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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 5,631,965 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 38 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 2.65% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.63M (6.94% growth).

Brazil vs Finland: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Finland
2100 164,294,719 4,615,954
2099 165,504,324 4,632,084
2098 166,724,540 4,648,068
2097 167,957,900 4,663,730
2096 169,198,878 4,678,982
2095 170,447,187 4,694,312
2094 171,702,406 4,709,388
2093 172,959,201 4,724,681
2092 174,226,209 4,739,809
2091 175,495,014 4,755,260
2090 176,771,657 4,770,907
2089 178,046,664 4,786,400
2088 179,329,069 4,801,901
2087 180,613,269 4,817,852
2086 181,900,405 4,833,786
2085 183,185,504 4,849,629
2084 184,470,859 4,864,891
2083 185,757,734 4,880,250
2082 187,047,504 4,896,009
2081 188,336,189 4,911,803
2080 189,617,504 4,927,618
2079 190,892,825 4,943,129
2078 192,160,856 4,958,168
2077 193,420,209 4,973,373
2076 194,668,253 4,988,599
2075 195,904,930 5,003,374
2074 197,131,520 5,018,067
2073 198,346,178 5,032,313
2072 199,541,890 5,046,145
2071 200,718,990 5,059,821
2070 201,872,528 5,073,405
2069 203,003,940 5,086,624
2068 204,112,753 5,100,021
2067 205,191,144 5,113,379
2066 206,245,316 5,126,654
2065 207,268,823 5,140,841
2064 208,258,342 5,154,898
2063 209,219,808 5,169,175
2062 210,147,571 5,183,334
2061 211,035,957 5,197,920
2060 211,887,727 5,212,905
2059 212,703,223 5,228,152
2058 213,475,371 5,242,966
2057 214,208,817 5,258,706
2056 214,897,416 5,274,797
2055 215,547,622 5,290,920
2054 216,155,836 5,306,678
2053 216,720,807 5,321,951
2052 217,240,244 5,337,100
2051 217,710,548 5,352,042
2050 218,139,994 5,366,251
2049 218,529,238 5,380,081
2048 218,862,226 5,393,571
2047 219,144,767 5,406,757
2046 219,374,582 5,419,535
2045 219,555,915 5,432,355
2044 219,680,790 5,444,871
2043 219,751,357 5,457,529
2042 219,767,446 5,469,797
2041 219,726,082 5,482,134
2040 219,627,035 5,494,276
2039 219,488,186 5,506,630
2038 219,300,758 5,518,788
2037 219,070,710 5,530,908
2036 218,795,673 5,542,684
2035 218,478,532 5,554,158
2034 218,116,666 5,565,174
2033 217,714,006 5,575,691
2032 217,266,965 5,585,700
2031 216,776,060 5,595,391
2030 216,239,032 5,604,388
2029 215,655,337 5,612,864
2028 215,029,016 5,620,473
2027 214,352,035 5,627,272
2026 213,629,498 5,631,965
2025 212,848,504 5,630,458
2024 211,998,573 5,619,911
2023 211,140,729 5,583,911
2022 210,306,415 5,556,106
2021 209,550,294 5,541,017
2020 208,660,842 5,529,543
2019 207,455,459 5,521,606
2018 206,107,261 5,515,525
2017 204,703,445 5,508,214
2016 203,218,114 5,495,303
2015 201,675,532 5,479,531
2014 200,085,127 5,461,512
2013 198,478,299 5,438,972
2012 196,876,111 5,413,971
2011 195,284,734 5,388,272
2010 193,701,929 5,363,352
2009 192,079,951 5,338,871
2008 190,367,302 5,313,399
2007 188,552,320 5,288,720
2006 186,653,106 5,266,268
2005 184,688,101 5,246,096
2004 182,675,143 5,228,172
2003 180,622,688 5,213,014
2002 178,503,484 5,200,598
2001 176,301,203 5,188,008
2000 174,018,282 5,176,209
1999 171,641,543 5,165,474
1998 169,159,655 5,153,498
1997 166,661,659 5,139,835
1996 164,202,549 5,124,573
1995 161,735,073 5,107,790
1994 159,265,006 5,088,333
1993 156,794,577 5,066,447
1992 154,275,079 5,041,992
1991 151,724,256 5,013,740
1990 149,143,223 4,986,431
1989 146,502,972 4,964,371
1988 143,826,357 4,946,481
1987 141,104,944 4,932,123
1986 138,336,370 4,918,154
1985 135,515,595 4,902,206
1984 132,658,864 4,881,803
1983 129,790,077 4,855,787
1982 126,923,155 4,826,933
1981 124,063,109 4,799,964
1980 121,207,461 4,779,535
1979 118,380,821 4,764,690
1978 115,600,942 4,752,528
1977 112,875,292 4,738,902
1976 110,213,349 4,725,664
1975 107,619,565 4,711,440
1974 105,089,675 4,690,574
1973 102,600,976 4,666,081
1972 100,146,797 4,639,657
1971 97,739,273 4,612,124
1970 95,375,651 4,606,307
1969 93,045,777 4,623,785
1968 90,741,240 4,626,469
1967 88,446,124 4,605,744
1966 86,139,359 4,580,869
1965 83,817,583 4,563,732
1964 81,488,595 4,548,543
1963 79,164,235 4,523,309
1962 76,865,323 4,491,443
1961 74,605,447 4,461,005
1960 72,388,126 4,429,634

