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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 1.53 times bigger than Ethiopia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 4.27% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Brazil vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Ethiopia
2100 164,294,719 371,192,732
2099 165,504,324 369,452,188
2098 166,724,540 367,626,914
2097 167,957,900 365,680,268
2096 169,198,878 363,648,440
2095 170,447,187 361,707,589
2094 171,702,406 359,642,227
2093 172,959,201 357,570,752
2092 174,226,209 355,499,462
2091 175,495,014 353,327,595
2090 176,771,657 351,068,287
2089 178,046,664 348,859,203
2088 179,329,069 346,624,222
2087 180,613,269 344,268,493
2086 181,900,405 341,777,395
2085 183,185,504 339,272,558
2084 184,470,859 336,753,372
2083 185,757,734 334,186,307
2082 187,047,504 331,503,693
2081 188,336,189 328,816,892
2080 189,617,504 326,114,551
2079 190,892,825 323,382,593
2078 192,160,856 320,521,381
2077 193,420,209 317,590,857
2076 194,668,253 314,615,353
2075 195,904,930 311,583,813
2074 197,131,520 308,511,275
2073 198,346,178 305,477,711
2072 199,541,890 302,351,806
2071 200,718,990 299,211,554
2070 201,872,528 296,054,535
2069 203,003,940 292,847,034
2068 204,112,753 289,612,061
2067 205,191,144 286,279,975
2066 206,245,316 282,992,981
2065 207,268,823 279,662,528
2064 208,258,342 276,283,161
2063 209,219,808 272,866,834
2062 210,147,571 269,424,014
2061 211,035,957 265,885,347
2060 211,887,727 262,350,260
2059 212,703,223 258,772,570
2058 213,475,371 255,284,371
2057 214,208,817 251,733,988
2056 214,897,416 248,079,002
2055 215,547,622 244,501,471
2054 216,155,836 240,868,686
2053 216,720,807 237,228,269
2052 217,240,244 233,551,340
2051 217,710,548 229,804,463
2050 218,139,994 226,124,819
2049 218,529,238 222,420,063
2048 218,862,226 218,694,640
2047 219,144,767 214,950,242
2046 219,374,582 211,226,920
2045 219,555,915 207,525,986
2044 219,680,790 203,812,674
2043 219,751,357 200,097,321
2042 219,767,446 196,411,774
2041 219,726,082 192,749,114
2040 219,627,035 189,081,695
2039 219,488,186 185,422,958
2038 219,300,758 181,789,129
2037 219,070,710 178,179,942
2036 218,795,673 174,569,201
2035 218,478,532 170,957,061
2034 218,116,666 167,367,920
2033 217,714,006 163,813,895
2032 217,266,965 160,216,774
2031 216,776,060 156,638,324
2030 216,239,032 153,070,380
2029 215,655,337 149,507,684
2028 215,029,016 145,989,372
2027 214,352,035 142,463,827
2026 213,629,498 138,973,582
2025 212,848,504 135,513,842
2024 211,998,573 132,059,767
2023 211,140,729 128,691,692
2022 210,306,415 125,384,287
2021 209,550,294 122,138,588
2020 208,660,842 118,917,671
2019 207,455,459 115,737,383
2018 206,107,261 112,664,152
2017 204,703,445 109,666,481
2016 203,218,114 106,718,162
2015 201,675,532 103,867,135
2014 200,085,127 101,115,610
2013 198,478,299 98,438,751
2012 196,876,111 95,798,767
2011 195,284,734 93,149,970
2010 193,701,929 90,538,514
2009 192,079,951 88,007,636
2008 190,367,302 85,543,668
2007 188,552,320 83,103,217
2006 186,653,106 80,703,490
2005 184,688,101 78,367,470
2004 182,675,143 76,077,206
2003 180,622,688 73,832,663
2002 178,503,484 71,635,517
2001 176,301,203 69,487,762
2000 174,018,282 67,411,494
1999 171,641,543 65,374,561
1998 169,159,655 63,363,524
1997 166,661,659 61,404,539
1996 164,202,549 59,467,635
1995 161,735,073 57,537,335
1994 159,265,006 55,611,508
1993 156,794,577 53,708,891
1992 154,275,079 51,853,747
1991 151,724,256 49,717,198
1990 149,143,223 47,609,755
1989 146,502,972 45,879,690
1988 143,826,357 44,150,825
1987 141,104,944 42,460,039
1986 138,336,370 41,037,656
1985 135,515,595 39,842,136
