
2066 -0.49% -0.05%
2065 -0.48% -0.02%
2064 -0.46% -0.001%
2063 -0.44% 0.02%
2062 -0.42% 0.04%
2061 -0.4% 0.06%
2060 -0.38% 0.09%
2059 -0.36% 0.11%
2058 -0.34% 0.13%
2057 -0.32% 0.15%
2056 -0.3% 0.18%
2055 -0.28% 0.2%
2054 -0.26% 0.22%
2053 -0.24% 0.25%
2052 -0.22% 0.27%
2051 -0.2% 0.3%
2050 -0.18% 0.33%
2049 -0.15% 0.35%
2048 -0.13% 0.38%
2047 -0.1% 0.41%
2046 -0.08% 0.43%
2045 -0.06% 0.46%
2044 -0.03% 0.49%
2043 -0.007% 0.51%
2042 0.02% 0.54%
2041 0.05% 0.57%
2040 0.06% 0.59%
2039 0.09% 0.62%
2038 0.11% 0.65%
2037 0.13% 0.67%
2036 0.15% 0.69%
2035 0.17% 0.72%
2034 0.18% 0.74%
2033 0.21% 0.77%
2032 0.23% 0.79%
2031 0.25% 0.81%
2030 0.27% 0.83%
2029 0.29% 0.84%
2028 0.32% 0.85%
2027 0.34% 0.84%
2026 0.37% 0.85%
2025 0.4% 0.86%
2024 0.41% 0.86%
2023 0.4% 0.88%
2022 0.36% 0.8%
2021 0.43% 0.78%
2020 0.58% 1.19%
2019 0.65% 1.7%
2018 0.69% 1.73%
2017 0.73% 1.54%
2016 0.76% 1.47%
2015 0.79% 1.44%
2014 0.81% 1.44%
2013 0.81% 1.51%
2012 0.81% 1.6%
2011 0.82% 1.66%
2010 0.84% 1.69%
2009 0.9% 1.72%
2008 0.96% 1.72%
2007 1.02% 1.72%
2006 1.06% 1.73%
2005 1.1% 1.74%
2004 1.14% 1.77%
2003 1.19% 1.78%
2002 1.25% 1.76%
2001 1.31% 1.75%
2000 1.38% 1.75%
1999 1.47% 1.79%
1998 1.5% 1.83%
1997 1.5% 1.86%
1996 1.53% 1.9%
1995 1.55% 1.92%
1994 1.58% 1.95%
1993 1.63% 2.05%
1992 1.68% 2.13%
1991 1.73% 2.18%
1990 1.8% 2.26%
1989 1.86% 2.31%
1988 1.93% 2.37%
1987 2% 2.44%
1986 2.08% 2.52%
1985 2.15% 2.6%
1984 2.21% 2.65%
1983 2.26% 2.66%
1982 2.31% 2.68%
1981 2.36% 2.71%
1980 2.39% 2.73%
1979 2.4% 2.75%
1978 2.41% 2.78%
1977 2.42% 2.81%
1976 2.41% 2.85%
1975 2.41% 2.89%
1974 2.43% 2.92%
1973 2.45% 2.96%
1972 2.46% 2.98%
1971 2.48% 3%
1970 2.5% 3.01%
1969 2.54% 3.03%
1968 2.59% 3.03%
1967 2.68% 3.03%
1966 2.77% 3.01%
1965 2.86% 2.99%
1964 2.94% 2.96%
1963 2.99% 2.93%
1962 3.03% 2.9%
1961 3.06% 2.86%

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 Ecuador's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Brazil Ecuador
Current population
213824938
18487749
Population rank 7/197 71/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.22%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
3.38 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
5.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +426
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +155,395
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 109/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
30.6 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -17,219
Net migration rank 186/196 151/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 747,749
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 67/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 104/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Ecuador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Ecuador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -17,219
2024 - -225,510 - -19,704
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 178,093 -21,948
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 179,308 -23,090
2021 919,507 -208,581 155,146 -28,503
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 156,458 -10,320
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 211,045 54,921
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 219,513 95,482
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 211,355 53,707
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 208,245 35,461
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 219,399 14,724
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 225,790 2,273
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 234,103 -6,182
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 249,825 -7,883
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 258,171 -8,167
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 257,404 -8,330
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 260,892 -8,491
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 257,894 -8,799
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 253,419 -9,644
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 254,184 -12,679
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 255,295 -16,855
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 257,436 -20,940
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 258,928 -22,641
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 259,446 -28,090
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 259,376 -35,275
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 259,837 -40,859
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 261,650 -43,813
1998 2,514,728 21,666 263,927 -42,550
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 266,020 -47,287
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 267,695 -46,082
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 264,449 -45,201
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 261,788 -44,399
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 260,330 -41,867
1992 2,547,698 14,394 259,787 -29,958
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 257,713 -32,064
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 252,919 -21,164
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 248,129 -16,240
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 241,191 -10,977
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 237,724 -4,886
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 237,084 -3,345
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 236,438 -494
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 236,543 249
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 231,336 578
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 227,606 -1,282
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 224,073 -1,605
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 220,120 -517
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 216,162 -1,749
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 212,497 -1,518
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 209,095 -1,377
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 205,366 -1,264
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 202,407 -1,189
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 199,276 -1,133
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 196,028 -1,090
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 192,136 -1,078
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 187,995 -1,096
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 183,517 -1,091
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 178,403 -518
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 173,828 -582
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 168,629 -623
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 163,317 -710
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 157,915 -957
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 152,263 -1,130
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 146,531 -1,254
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 140,943 -1,315
1961 2,240,178 75 135,573 -1,317
1960 2,190,392 4,066 130,368 -1,746

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

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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 Ecuador 91.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,964,352 people) and 8.08% is from migration (a gain of 172,707 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 747,749 people or 4.1% in Ecuador.

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
Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K

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

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