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Population in Brazil compared to El Salvador: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 6,338,193 people in El Salvador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 6,399,793 in El Salvador.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 33.4 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 111th.
  • The countries together account for 2.66% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while El Salvador has grown from 6M to 6.4M (6.62% growth).

Brazil vs El Salvador: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil El Salvador
2100 164,294,719 5,106,358
2099 165,504,324 5,150,403
2098 166,724,540 5,195,110
2097 167,957,900 5,240,164
2096 169,198,878 5,286,555
2095 170,447,187 5,333,357
2094 171,702,406 5,380,368
2093 172,959,201 5,427,291
2092 174,226,209 5,474,174
2091 175,495,014 5,521,257
2090 176,771,657 5,568,339
2089 178,046,664 5,615,550
2088 179,329,069 5,662,256
2087 180,613,269 5,709,072
2086 181,900,405 5,755,593
2085 183,185,504 5,801,778
2084 184,470,859 5,847,545
2083 185,757,734 5,891,829
2082 187,047,504 5,935,056
2081 188,336,189 5,977,631
2080 189,617,504 6,019,326
2079 190,892,825 6,059,817
2078 192,160,856 6,098,689
2077 193,420,209 6,136,133
2076 194,668,253 6,172,686
2075 195,904,930 6,206,865
2074 197,131,520 6,239,356
2073 198,346,178 6,272,337
2072 199,541,890 6,301,557
2071 200,718,990 6,330,086
2070 201,872,528 6,358,052
2069 203,003,940 6,384,863
2068 204,112,753 6,410,986
2067 205,191,144 6,435,437
2066 206,245,316 6,458,779
2065 207,268,823 6,481,938
2064 208,258,342 6,503,884
2063 209,219,808 6,524,373
2062 210,147,571 6,543,157
2061 211,035,957 6,560,419
2060 211,887,727 6,577,429
2059 212,703,223 6,592,662
2058 213,475,371 6,606,305
2057 214,208,817 6,620,473
2056 214,897,416 6,633,666
2055 215,547,622 6,645,594
2054 216,155,836 6,656,251
2053 216,720,807 6,664,115
2052 217,240,244 6,670,429
2051 217,710,548 6,676,658
2050 218,139,994 6,679,973
2049 218,529,238 6,683,494
2048 218,862,226 6,684,918
2047 219,144,767 6,684,723
2046 219,374,582 6,684,063
2045 219,555,915 6,681,948
2044 219,680,790 6,679,505
2043 219,751,357 6,674,197
2042 219,767,446 6,668,140
2041 219,726,082 6,660,323
2040 219,627,035 6,651,019
2039 219,488,186 6,641,112
2038 219,300,758 6,628,299
2037 219,070,710 6,615,428
2036 218,795,673 6,600,845
2035 218,478,532 6,585,074
2034 218,116,666 6,568,788
2033 217,714,006 6,549,941
2032 217,266,965 6,530,975
2031 216,776,060 6,511,064
2030 216,239,032 6,490,493
2029 215,655,337 6,467,381
2028 215,029,016 6,443,426
2027 214,352,035 6,418,289
2026 213,629,498 6,392,935
2025 212,848,504 6,366,672
2024 211,998,573 6,338,193
2023 211,140,729 6,309,624
2022 210,306,415 6,280,319
2021 209,550,294 6,255,782
2020 208,660,842 6,234,673
2019 207,455,459 6,222,318
2018 206,107,261 6,219,807
2017 204,703,445 6,213,533
2016 203,218,114 6,200,800
2015 201,675,532 6,183,676
2014 200,085,127 6,162,955
2013 198,478,299 6,138,839
2012 196,876,111 6,113,975
2011 195,284,734 6,090,127
2010 193,701,929 6,068,249
2009 192,079,951 6,048,279
2008 190,367,302 6,029,297
2007 188,552,320 6,009,824
2006 186,653,106 6,002,319
2005 184,688,101 6,005,578
2004 182,675,143 6,004,671
2003 180,622,688 5,998,599
2002 178,503,484 5,986,631
2001 176,301,203 5,968,060
2000 174,018,282 5,943,366
1999 171,641,543 5,913,900
1998 169,159,655 5,880,781
1997 166,661,659 5,844,578
1996 164,202,549 5,805,286
1995 161,735,073 5,762,131
1994 159,265,006 5,714,129
1993 156,794,577 5,659,957
1992 154,275,079 5,585,609
1991 151,724,256 5,495,077
1990 149,143,223 5,399,726
1989 146,502,972 5,298,979
1988 143,826,357 5,195,833
1987 141,104,944 5,092,441
1986 138,336,370 4,992,769
1985 135,515,595 4,894,706
1984 132,658,864 4,798,003
1983 129,790,077 4,707,367
1982 126,923,155 4,622,477
1981 124,063,109 4,570,599
1980 121,207,461 4,540,382
1979 118,380,821 4,480,388
1978 115,600,942 4,394,114
1977 112,875,292 4,301,256
1976 110,213,349 4,210,310
1975 107,619,565 4,120,449
1974 105,089,675 4,029,671
1973 102,600,976 3,938,068
1972 100,146,797 3,846,830
1971 97,739,273 3,757,523
1970 95,375,651 3,668,796
1969 93,045,777 3,576,485
1968 90,741,240 3,480,773
1967 88,446,124 3,385,184
1966 86,139,359 3,290,961
1965 83,817,583 3,199,466
1964 81,488,595 3,111,883
1963 79,164,235 3,028,679
1962 76,865,323 2,949,204
1961 74,605,447 2,870,016
1960 72,388,126 2,791,459

