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Population in Brazil compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 2,759,988 people in the Gambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 2,902,554 in the Gambia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 73.7 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
  • The countries together account for 2.61% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.04% for the Gambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.5% in the Gambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.9M (69.2% growth).

Brazil vs Gambia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Gambia
2100 164,294,719 5,767,668
2099 165,504,324 5,765,660
2098 166,724,540 5,762,971
2097 167,957,900 5,759,632
2096 169,198,878 5,755,430
2095 170,447,187 5,750,385
2094 171,702,406 5,744,540
2093 172,959,201 5,737,026
2092 174,226,209 5,728,594
2091 175,495,014 5,719,408
2090 176,771,657 5,708,875
2089 178,046,664 5,697,140
2088 179,329,069 5,684,094
2087 180,613,269 5,669,958
2086 181,900,405 5,655,091
2085 183,185,504 5,638,646
2084 184,470,859 5,621,067
2083 185,757,734 5,602,456
2082 187,047,504 5,582,581
2081 188,336,189 5,561,294
2080 189,617,504 5,538,819
2079 190,892,825 5,515,086
2078 192,160,856 5,489,750
2077 193,420,209 5,463,305
2076 194,668,253 5,435,859
2075 195,904,930 5,406,946
2074 197,131,520 5,376,718
2073 198,346,178 5,345,328
2072 199,541,890 5,313,201
2071 200,718,990 5,279,975
2070 201,872,528 5,245,200
2069 203,003,940 5,209,379
2068 204,112,753 5,172,146
2067 205,191,144 5,134,037
2066 206,245,316 5,094,458
2065 207,268,823 5,053,246
2064 208,258,342 5,011,122
2063 209,219,808 4,968,038
2062 210,147,571 4,923,683
2061 211,035,957 4,877,966
2060 211,887,727 4,831,631
2059 212,703,223 4,784,535
2058 213,475,371 4,736,846
2057 214,208,817 4,688,039
2056 214,897,416 4,638,482
2055 215,547,622 4,588,184
2054 216,155,836 4,536,562
2053 216,720,807 4,484,692
2052 217,240,244 4,431,827
2051 217,710,548 4,378,133
2050 218,139,994 4,323,657
2049 218,529,238 4,268,536
2048 218,862,226 4,212,677
2047 219,144,767 4,155,975
2046 219,374,582 4,098,930
2045 219,555,915 4,041,218
2044 219,680,790 3,982,976
2043 219,751,357 3,924,126
2042 219,767,446 3,864,662
2041 219,726,082 3,805,317
2040 219,627,035 3,745,312
2039 219,488,186 3,685,048
2038 219,300,758 3,624,271
2037 219,070,710 3,563,745
2036 218,795,673 3,502,991
2035 218,478,532 3,442,074
2034 218,116,666 3,381,008
2033 217,714,006 3,319,646
2032 217,266,965 3,258,080
2031 216,776,060 3,196,605
2030 216,239,032 3,134,968
2029 215,655,337 3,072,981
2028 215,029,016 3,010,624
2027 214,352,035 2,948,246
2026 213,629,498 2,885,613
2025 212,848,504 2,822,861
2024 211,998,573 2,759,988
2023 211,140,729 2,697,845
2022 210,306,415 2,636,470
2021 209,550,294 2,576,010
2020 208,660,842 2,515,733
2019 207,455,459 2,456,844
2018 206,107,261 2,399,632
2017 204,703,445 2,342,189
2016 203,218,114 2,283,769
2015 201,675,532 2,224,529
2014 200,085,127 2,164,528
2013 198,478,299 2,103,820
2012 196,876,111 2,043,094
2011 195,284,734 1,983,784
2010 193,701,929 1,926,630
2009 192,079,951 1,871,422
2008 190,367,302 1,817,852
2007 188,552,320 1,765,774
2006 186,653,106 1,715,275
2005 184,688,101 1,667,037
2004 182,675,143 1,621,312
2003 180,622,688 1,577,611
2002 178,503,484 1,535,691
2001 176,301,203 1,495,011
2000 174,018,282 1,455,084
1999 171,641,543 1,415,779
1998 169,159,655 1,376,987
1997 166,661,659 1,338,889
1996 164,202,549 1,301,410
1995 161,735,073 1,264,313
1994 159,265,006 1,227,226
1993 156,794,577 1,188,365
1992 154,275,079 1,145,582
1991 151,724,256 1,099,959
1990 149,143,223 1,054,696
1989 146,502,972 1,011,357
1988 143,826,357 970,160
1987 141,104,944 931,091
1986 138,336,370 894,019
1985 135,515,595 858,874
1984 132,658,864 825,631
1983 129,790,077 794,525
1982 126,923,155 765,753
1981 124,063,109 739,125
1980 121,207,461 713,913
1979 118,380,821 689,781
1978 115,600,942 667,103
1977 112,875,292 645,770
1976 110,213,349 625,667
1975 107,619,565 606,821
1974 105,089,675 589,085
1973 102,600,976 571,991
1972 100,146,797 555,370
1971 97,739,273 539,388
1970 95,375,651 524,105
1969 93,045,777 509,440
1968 90,741,240 495,269
1967 88,446,124 481,588
1966 86,139,359 468,516
1965 83,817,583 455,952
1964 81,488,595 443,687
1963 79,164,235 431,757
1962 76,865,323 420,163
1961 74,605,447 408,930
1960 72,388,126 398,060

