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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 5.96 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 3.01% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Brazil vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Ghana
2100 164,294,719 68,131,252
2099 165,504,324 68,021,644
2098 166,724,540 67,902,002
2097 167,957,900 67,772,694
2096 169,198,878 67,638,801
2095 170,447,187 67,494,855
2094 171,702,406 67,339,471
2093 172,959,201 67,176,337
2092 174,226,209 67,005,259
2091 175,495,014 66,817,473
2090 176,771,657 66,618,611
2089 178,046,664 66,408,323
2088 179,329,069 66,186,701
2087 180,613,269 65,950,524
2086 181,900,405 65,712,980
2085 183,185,504 65,464,770
2084 184,470,859 65,209,090
2083 185,757,734 64,935,455
2082 187,047,504 64,651,183
2081 188,336,189 64,355,091
2080 189,617,504 64,047,069
2079 190,892,825 63,730,285
2078 192,160,856 63,397,338
2077 193,420,209 63,059,578
2076 194,668,253 62,711,928
2075 195,904,930 62,350,445
2074 197,131,520 61,987,133
2073 198,346,178 61,616,792
2072 199,541,890 61,239,369
2071 200,718,990 60,847,204
2070 201,872,528 60,454,501
2069 203,003,940 60,053,700
2068 204,112,753 59,639,035
2067 205,191,144 59,215,226
2066 206,245,316 58,786,613
2065 207,268,823 58,353,059
2064 208,258,342 57,904,896
2063 209,219,808 57,451,482
2062 210,147,571 56,986,329
2061 211,035,957 56,511,652
2060 211,887,727 56,031,122
2059 212,703,223 55,540,726
2058 213,475,371 55,042,478
2057 214,208,817 54,535,407
2056 214,897,416 54,018,018
2055 215,547,622 53,492,136
2054 216,155,836 52,959,604
2053 216,720,807 52,417,582
2052 217,240,244 51,869,801
2051 217,710,548 51,311,110
2050 218,139,994 50,740,453
2049 218,529,238 50,163,262
2048 218,862,226 49,577,819
2047 219,144,767 48,982,219
2046 219,374,582 48,383,052
2045 219,555,915 47,776,375
2044 219,680,790 47,163,926
2043 219,751,357 46,548,210
2042 219,767,446 45,925,724
2041 219,726,082 45,300,725
2040 219,627,035 44,669,515
2039 219,488,186 44,038,043
2038 219,300,758 43,402,009
2037 219,070,710 42,760,604
2036 218,795,673 42,120,700
2035 218,478,532 41,478,927
2034 218,116,666 40,831,962
2033 217,714,006 40,184,070
2032 217,266,965 39,540,131
2031 216,776,060 38,900,194
2030 216,239,032 38,258,832
2029 215,655,337 37,623,609
2028 215,029,016 36,986,250
2027 214,352,035 36,349,705
2026 213,629,498 35,713,042
2025 212,848,504 35,071,292
2024 211,998,573 34,427,414
2023 211,140,729 33,787,914
2022 210,306,415 33,149,152
2021 209,550,294 32,518,665
2020 208,660,842 31,887,809
2019 207,455,459 31,258,945
2018 206,107,261 30,637,585
2017 204,703,445 30,008,354
2016 203,218,114 29,356,742
2015 201,675,532 28,696,068
2014 200,085,127 28,041,592
2013 198,478,299 27,386,193
2012 196,876,111 26,734,268
2011 195,284,734 26,095,088
2010 193,701,929 25,474,995
2009 192,079,951 24,862,664
2008 190,367,302 24,249,946
2007 188,552,320 23,642,279
2006 186,653,106 23,040,702
2005 184,688,101 22,449,438
2004 182,675,143 21,868,298
2003 180,622,688 21,296,705
2002 178,503,484 20,729,388
2001 176,301,203 20,167,069
2000 174,018,282 19,637,087
1999 171,641,543 19,149,864
1998 169,159,655 18,688,036
1997 166,661,659 18,238,958
1996 164,202,549 17,810,181
1995 161,735,073 17,399,017
1994 159,265,006 16,993,190
1993 156,794,577 16,589,519
1992 154,275,079 16,184,855
1991 151,724,256 15,787,496
1990 149,143,223 15,394,648
1989 146,502,972 15,006,813
1988 143,826,357 14,636,568
1987 141,104,944 14,289,108
1986 138,336,370 13,965,217
1985 135,515,595 13,661,229
1984 132,658,864 13,370,590
1983 129,790,077 13,029,836
1982 126,923,155 12,643,819
1981 124,063,109 12,281,712
1980 121,207,461 11,941,448
1979 118,380,821 11,597,255
1978 115,600,942 11,248,450
1977 112,875,292 10,911,871
1976 110,213,349 10,594,913
1975 107,619,565 10,294,308
1974 105,089,675 10,000,523
1973 102,600,976 9,714,617
1972 100,146,797 9,438,187
1971 97,739,273 9,176,264