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/el-salvador | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while El Salvador gained 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while El Salvador's population increased by 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. El Salvador was ranked 103rd in 2006 and ranked 111th 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 El Salvador will increase by 4.38% to 6,679,973 people and rank change from 111th to 116th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 6.68M people in 2048 for El Salvador.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil El Salvador
2100 -0.73% -0.86%
2099 -0.73% -0.86%
2098 -0.73% -0.86%
2097 -0.73% -0.88%
2096 -0.73% -0.88%
2095 -0.73% -0.87%
2094 -0.73% -0.86%
2093 -0.73% -0.86%
2092 -0.72% -0.85%
2091 -0.72% -0.85%
2090 -0.72% -0.84%
2089 -0.72% -0.82%
2088 -0.71% -0.82%
2087 -0.71% -0.81%
2086 -0.7% -0.8%
2085 -0.7% -0.78%
2084 -0.69% -0.75%
2083 -0.69% -0.73%
2082 -0.68% -0.71%
2081 -0.68% -0.69%
2080 -0.67% -0.67%
2079 -0.66% -0.64%
2078 -0.65% -0.61%
2077 -0.64% -0.59%
2076 -0.63% -0.55%
2075 -0.62% -0.52%
2074 -0.61% -0.53%
2073 -0.6% -0.46%
2072 -0.59% -0.45%
2071 -0.57% -0.44%
2070 -0.56% -0.42%
2069 -0.54% -0.41%
2068 -0.53% -0.38%
2067 -0.51% -0.36%
2066 -0.49% -0.36%
2065 -0.48% -0.34%
2064 -0.46% -0.31%
2063 -0.44% -0.29%
2062 -0.42% -0.26%
2061 -0.4% -0.26%
2060 -0.38% -0.23%
2059 -0.36% -0.21%
2058 -0.34% -0.21%
2057 -0.32% -0.2%
2056 -0.3% -0.18%
2055 -0.28% -0.16%
2054 -0.26% -0.12%
2053 -0.24% -0.09%
2052 -0.22% -0.09%
2051 -0.2% -0.05%
2050 -0.18% -0.05%
2049 -0.15% -0.02%
2048 -0.13% 0.003%
2047 -0.1% 0.01%
2046 -0.08% 0.03%
2045 -0.06% 0.04%
2044 -0.03% 0.08%
2043 -0.007% 0.09%
2042 0.02% 0.12%
2041 0.05% 0.14%
2040 0.06% 0.15%
2039 0.09% 0.19%
2038 0.11% 0.19%
2037 0.13% 0.22%
2036 0.15% 0.24%
2035 0.17% 0.25%
2034 0.18% 0.29%
2033 0.21% 0.29%
2032 0.23% 0.31%
2031 0.25% 0.32%
2030 0.27% 0.36%
2029 0.29% 0.37%
2028 0.32% 0.39%
2027 0.34% 0.4%
2026 0.37% 0.41%
2025 0.4% 0.45%
2024 0.41% 0.45%
2023 0.4% 0.47%
2022 0.36% 0.39%
2021 0.43% 0.34%
2020 0.58% 0.2%
2019 0.65% 0.04%
2018 0.69% 0.1%
2017 0.73% 0.21%
2016 0.76% 0.28%
2015 0.79% 0.34%
2014 0.81% 0.39%
2013 0.81% 0.41%
2012 0.81% 0.39%
2011 0.82% 0.36%
2010 0.84% 0.33%
2009 0.9% 0.31%
2008 0.96% 0.32%
2007 1.02% 0.13%
2006 1.06% -0.05%
2005 1.1% 0.02%
2004 1.14% 0.1%
2003 1.19% 0.2%
2002 1.25% 0.31%
2001 1.31% 0.42%
2000 1.38% 0.5%
1999 1.47% 0.56%
1998 1.5% 0.62%
1997 1.5% 0.68%
1996 1.53% 0.75%
1995 1.55% 0.84%
1994 1.58% 0.96%
1993 1.63% 1.33%
1992 1.68% 1.65%
1991 1.73% 1.77%
1990 1.8% 1.9%
1989 1.86% 1.99%
1988 1.93% 2.03%
1987 2% 2%
1986 2.08% 2%
1985 2.15% 2.02%
1984 2.21% 1.93%
1983 2.26% 1.84%
1982 2.31% 1.14%
1981 2.36% 0.67%
1980 2.39% 1.34%
1979 2.4% 1.96%
1978 2.41% 2.16%
1977 2.42% 2.16%
1976 2.41% 2.18%
1975 2.41% 2.25%
1974 2.43% 2.33%
1973 2.45% 2.37%
1972 2.46% 2.38%
1971 2.48% 2.42%
1970 2.5% 2.58%
1969 2.54% 2.75%
1968 2.59% 2.82%
1967 2.68% 2.86%
1966 2.77% 2.86%
1965 2.86% 2.81%
1964 2.94% 2.75%
1963 2.99% 2.69%
1962 3.03% 2.76%
1961 3.06% 2.81%