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/gambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 49% to 4,323,657 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 5.77M people in 2100 for the Gambia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Gambia
2100 -0.73% 0.03%
2099 -0.73% 0.05%
2098 -0.73% 0.06%
2097 -0.73% 0.07%
2096 -0.73% 0.09%
2095 -0.73% 0.1%
2094 -0.73% 0.13%
2093 -0.73% 0.15%
2092 -0.72% 0.16%
2091 -0.72% 0.18%
2090 -0.72% 0.21%
2089 -0.72% 0.23%
2088 -0.71% 0.25%
2087 -0.71% 0.26%
2086 -0.7% 0.29%
2085 -0.7% 0.31%
2084 -0.69% 0.33%
2083 -0.69% 0.36%
2082 -0.68% 0.38%
2081 -0.68% 0.41%
2080 -0.67% 0.43%
2079 -0.66% 0.46%
2078 -0.65% 0.48%
2077 -0.64% 0.5%
2076 -0.63% 0.53%
2075 -0.62% 0.56%
2074 -0.61% 0.59%
2073 -0.6% 0.6%
2072 -0.59% 0.63%
2071 -0.57% 0.66%
2070 -0.56% 0.69%
2069 -0.54% 0.72%
2068 -0.53% 0.74%
2067 -0.51% 0.78%
2066 -0.49% 0.82%
2065 -0.48% 0.84%
2064 -0.46% 0.87%
2063 -0.44% 0.9%
2062 -0.42% 0.94%
2061 -0.4% 0.96%
2060 -0.38% 0.98%
2059 -0.36% 1.01%
2058 -0.34% 1.04%
2057 -0.32% 1.07%
2056 -0.3% 1.1%
2055 -0.28% 1.14%
2054 -0.26% 1.16%
2053 -0.24% 1.19%
2052 -0.22% 1.23%
2051 -0.2% 1.26%
2050 -0.18% 1.29%
2049 -0.15% 1.33%
2048 -0.13% 1.36%
2047 -0.1% 1.39%
2046 -0.08% 1.43%
2045 -0.06% 1.46%
2044 -0.03% 1.5%
2043 -0.007% 1.54%
2042 0.02% 1.56%
2041 0.05% 1.6%
2040 0.06% 1.64%
2039 0.09% 1.68%
2038 0.11% 1.7%
2037 0.13% 1.73%
2036 0.15% 1.77%
2035 0.17% 1.81%
2034 0.18% 1.85%
2033 0.21% 1.89%
2032 0.23% 1.92%
2031 0.25% 1.97%
2030 0.27% 2.02%
2029 0.29% 2.07%
2028 0.32% 2.12%
2027 0.34% 2.17%
2026 0.37% 2.22%
2025 0.4% 2.28%
2024 0.41% 2.3%
2023 0.4% 2.33%
2022 0.36% 2.35%
2021 0.43% 2.4%
2020 0.58% 2.4%
2019 0.65% 2.38%
2018 0.69% 2.45%
2017 0.73% 2.56%
2016 0.76% 2.66%
2015 0.79% 2.77%
2014 0.81% 2.89%
2013 0.81% 2.97%
2012 0.81% 2.99%
2011 0.82% 2.97%
2010 0.84% 2.95%
2009 0.9% 2.95%
2008 0.96% 2.95%
2007 1.02% 2.94%
2006 1.06% 2.89%
2005 1.1% 2.82%
2004 1.14% 2.77%
2003 1.19% 2.73%
2002 1.25% 2.72%
2001 1.31% 2.74%
2000 1.38% 2.78%
1999 1.47% 2.82%
1998 1.5% 2.85%
1997 1.5% 2.88%
1996 1.53% 2.93%
1995 1.55% 3.02%
1994 1.58% 3.27%
1993 1.63% 3.73%
1992 1.68% 4.15%
1991 1.73% 4.29%
1990 1.8% 4.29%
1989 1.86% 4.25%
1988 1.93% 4.2%
1987 2% 4.15%
1986 2.08% 4.09%
1985 2.15% 4.03%
1984 2.21% 3.92%
1983 2.26% 3.76%
1982 2.31% 3.6%
1981 2.36% 3.53%
1980 2.39% 3.5%
1979 2.4% 3.4%
1978 2.41% 3.3%
1977 2.42% 3.21%
1976 2.41% 3.11%
1975 2.41% 3.01%
1974 2.43% 2.99%
1973 2.45% 2.99%
1972 2.46% 2.96%
1971 2.48% 2.92%
1970 2.5% 2.88%
1969 2.54% 2.86%
1968 2.59% 2.84%
1967 2.68% 2.79%
1966 2.77% 2.76%
1965 2.86% 2.76%
1964 2.94% 2.76%
1963 2.99% 2.76%
1962 3.03% 2.75%
1961 3.06% 2.73%