1970 95,375,651 8,925,813
1969 93,045,777 8,690,383
1968 90,741,240 8,475,729
1967 88,446,124 8,271,913
1966 86,139,359 8,074,521
1965 83,817,583 7,882,606
1964 81,488,595 7,695,739
1963 79,164,235 7,514,714
1962 76,865,323 7,337,375
1961 74,605,447 7,162,667
1960 72,388,126 6,961,215

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 Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Ghana
2100 -0.73% 0.16%
2099 -0.73% 0.18%
2098 -0.73% 0.19%
2097 -0.73% 0.2%
2096 -0.73% 0.21%
2095 -0.73% 0.23%
2094 -0.73% 0.24%
2093 -0.73% 0.26%
2092 -0.72% 0.28%
2091 -0.72% 0.3%
2090 -0.72% 0.32%
2089 -0.72% 0.33%
2088 -0.71% 0.36%
2087 -0.71% 0.36%
2086 -0.7% 0.38%
2085 -0.7% 0.39%
2084 -0.69% 0.42%
2083 -0.69% 0.44%
2082 -0.68% 0.46%
2081 -0.68% 0.48%
2080 -0.67% 0.5%
2079 -0.66% 0.53%
2078 -0.65% 0.54%
2077 -0.64% 0.55%
2076 -0.63% 0.58%
2075 -0.62% 0.59%
2074 -0.61% 0.6%
2073 -0.6% 0.62%
2072 -0.59% 0.64%
2071 -0.57% 0.65%
2070 -0.56% 0.67%
2069 -0.54% 0.7%
2068 -0.53% 0.72%
2067 -0.51% 0.73%
2066 -0.49% 0.74%
2065 -0.48% 0.77%
2064 -0.46% 0.79%
2063 -0.44% 0.82%
2062 -0.42% 0.84%
2061 -0.4% 0.86%
2060 -0.38% 0.88%
2059 -0.36% 0.91%
2058 -0.34% 0.93%
2057 -0.32% 0.96%
2056 -0.3% 0.98%
2055 -0.28% 1.01%
2054 -0.26% 1.03%
2053 -0.24% 1.06%
2052 -0.22% 1.09%
2051 -0.2% 1.12%
2050 -0.18% 1.15%
2049 -0.15% 1.18%
2048 -0.13% 1.22%
2047 -0.1% 1.24%
2046 -0.08% 1.27%
2045 -0.06% 1.3%
2044 -0.03% 1.32%
2043 -0.007% 1.36%
2042 0.02% 1.38%
2041 0.05% 1.41%
2040 0.06% 1.43%
2039 0.09% 1.47%
2038 0.11% 1.5%
2037 0.13% 1.52%
2036 0.15% 1.55%
2035 0.17% 1.58%
2034 0.18% 1.61%
2033 0.21% 1.63%
2032 0.23% 1.65%
2031 0.25% 1.68%
2030 0.27% 1.69%
2029 0.29% 1.72%
2028 0.32% 1.75%
2027 0.34% 1.78%
2026 0.37% 1.83%
2025 0.4% 1.87%
2024 0.41% 1.89%
2023 0.4% 1.93%
2022 0.36% 1.94%
2021 0.43% 1.98%
2020 0.58% 2.01%
2019 0.65% 2.03%
2018 0.69% 2.1%
2017 0.73% 2.22%
2016 0.76% 2.3%
2015 0.79% 2.33%
2014 0.81% 2.39%
2013 0.81% 2.44%
2012 0.81% 2.45%
2011 0.82% 2.43%
2010 0.84% 2.46%
2009 0.9% 2.53%
2008 0.96% 2.57%
2007 1.02% 2.61%
2006 1.06% 2.63%
2005 1.1% 2.66%
2004 1.14% 2.68%
2003 1.19% 2.74%
2002 1.25% 2.79%
2001 1.31% 2.7%
2000 1.38% 2.54%
1999 1.47% 2.47%
1998 1.5% 2.46%
1997 1.5% 2.41%
1996 1.53% 2.36%
1995 1.55% 2.39%
1994 1.58% 2.43%
1993 1.63% 2.5%
1992 1.68% 2.52%
1991 1.73% 2.55%
1990 1.8% 2.58%
1989 1.86% 2.53%
1988 1.93% 2.43%
1987 2% 2.32%
1986 2.08% 2.23%
1985 2.15% 2.17%
1984 2.21% 2.62%
1983 2.26% 3.05%
1982 2.31% 2.95%
1981 2.36% 2.85%
1980 2.39% 2.97%
1979 2.4% 3.1%
1978 2.41% 3.08%
1977 2.42% 2.99%
1976 2.41% 2.92%
1975 2.41% 2.94%
1974 2.43% 2.94%
1973 2.45% 2.93%
1972 2.46% 2.85%
1971 2.48% 2.81%
1970 2.5% 2.71%
1969 2.54% 2.53%
1968 2.59% 2.46%
1967 2.68% 2.44%
1966 2.77% 2.43%
1965 2.86% 2.43%
1964 2.94% 2.41%
1963 2.99% 2.42%
1962 3.03% 2.44%
1961 3.06% 2.89%

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 Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Brazil Ghana
Current population
213824938
35885254
Population rank 7/197 46/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.43%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
49.3 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
35.5 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 57/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -17,079
Net migration rank 186/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -17,079
2024 - -225,510 - -13,114
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 651,094 -10,003
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 646,441 -10,003
2021 919,507 -208,581 635,805 -11,259
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 637,469 -291
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 642,403 -21,857
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 641,551 -19,375
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 641,218 -4,913
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 659,910 7,009