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/finland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Finland's population increased by 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th 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 Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,366,251 people and rank change from 120th to 127th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 5.63M people in 2026 for Finland.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Finland
2100 -0.73% -0.35%
2099 -0.73% -0.34%
2098 -0.73% -0.34%
2097 -0.73% -0.33%
2096 -0.73% -0.33%
2095 -0.73% -0.32%
2094 -0.73% -0.32%
2093 -0.73% -0.32%
2092 -0.72% -0.32%
2091 -0.72% -0.33%
2090 -0.72% -0.32%
2089 -0.72% -0.32%
2088 -0.71% -0.33%
2087 -0.71% -0.33%
2086 -0.7% -0.33%
2085 -0.7% -0.31%
2084 -0.69% -0.31%
2083 -0.69% -0.32%
2082 -0.68% -0.32%
2081 -0.68% -0.32%
2080 -0.67% -0.31%
2079 -0.66% -0.3%
2078 -0.65% -0.31%
2077 -0.64% -0.31%
2076 -0.63% -0.3%
2075 -0.62% -0.29%
2074 -0.61% -0.28%
2073 -0.6% -0.27%
2072 -0.59% -0.27%
2071 -0.57% -0.27%
2070 -0.56% -0.26%
2069 -0.54% -0.26%
2068 -0.53% -0.26%
2067 -0.51% -0.26%
2066 -0.49% -0.28%
2065 -0.48% -0.27%
2064 -0.46% -0.28%
2063 -0.44% -0.27%
2062 -0.42% -0.28%
2061 -0.4% -0.29%
2060 -0.38% -0.29%
2059 -0.36% -0.28%
2058 -0.34% -0.3%
2057 -0.32% -0.31%
2056 -0.3% -0.3%
2055 -0.28% -0.3%
2054 -0.26% -0.29%
2053 -0.24% -0.28%
2052 -0.22% -0.28%
2051 -0.2% -0.26%
2050 -0.18% -0.26%
2049 -0.15% -0.25%
2048 -0.13% -0.24%
2047 -0.1% -0.24%
2046 -0.08% -0.24%
2045 -0.06% -0.23%
2044 -0.03% -0.23%
2043 -0.007% -0.22%
2042 0.02% -0.23%
2041 0.05% -0.22%
2040 0.06% -0.22%
2039 0.09% -0.22%
2038 0.11% -0.22%
2037 0.13% -0.21%
2036 0.15% -0.21%
2035 0.17% -0.2%
2034 0.18% -0.19%
2033 0.21% -0.18%
2032 0.23% -0.17%
2031 0.25% -0.16%
2030 0.27% -0.15%
2029 0.29% -0.14%
2028 0.32% -0.12%
2027 0.34% -0.08%
2026 0.37% 0.03%
2025 0.4% 0.19%
2024 0.41% 0.64%
2023 0.4% 0.5%
2022 0.36% 0.27%
2021 0.43% 0.21%
2020 0.58% 0.14%
2019 0.65% 0.11%
2018 0.69% 0.13%
2017 0.73% 0.23%
2016 0.76% 0.29%
2015 0.79% 0.33%
2014 0.81% 0.41%
2013 0.81% 0.46%
2012 0.81% 0.48%
2011 0.82% 0.46%
2010 0.84% 0.46%
2009 0.9% 0.48%
2008 0.96% 0.47%
2007 1.02% 0.43%
2006 1.06% 0.38%
2005 1.1% 0.34%
2004 1.14% 0.29%
2003 1.19% 0.24%
2002 1.25% 0.24%
2001 1.31% 0.23%
2000 1.38% 0.21%
1999 1.47% 0.23%
1998 1.5% 0.27%
1997 1.5% 0.3%
1996 1.53% 0.33%
1995 1.55% 0.38%
1994 1.58% 0.43%
1993 1.63% 0.49%
1992 1.68% 0.56%
1991 1.73% 0.55%
1990 1.8% 0.44%
1989 1.86% 0.36%
1988 1.93% 0.29%
1987 2% 0.28%
1986 2.08% 0.33%
1985 2.15% 0.42%
1984 2.21% 0.54%
1983 2.26% 0.6%
1982 2.31% 0.56%
1981 2.36% 0.43%
1980 2.39% 0.31%
1979 2.4% 0.26%
1978 2.41% 0.29%
1977 2.42% 0.28%
1976 2.41% 0.3%
1975 2.41% 0.44%
1974 2.43% 0.52%
1973 2.45% 0.57%
1972 2.46% 0.6%
1971 2.48% 0.13%
1970 2.5% -0.38%
1969 2.54% -0.06%
1968 2.59% 0.45%
1967 2.68% 0.54%
1966 2.77% 0.38%
1965 2.86% 0.33%
1964 2.94% 0.56%
1963 2.99% 0.71%
1962 3.03% 0.68%
1961 3.06% 0.71%