1984 132,658,864 38,735,722
1983 129,790,077 37,740,817
1982 126,923,155 36,701,290
1981 124,063,109 35,304,012
1980 121,207,461 34,428,514
1979 118,380,821 34,238,652
1978 115,600,942 33,734,592
1977 112,875,292 33,167,272
1976 110,213,349 32,534,418
1975 107,619,565 31,723,252
1974 105,089,675 30,957,273
1973 102,600,976 30,166,785
1972 100,146,797 29,374,608
1971 97,739,273 28,600,106
1970 95,375,651 27,829,128
1969 93,045,777 27,072,571
1968 90,741,240 26,337,930
1967 88,446,124 25,620,276
1966 86,139,359 24,952,689
1965 83,817,583 24,310,612
1964 81,488,595 23,666,548
1963 79,164,235 23,051,637
1962 76,865,323 22,465,126
1961 74,605,447 21,906,102
1960 72,388,126 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Ethiopia
2100 -0.73% 0.47%
2099 -0.73% 0.5%
2098 -0.73% 0.53%
2097 -0.73% 0.56%
2096 -0.73% 0.54%
2095 -0.73% 0.57%
2094 -0.73% 0.58%
2093 -0.73% 0.58%
2092 -0.72% 0.61%
2091 -0.72% 0.64%
2090 -0.72% 0.63%
2089 -0.72% 0.64%
2088 -0.71% 0.68%
2087 -0.71% 0.73%
2086 -0.7% 0.74%
2085 -0.7% 0.75%
2084 -0.69% 0.77%
2083 -0.69% 0.81%
2082 -0.68% 0.82%
2081 -0.68% 0.83%
2080 -0.67% 0.84%
2079 -0.66% 0.89%
2078 -0.65% 0.92%
2077 -0.64% 0.95%
2076 -0.63% 0.97%
2075 -0.62% 1%
2074 -0.61% 0.99%
2073 -0.6% 1.03%
2072 -0.59% 1.05%
2071 -0.57% 1.07%
2070 -0.56% 1.1%
2069 -0.54% 1.12%
2068 -0.53% 1.16%
2067 -0.51% 1.16%
2066 -0.49% 1.19%
2065 -0.48% 1.22%
2064 -0.46% 1.25%
2063 -0.44% 1.28%
2062 -0.42% 1.33%
2061 -0.4% 1.35%
2060 -0.38% 1.38%
2059 -0.36% 1.37%
2058 -0.34% 1.41%
2057 -0.32% 1.47%
2056 -0.3% 1.46%
2055 -0.28% 1.51%
2054 -0.26% 1.53%
2053 -0.24% 1.57%
2052 -0.22% 1.63%
2051 -0.2% 1.63%
2050 -0.18% 1.67%
2049 -0.15% 1.7%
2048 -0.13% 1.74%
2047 -0.1% 1.76%
2046 -0.08% 1.78%
2045 -0.06% 1.82%
2044 -0.03% 1.86%
2043 -0.007% 1.88%
2042 0.02% 1.9%
2041 0.05% 1.94%
2040 0.06% 1.97%
2039 0.09% 2%
2038 0.11% 2.03%
2037 0.13% 2.07%
2036 0.15% 2.11%
2035 0.17% 2.14%
2034 0.18% 2.17%
2033 0.21% 2.25%
2032 0.23% 2.28%
2031 0.25% 2.33%
2030 0.27% 2.38%
2029 0.29% 2.41%
2028 0.32% 2.47%
2027 0.34% 2.51%
2026 0.37% 2.55%
2025 0.4% 2.62%
2024 0.41% 2.62%
2023 0.4% 2.64%
2022 0.36% 2.66%
2021 0.43% 2.71%
2020 0.58% 2.75%
2019 0.65% 2.73%
2018 0.69% 2.73%
2017 0.73% 2.76%
2016 0.76% 2.74%
2015 0.79% 2.72%
2014 0.81% 2.72%
2013 0.81% 2.76%
2012 0.81% 2.84%
2011 0.82% 2.88%
2010 0.84% 2.88%
2009 0.9% 2.88%
2008 0.96% 2.94%
2007 1.02% 2.97%
2006 1.06% 2.98%
2005 1.1% 3.01%
2004 1.14% 3.04%
2003 1.19% 3.07%
2002 1.25% 3.09%
2001 1.31% 3.08%
2000 1.38% 3.12%
1999 1.47% 3.17%
1998 1.5% 3.19%
1997 1.5% 3.26%
1996 1.53% 3.35%
1995 1.55% 3.46%
1994 1.58% 3.54%
1993 1.63% 3.58%
1992 1.68% 4.3%
1991 1.73% 4.43%
1990 1.8% 3.77%
1989 1.86% 3.92%
1988 1.93% 3.98%
1987 2% 3.47%
1986 2.08% 3%
1985 2.15% 2.86%
1984 2.21% 2.64%
1983 2.26% 2.83%
1982 2.31% 3.96%
1981 2.36% 2.54%
1980 2.39% 0.55%
1979 2.4% 1.49%
1978 2.41% 1.71%
1977 2.42% 1.95%
1976 2.41% 2.56%
1975 2.41% 2.47%
1974 2.43% 2.62%
1973 2.45% 2.7%
1972 2.46% 2.71%
1971 2.48% 2.77%
1970 2.5% 2.79%
1969 2.54% 2.79%
1968 2.59% 2.8%
1967 2.68% 2.68%
1966 2.77% 2.64%
1965 2.86% 2.72%
1964 2.94% 2.67%
1963 2.99% 2.61%
1962 3.03% 2.55%
1961 3.06% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Brazil Ethiopia
Current population
213824938
139917664
Population rank 7/197 10/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 1.69%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
9.36 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
7.68 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 25/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +24,054
Net migration rank 186/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 24,054
