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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 3.11 times bigger than France's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 3.41% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Brazil vs France: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil France
2100 164,294,719 70,613,012
2099 165,504,324 70,629,584
2098 166,724,540 70,639,488
2097 167,957,900 70,644,570
2096 169,198,878 70,651,179
2095 170,447,187 70,644,818
2094 171,702,406 70,628,949
2093 172,959,201 70,603,242
2092 174,226,209 70,580,656
2091 175,495,014 70,553,277
2090 176,771,657 70,520,528
2089 178,046,664 70,486,909
2088 179,329,069 70,447,851
2087 180,613,269 70,408,245
2086 181,900,405 70,365,710
2085 183,185,504 70,328,248
2084 184,470,859 70,285,895
2083 185,757,734 70,234,175
2082 187,047,504 70,193,367
2081 188,336,189 70,148,354
2080 189,617,504 70,107,021
2079 190,892,825 70,065,621
2078 192,160,856 70,025,358
2077 193,420,209 69,983,383
2076 194,668,253 69,940,036
2075 195,904,930 69,897,457
2074 197,131,520 69,862,353
2073 198,346,178 69,830,973
2072 199,541,890 69,804,981
2071 200,718,990 69,777,127
2070 201,872,528 69,764,791
2069 203,003,940 69,754,867
2068 204,112,753 69,756,896
2067 205,191,144 69,764,705
2066 206,245,316 69,773,902
2065 207,268,823 69,794,612
2064 208,258,342 69,818,938
2063 209,219,808 69,848,255
2062 210,147,571 69,886,879
2061 211,035,957 69,926,483
2060 211,887,727 69,968,809
2059 212,703,223 70,014,435
2058 213,475,371 70,057,256
2057 214,208,817 70,102,722
2056 214,897,416 70,146,920
2055 215,547,622 70,196,482
2054 216,155,836 70,236,369
2053 216,720,807 70,270,537
2052 217,240,244 70,295,830
2051 217,710,548 70,321,018
2050 218,139,994 70,335,872
2049 218,529,238 70,345,142
2048 218,862,226 70,343,943
2047 219,144,767 70,332,332
2046 219,374,582 70,314,243
2045 219,555,915 70,283,430
2044 219,680,790 70,244,405
2043 219,751,357 70,198,284
2042 219,767,446 70,137,343
2041 219,726,082 70,071,925
2040 219,627,035 70,006,064
2039 219,488,186 69,936,874
2038 219,300,758 69,858,693
2037 219,070,710 69,770,244
2036 218,795,673 69,681,800
2035 218,478,532 69,590,103
2034 218,116,666 69,496,656
2033 217,714,006 69,406,955
2032 217,266,965 69,316,572
2031 216,776,060 69,227,320
2030 216,239,032 69,136,856
2029 215,655,337 69,043,072
2028 215,029,016 68,951,924
2027 214,352,035 68,856,735
2026 213,629,498 68,762,523
2025 212,848,504 68,659,633
2024 211,998,573 68,551,653
2023 211,140,729 68,372,286
2022 210,306,415 68,184,457
2021 209,550,294 67,842,811
2020 208,660,842 67,601,110
2019 207,455,459 67,382,061
2018 206,107,261 67,158,348
2017 204,703,445 66,918,020
2016 203,218,114 66,724,104
2015 201,675,532 66,548,272
2014 200,085,127 66,312,067
2013 198,478,299 65,997,932
2012 196,876,111 65,657,659
2011 195,284,734 65,340,830
2010 193,701,929 65,026,211
2009 192,079,951 64,706,436
2008 190,367,302 64,375,116
2007 188,552,320 64,016,890
2006 186,653,106 63,622,342
2005 184,688,101 63,180,854
2004 182,675,143 62,707,588
2003 180,622,688 62,249,855
2002 178,503,484 61,812,142
2001 176,301,203 61,364,377
2000 174,018,282 60,918,661
1999 171,641,543 60,501,986
1998 169,159,655 60,190,684
1997 166,661,659 59,968,066
1996 164,202,549 59,754,504
1995 161,735,073 59,541,294
1994 159,265,006 59,324,863
1993 156,794,577 59,103,094
1992 154,275,079 58,846,584
1991 151,724,256 58,554,242
1990 149,143,223 58,261,012
1989 146,502,972 57,943,062
1988 143,826,357 57,598,186
1987 141,104,944 57,266,167
1986 138,336,370 56,956,002
1985 135,515,595 56,665,619
1984 132,658,864 56,383,085
1983 129,790,077 56,108,330
1982 126,923,155 55,806,789
1981 124,063,109 55,603,353
1980 121,207,461 55,274,184
1979 118,380,821 54,979,851
1978 115,600,942 54,734,030
1977 112,875,292 54,486,467
1976 110,213,349 54,232,383
1975 107,619,565 54,002,853
1974 105,089,675 53,746,571
1973 102,600,976 53,392,161
1972 100,146,797 52,962,356
1971 97,739,273 52,499,553
1970 95,375,651 52,007,169
1969 93,045,777 51,536,014
1968 90,741,240 51,112,980
