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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 2,663,339 in Gabon.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 80.3 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 141st.
  • The countries together account for 2.61% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.03% for Gabon.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.51M to 2.66M (76.6% growth).

Brazil vs Gabon: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Gabon
2100 164,294,719 6,955,864
2099 165,504,324 6,912,052
2098 166,724,540 6,867,857
2097 167,957,900 6,822,087
2096 169,198,878 6,775,495
2095 170,447,187 6,727,815
2094 171,702,406 6,680,075
2093 172,959,201 6,631,425
2092 174,226,209 6,582,261
2091 175,495,014 6,532,342
2090 176,771,657 6,481,491
2089 178,046,664 6,429,956
2088 179,329,069 6,376,859
2087 180,613,269 6,323,194
2086 181,900,405 6,269,178
2085 183,185,504 6,215,121
2084 184,470,859 6,160,019
2083 185,757,734 6,103,820
2082 187,047,504 6,046,995
2081 188,336,189 5,989,415
2080 189,617,504 5,931,520
2079 190,892,825 5,873,052
2078 192,160,856 5,814,259
2077 193,420,209 5,754,857
2076 194,668,253 5,695,764
2075 195,904,930 5,636,043
2074 197,131,520 5,576,620
2073 198,346,178 5,516,502
2072 199,541,890 5,456,238
2071 200,718,990 5,395,666
2070 201,872,528 5,335,269
2069 203,003,940 5,274,817
2068 204,112,753 5,214,405
2067 205,191,144 5,153,427
2066 206,245,316 5,092,586
2065 207,268,823 5,031,764
2064 208,258,342 4,970,757
2063 209,219,808 4,909,630
2062 210,147,571 4,848,693
2061 211,035,957 4,787,706
2060 211,887,727 4,726,341
2059 212,703,223 4,664,287
2058 213,475,371 4,602,087
2057 214,208,817 4,540,068
2056 214,897,416 4,477,242
2055 215,547,622 4,414,477
2054 216,155,836 4,350,938
2053 216,720,807 4,287,630
2052 217,240,244 4,224,256
2051 217,710,548 4,160,459
2050 218,139,994 4,096,708
2049 218,529,238 4,032,976
2048 218,862,226 3,968,977
2047 219,144,767 3,904,724
2046 219,374,582 3,840,333
2045 219,555,915 3,775,786
2044 219,680,790 3,711,691
2043 219,751,357 3,647,956
2042 219,767,446 3,584,695
2041 219,726,082 3,521,560
2040 219,627,035 3,458,896
2039 219,488,186 3,397,011
2038 219,300,758 3,335,835
2037 219,070,710 3,275,298
2036 218,795,673 3,215,119
2035 218,478,532 3,155,791
2034 218,116,666 3,097,371
2033 217,714,006 3,039,514
2032 217,266,965 2,982,347
2031 216,776,060 2,925,690
2030 216,239,032 2,869,476
2029 215,655,337 2,813,855
2028 215,029,016 2,758,554
2027 214,352,035 2,703,425
2026 213,629,498 2,648,476
2025 212,848,504 2,593,715
2024 211,998,573 2,538,952
2023 211,140,729 2,484,789
2022 210,306,415 2,430,747
2021 209,550,294 2,376,722
2020 208,660,842 2,322,539
2019 207,455,459 2,267,706
2018 206,107,261 2,212,318
2017 204,703,445 2,156,900
2016 203,218,114 2,100,306
2015 201,675,532 2,040,989
2014 200,085,127 1,978,399
2013 198,478,299 1,913,059
2012 196,876,111 1,846,889
2011 195,284,734 1,781,985
2010 193,701,929 1,719,879
2009 192,079,951 1,661,556
2008 190,367,302 1,607,175
2007 188,552,320 1,556,237
2006 186,653,106 1,508,337
2005 184,688,101 1,463,495
2004 182,675,143 1,421,609
2003 180,622,688 1,382,350
2002 178,503,484 1,345,135
2001 176,301,203 1,309,589
2000 174,018,282 1,275,572
1999 171,641,543 1,243,016
1998 169,159,655 1,211,736
1997 166,661,659 1,181,439
1996 164,202,549 1,152,015
1995 161,735,073 1,123,213
1994 159,265,006 1,094,720
1993 156,794,577 1,066,405
1992 154,275,079 1,038,380
1991 151,724,256 1,010,818
1990 149,143,223 983,734
1989 146,502,972 957,138
1988 143,826,357 931,020
1987 141,104,944 905,479
1986 138,336,370 880,705
1985 135,515,595 856,726
1984 132,658,864 833,501
1983 129,790,077 811,005
1982 126,923,155 789,286
1981 124,063,109 768,385
1980 121,207,461 748,389
1979 118,380,821 729,375
1978 115,600,942 711,245
1977 112,875,292 693,984
1976 110,213,349 677,628
1975 107,619,565 662,197
1974 105,089,675 647,691
1973 102,600,976 633,995
1972 100,146,797 620,960
1971 97,739,273 608,348
1970 95,375,651 595,846
1969 93,045,777 583,276
1968 90,741,240 572,257
1967 88,446,124 563,108
1966 86,139,359 554,463
1965 83,817,583 546,308
1964 81,488,595 538,657
1963 79,164,235 531,452
1962 76,865,323 524,649
1961 74,605,447 518,266
1960 72,388,126 512,316