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 El Salvador's population grew by 0.45%.

Live population counters

Brazil El Salvador
Current population
213824938
6399793
Population rank 7/197 111/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.08%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
18.4 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
5.29 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
11.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +78
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +28,569
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.45%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 140/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
22 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -23,934
Net migration rank 186/196 155/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 43,342
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 155/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 164/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
El Salvador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil El Salvador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -23,934
2024 - -225,510 - -23,102
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 51,985 -23,253
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 53,138 -23,255
2021 919,507 -208,581 46,530 -27,343
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 48,244 -25,213
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 56,816 -55,144
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 57,509 -54,163
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 59,824 -50,608
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 63,751 -47,491
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 69,263 -51,278
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 72,581 -49,126
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 73,869 -49,087
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 75,495 -50,546
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 76,182 -53,433
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 75,695 -54,688
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 74,908 -55,966
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 75,107 -56,086
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 76,776 -56,857
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 80,887 -85,789
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 84,883 -86,501
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 90,905 -87,466
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 97,849 -89,146
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 106,137 -90,908
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 114,313 -92,389
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 122,315 -94,861
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 128,947 -97,475
1998 2,514,728 21,666 134,065 -99,293
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 134,448 -96,820
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 136,929 -95,977
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 138,268 -92,912
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 137,974 -87,318
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 138,432 -80,736
1992 2,547,698 14,394 139,221 -48,232
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 140,691 -50,622
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 140,311 -39,689
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 139,093 -38,211
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 136,230 -30,806
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 133,667 -32,308
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 130,177 -32,181
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 127,248 -29,111
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 125,036 -29,767
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 121,700 -35,694
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 120,938 -37,159
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 117,346 -97,365
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 111,771 -71,318
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 123,838 -44,302
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 124,468 -31,463
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 121,446 -28,742
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 120,511 -31,317
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 116,737 -26,198
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 113,846 -22,844
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 111,546 -19,347
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 107,604 -17,317
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 104,714 -16,389
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 100,499 -11,367
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 99,848 -4,355
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 98,851 -2,919
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 98,424 -3,192
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 97,156 -3,945
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 95,341 -5,560
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 93,328 -7,937
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 90,794 -9,774
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 88,237 -10,307
1961 2,240,178 75 84,614 -4,159
1960 2,190,392 4,066 81,544 -4,885

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/el-salvador | 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 El Salvador 58.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 579,641 people) and 41.2% is from migration (a loss of 406,874 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 43,342 people or 0.7% in El Salvador.

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
El Salvador
City Population
San Salvador 331K
Santa Ana 251K
San Miguel 233K
Soyapango 230K
Mejicanos 137K
Apopa 129K
Ahuachapan 127K
Santa Tecla 126K
Sonsonate 72.2K
Usulutan 66.1K

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

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