1967 88,446,124 50,722,791
1966 86,139,359 50,311,637
1965 83,817,583 49,877,725
1964 81,488,595 49,401,492
1963 79,164,235 48,877,567
1962 76,865,323 48,389,516
1961 74,605,447 47,905,982
1960 72,388,126 47,412,964

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 France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 70.7M people in 2096 for France.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil France
2100 -0.73% -0.02%
2099 -0.73% -0.01%
2098 -0.73% -0.007%
2097 -0.73% -0.009%
2096 -0.73% 0.009%
2095 -0.73% 0.02%
2094 -0.73% 0.04%
2093 -0.73% 0.03%
2092 -0.72% 0.04%
2091 -0.72% 0.05%
2090 -0.72% 0.05%
2089 -0.72% 0.06%
2088 -0.71% 0.06%
2087 -0.71% 0.06%
2086 -0.7% 0.05%
2085 -0.7% 0.06%
2084 -0.69% 0.07%
2083 -0.69% 0.06%
2082 -0.68% 0.06%
2081 -0.68% 0.06%
2080 -0.67% 0.06%
2079 -0.66% 0.06%
2078 -0.65% 0.06%
2077 -0.64% 0.06%
2076 -0.63% 0.06%
2075 -0.62% 0.05%
2074 -0.61% 0.04%
2073 -0.6% 0.04%
2072 -0.59% 0.04%
2071 -0.57% 0.02%
2070 -0.56% 0.01%
2069 -0.54% -0.003%
2068 -0.53% -0.01%
2067 -0.51% -0.01%
2066 -0.49% -0.03%
2065 -0.48% -0.03%
2064 -0.46% -0.04%
2063 -0.44% -0.06%
2062 -0.42% -0.06%
2061 -0.4% -0.06%
2060 -0.38% -0.07%
2059 -0.36% -0.06%
2058 -0.34% -0.06%
2057 -0.32% -0.06%
2056 -0.3% -0.07%
2055 -0.28% -0.06%
2054 -0.26% -0.05%
2053 -0.24% -0.04%
2052 -0.22% -0.04%
2051 -0.2% -0.02%
2050 -0.18% -0.01%
2049 -0.15% 0.002%
2048 -0.13% 0.02%
2047 -0.1% 0.03%
2046 -0.08% 0.04%
2045 -0.06% 0.06%
2044 -0.03% 0.07%
2043 -0.007% 0.09%
2042 0.02% 0.09%
2041 0.05% 0.09%
2040 0.06% 0.1%
2039 0.09% 0.11%
2038 0.11% 0.13%
2037 0.13% 0.13%
2036 0.15% 0.13%
2035 0.17% 0.13%
2034 0.18% 0.13%
2033 0.21% 0.13%
2032 0.23% 0.13%
2031 0.25% 0.13%
2030 0.27% 0.14%
2029 0.29% 0.13%
2028 0.32% 0.14%
2027 0.34% 0.14%
2026 0.37% 0.15%
2025 0.4% 0.16%
2024 0.41% 0.26%
2023 0.4% 0.28%
2022 0.36% 0.5%
2021 0.43% 0.36%
2020 0.58% 0.33%
2019 0.65% 0.33%
2018 0.69% 0.36%
2017 0.73% 0.29%
2016 0.76% 0.26%
2015 0.79% 0.36%
2014 0.81% 0.48%
2013 0.81% 0.52%
2012 0.81% 0.48%
2011 0.82% 0.48%
2010 0.84% 0.49%
2009 0.9% 0.51%
2008 0.96% 0.56%
2007 1.02% 0.62%
2006 1.06% 0.7%
2005 1.1% 0.75%
2004 1.14% 0.74%
2003 1.19% 0.71%
2002 1.25% 0.73%
2001 1.31% 0.73%
2000 1.38% 0.69%
1999 1.47% 0.52%
1998 1.5% 0.37%
1997 1.5% 0.36%
1996 1.53% 0.36%
1995 1.55% 0.36%
1994 1.58% 0.38%
1993 1.63% 0.44%
1992 1.68% 0.5%
1991 1.73% 0.5%
1990 1.8% 0.55%
1989 1.86% 0.6%
1988 1.93% 0.58%
1987 2% 0.54%
1986 2.08% 0.51%
1985 2.15% 0.5%
1984 2.21% 0.49%
1983 2.26% 0.54%
1982 2.31% 0.37%
1981 2.36% 0.6%
1980 2.39% 0.54%
1979 2.4% 0.45%
1978 2.41% 0.45%
1977 2.42% 0.47%
1976 2.41% 0.43%
1975 2.41% 0.48%
1974 2.43% 0.66%
1973 2.45% 0.81%
1972 2.46% 0.88%
1971 2.48% 0.95%
1970 2.5% 0.91%
1969 2.54% 0.83%
1968 2.59% 0.77%
1967 2.68% 0.82%
1966 2.77% 0.87%
1965 2.86% 0.96%
1964 2.94% 1.07%
1963 2.99% 1.01%
1962 3.03% 1.01%
1961 3.06% 1.04%

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 France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Brazil France
Current population
213824938
68788006
Population rank 7/197 23/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.83%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
2.93 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
46.6 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +491
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 152/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +91,737
Net migration rank 186/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 91,737
2024 - -225,510 - 90,527
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 47,860 91,862
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 54,547 179,377
2021 919,507 -208,581 74,627 131,465
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 67,602 145,593
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 141,503 71,972
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 147,749 132,925
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 160,604 102,984
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 193,500 15,548