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/gambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while the Gambia's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Brazil Gambia
Current population
213824938
2902554
Population rank 7/197 138/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.04%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
8.46 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
6.4 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
31 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +170
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +62,143
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 37/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
2.94 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -2,984
Net migration rank 186/196 107/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 236,137
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 107/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 8.6%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 72/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Gambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Gambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -2,984
2024 - -225,510 - -2,989
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 65,118 -3,000
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 63,634 -3,000
2021 919,507 -208,581 62,239 -1,949
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 62,209 -1,949
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 61,701 -4,186
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 60,854 -3,944
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 61,665 -3,696
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 62,358 -3,486
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 62,832 -3,224
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 63,185 -2,793
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 63,510 -2,476
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 62,745 -2,332
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 60,571 -2,360
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 58,554 -2,456
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 56,575 -2,259
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 55,032 -2,204
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 53,653 -2,320
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 52,335 -2,666
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 50,010 -3,209
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 48,276 -3,636
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 46,473 -3,713
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 45,156 -4,067
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 44,154 -3,882
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 43,249 -3,670
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 42,533 -3,493
1998 2,514,728 21,666 41,842 -3,291
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 40,742 -3,098
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 40,253 -2,948
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 39,681 -2,797
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 38,880 -1,586
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 37,302 3,131
1992 2,547,698 14,394 35,951 9,182
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 34,584 11,530
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 33,163 11,242
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 31,504 10,765
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 29,938 10,187
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 28,452 9,563
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 27,195 8,934
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 25,795 8,373
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 24,586 7,733
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 23,175 6,713
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 21,894 5,757
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 20,156 5,438
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 19,566 5,268
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 18,543 4,898
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 17,424 4,493
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 16,773 3,969
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 16,032 3,436
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 15,256 2,979
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 14,628 2,610
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 14,046 2,907
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 13,432 2,861
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 12,842 2,817
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 12,128 2,777
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 11,670 2,757
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 11,215 2,705
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 10,823 2,617
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 10,422 2,272
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 10,162 2,272
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 9,825 2,272
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 9,493 2,272
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 9,150 2,272
1961 2,240,178 75 8,778 2,272
1960 2,190,392 4,066 8,420 2,272

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/gambia | 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 the Gambia 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 625,795 people) and 4.75% is from migration (a loss of 31,227 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 236,137 people or 8.6% in the Gambia.

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
Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K

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

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