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/gabon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Gabon gained 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2006 and ranked 141st 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 Gabon will increase by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people and rank change from 141st to 133rd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 6.96M people in 2100 for Gabon.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Gabon
2100 -0.73% 0.63%
2099 -0.73% 0.64%
2098 -0.73% 0.67%
2097 -0.73% 0.69%
2096 -0.73% 0.71%
2095 -0.73% 0.71%
2094 -0.73% 0.73%
2093 -0.73% 0.75%
2092 -0.72% 0.76%
2091 -0.72% 0.78%
2090 -0.72% 0.8%
2089 -0.72% 0.83%
2088 -0.71% 0.85%
2087 -0.71% 0.86%
2086 -0.7% 0.87%
2085 -0.7% 0.89%
2084 -0.69% 0.92%
2083 -0.69% 0.94%
2082 -0.68% 0.96%
2081 -0.68% 0.98%
2080 -0.67% 1%
2079 -0.66% 1.01%
2078 -0.65% 1.03%
2077 -0.64% 1.04%
2076 -0.63% 1.06%
2075 -0.62% 1.07%
2074 -0.61% 1.09%
2073 -0.6% 1.1%
2072 -0.59% 1.12%
2071 -0.57% 1.13%
2070 -0.56% 1.15%
2069 -0.54% 1.16%
2068 -0.53% 1.18%
2067 -0.51% 1.19%
2066 -0.49% 1.21%
2065 -0.48% 1.23%
2064 -0.46% 1.25%
2063 -0.44% 1.26%
2062 -0.42% 1.27%
2061 -0.4% 1.3%
2060 -0.38% 1.33%
2059 -0.36% 1.35%
2058 -0.34% 1.37%
2057 -0.32% 1.4%
2056 -0.3% 1.42%
2055 -0.28% 1.46%
2054 -0.26% 1.48%
2053 -0.24% 1.5%
2052 -0.22% 1.53%
2051 -0.2% 1.56%
2050 -0.18% 1.58%
2049 -0.15% 1.61%
2048 -0.13% 1.65%
2047 -0.1% 1.68%
2046 -0.08% 1.71%
2045 -0.06% 1.73%
2044 -0.03% 1.75%
2043 -0.007% 1.76%
2042 0.02% 1.79%
2041 0.05% 1.81%
2040 0.06% 1.82%
2039 0.09% 1.83%
2038 0.11% 1.85%
2037 0.13% 1.87%
2036 0.15% 1.88%
2035 0.17% 1.89%
2034 0.18% 1.9%
2033 0.21% 1.92%
2032 0.23% 1.94%
2031 0.25% 1.96%
2030 0.27% 1.98%
2029 0.29% 2%
2028 0.32% 2.04%
2027 0.34% 2.07%
2026 0.37% 2.11%
2025 0.4% 2.16%
2024 0.41% 2.18%
2023 0.4% 2.22%
2022 0.36% 2.27%
2021 0.43% 2.33%
2020 0.58% 2.42%
2019 0.65% 2.5%
2018 0.69% 2.57%
2017 0.73% 2.69%
2016 0.76% 2.91%
2015 0.79% 3.16%
2014 0.81% 3.42%
2013 0.81% 3.58%
2012 0.81% 3.64%
2011 0.82% 3.61%
2010 0.84% 3.51%
2009 0.9% 3.38%
2008 0.96% 3.27%
2007 1.02% 3.18%
2006 1.06% 3.06%
2005 1.1% 2.95%
2004 1.14% 2.84%
2003 1.19% 2.77%
2002 1.25% 2.71%
2001 1.31% 2.67%
2000 1.38% 2.62%
1999 1.47% 2.58%
1998 1.5% 2.56%
1997 1.5% 2.55%
1996 1.53% 2.56%
1995 1.55% 2.6%
1994 1.58% 2.66%
1993 1.63% 2.7%
1992 1.68% 2.73%
1991 1.73% 2.75%
1990 1.8% 2.78%
1989 1.86% 2.81%
1988 1.93% 2.82%
1987 2% 2.81%
1986 2.08% 2.8%
1985 2.15% 2.79%
1984 2.21% 2.77%
1983 2.26% 2.75%
1982 2.31% 2.72%
1981 2.36% 2.67%
1980 2.39% 2.61%
1979 2.4% 2.55%
1978 2.41% 2.49%
1977 2.42% 2.41%
1976 2.41% 2.33%
1975 2.41% 2.24%
1974 2.43% 2.16%
1973 2.45% 2.1%
1972 2.46% 2.07%
1971 2.48% 2.1%
1970 2.5% 2.16%
1969 2.54% 1.93%
1968 2.59% 1.62%
1967 2.68% 1.56%
1966 2.77% 1.49%
1965 2.86% 1.42%
1964 2.94% 1.36%
1963 2.99% 1.3%
1962 3.03% 1.23%
1961 3.06% 1.16%