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 206,300 -345
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 265,248 52,342
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 244,192 116,297
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 256,065 103,287
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 280,966 70,178
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 286,116 52,644
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 278,238 58,032
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 283,250 79,528
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 288,076 91,973
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 305,387 132,512
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 271,677 191,417
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 282,185 200,629
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 230,325 195,616
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 253,430 191,373
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 263,867 179,476
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 268,042 171,637
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 229,907 169,448
1998 2,514,728 21,666 222,705 20,216
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 215,885 -15,255
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 221,092 -21,463
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 220,303 -17,128
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 201,704 -4,232
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 224,592 16,892
1992 2,547,698 14,394 229,502 61,964
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 234,216 35,201
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 238,870 43,323
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 243,361 82,052
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 247,672 69,935
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 251,971 59,890
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 250,606 51,642
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 249,328 66,149
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 248,086 76,175
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 235,655 88,166
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 234,389 81,084
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 222,414 69,365
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 210,042 54,718
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 208,923 34,295
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 213,462 18,692
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 217,946 44,918
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 227,776 59,515
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 248,413 16,139
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 268,733 26,203
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 282,979 103,910
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 296,589 101,223
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 309,747 144,321
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 322,444 182,941
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 329,831 160,403
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 337,346 113,115
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 339,843 63,018
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 352,181 96,097
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 354,132 82,879
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 360,631 163,039
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 361,694 190,925
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 358,082 141,634
1961 2,240,178 75 354,504 128,618
1960 2,190,392 4,066 346,115 143,032

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 France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

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
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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