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/finland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Finland's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Brazil Finland
Current population
213824938
5631965
Population rank 7/197 120/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.07%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
14.6 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
12.1 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
8.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +99
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +36,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 122/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +18,246
Net migration rank 186/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 18,246
2024 - -225,510 - 26,894
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -17,869 38,156
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -18,335 60,353
2021 919,507 -208,581 -7,757 22,484
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -8,847 17,504
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -8,282 15,671
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -7,170 11,822
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 -3,856 13,356
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 -1,099 17,321
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 2,740 12,655
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 4,915 15,915
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 6,527 18,164
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 7,579 17,894
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 9,160 16,798
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 10,191 14,080
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 10,678 14,877
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 10,627 15,626
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 9,519 14,027
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 11,059 10,820
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 9,968 9,251
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 9,933 6,956
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 7,819 5,929
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 6,241 5,255
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 7,263 6,241
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 7,765 2,497
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 7,748 3,604
1998 2,514,728 21,666 7,730 4,417
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 9,766 4,925
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 11,274 3,757
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 13,791 4,325
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 17,300 3,834
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 13,679 9,036
1992 2,547,698 14,394 16,639 9,356
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 16,044 14,515
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 15,458 8,920
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 14,396 5,775
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 14,344 1,765
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 11,837 831
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 13,279 1,491
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 14,707 2,416
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 20,015 3,972
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 21,851 6,925
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 22,686 7,109
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 18,720 5,287
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 18,640 -2,212
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 19,535 -6,612
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 20,436 -9,348
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 21,799 -5,697
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 21,738 -11,843
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 21,673 -3,807
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 17,824 5,891
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 13,532 11,558
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 14,847 12,613
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 15,220 12,286
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 20,268 -36,579
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 21,732 -42,207
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 28,684 -15,561
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 33,622 -5,353
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 34,356 -12,059
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 33,771 -21,731
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 38,208 -20,414
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 40,258 -7,624
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 38,627 -6,852
1961 2,240,178 75 41,487 -11,828
1960 2,190,392 4,066 42,082 -9,489

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/finland | 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 Finland 22.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 65,560 people) and 77.5% is from migration (a gain of 225,237 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

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
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K

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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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