2024 - -225,510 - 30,069
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 919,507 -208,581 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 3,199,718 38,866
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 3,015,231 9,302
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 2,899,143 71,766
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 2,809,889 115,823
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 2,713,529 62,785
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 2,623,647 103,122
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 2,546,020 80,955
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 2,533,398 119,517
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 2,527,811 116,793
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 2,498,048 80,213
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 2,467,118 16,315
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 2,436,753 -381
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 2,010,987 29,142
1998 2,514,728 21,666 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 1,896,364 41,456
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 1,831,068 91,727
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 1,788,133 140,715
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 1,734,851 141,545
1992 2,547,698 14,394 1,673,839 160,106
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 1,579,416 859,737
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 1,479,663 296,014
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 1,441,769 242,614
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 1,393,356 379,966
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 1,356,853 251,387
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 1,050,277 186,227
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 997,050 157,476
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 920,670 137,632
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 863,472 68,022
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 1,080,853 66,702
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 1,018,838 628,135
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 987,203 -711,455
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 943,388 -210,991
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 929,381 -527,133
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 899,577 -36,125
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 801,425 -42,540
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 777,306 -4,232
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 807,535 347
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 779,808 -3,375
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 787,047 -14,510
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 760,821 8,589
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 736,428 7,258
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 715,602 9,992
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 695,283 14,437
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 616,281 9,160
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 642,359 16,348
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 618,667 10,749
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 590,998 9,418
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 563,650 8,960
1961 2,240,178 75 538,518 6,938
1960 2,190,392 4,066 511,694 1,696

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 Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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