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/gabon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Gabon's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Brazil Gabon
Current population
213824938
2663339
Population rank 7/197 141/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.03%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
9.7 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
7.65 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
33.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +148
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +54,163
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 44/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
7.87 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 +1,116
Net migration rank 186/196 62/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 449,746
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 84/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 17.7%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 34/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Gabon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Gabon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 1,116
2024 - -225,510 - 1,105
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 53,167 987
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 52,944 987
2021 919,507 -208,581 52,611 1,503
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 52,745 1,506
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 53,185 2,233
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 52,476 2,886
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 51,455 4,013
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 50,321 7,398
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 48,876 12,041
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 47,704 16,565
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 46,829 19,587
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 45,941 19,973
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 44,922 18,967
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 43,061 17,274
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 41,037 15,277
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 39,002 13,441
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 37,394 12,045
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 35,984 10,382
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 34,766 8,555
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 33,615 6,830
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 32,633 5,434
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 31,777 4,582
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 30,941 3,801
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 30,210 3,086
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 29,330 2,480
1998 2,514,728 21,666 28,697 2,055
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 28,053 1,786
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 27,450 1,555
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 27,290 1,314
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 27,271 1,110
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 27,235 1,009
1992 2,547,698 14,394 26,810 990
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 26,334 990
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 25,858 990
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 25,359 990
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 24,888 990
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 24,212 990
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 23,362 990
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 22,617 990
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 21,851 990
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 21,162 990
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 20,292 990
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 19,528 990
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 18,503 990
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 17,553 990
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 16,714 990
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 15,842 972
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 14,998 899
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 14,162 792
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 13,381 680
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 12,731 608
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 12,095 639
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 11,357 1,130
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 10,635 1,882
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 9,969 2,650
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 9,417 0
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 8,883 0
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 8,410 0
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 7,902 0
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 7,402 0
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 7,001 0
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 6,609 0
1961 2,240,178 75 6,161 0
1960 2,190,392 4,066 5,732 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/gabon | 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 Gabon 91.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 515,484 people) and 8.86% is from migration (a gain of 50,119 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 449,746 people or 17.7% in Gabon.

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
Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K

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

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