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 667,729 -13,306
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 660,829 -6,312
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 658,638 -2,377
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 646,595 1,005
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 631,501 -720
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 613,133 -3,726
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 592,825 22,416
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 579,695 30,506
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 572,332 32,813
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 569,474 28,536
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 563,234 21,272
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 543,339 34,433
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 536,656 28,768
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 528,620 40,573
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 519,382 36,050
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 508,738 -4,206
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 487,210 -17,304
1998 2,514,728 21,666 471,313 -17,564
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 459,822 -15,409
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 450,259 -37,113
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 451,748 -42,558
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 449,589 -47,120
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 454,669 -49,792
1992 2,547,698 14,394 452,156 -47,736
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 448,159 -57,878
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 442,211 -46,789
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 432,541 -52,293
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 425,031 -64,810
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 419,328 -84,648
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 411,191 -98,099
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 401,722 -106,855
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 392,053 -105,655
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 379,846 15,276
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 369,061 7,863
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 359,572 -12,296
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 346,816 -13,564
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 334,848 20,291
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 324,428 18,041
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 315,429 15,243
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 305,769 -2,528
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 298,267 -292
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 290,796 -1,197
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 283,385 -1,168
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 275,236 -4,589
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 265,442 -12,238
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 257,938 -10,233
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 251,925 -28,752
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 242,821 -36,683
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 237,156 -35,666
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 231,440 -38,143
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 229,061 -38,519
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 226,685 -43,480
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 225,367 -46,516
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 223,842 -48,017
1961 2,240,178 75 222,372 -48,777
1960 2,190,392 4,066 217,134 12,181

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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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