The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,570,306 people compared to 10,249,082 in Greece.
Population statistics:
- Brazil's population is 20.8 times bigger than Greece's.
- Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
- The countries together account for 2.7% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.12% for Greece.
- For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
- Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.4% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7% decline).
- Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 219M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.5M people by 2100.
Brazil vs Greece: live population counter
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| Current population |
213570306
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10249082
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| Population rank | 7/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.58% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
36.8 seconds
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3.95 hours
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| One birth every |
12.1 seconds
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7.43 minutes
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| One death every |
21.1 seconds
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4.14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.33 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -225,510 | -122,772 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,350 | -6 |
| Annual growth/decline | +857,844 | -2,217 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.41% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 141/197 | 166/197 |
Brazil and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 72,388,126 | 8,331,725 | - | - |
| 1961 | 74,605,447 | 8,398,050 | 3.06% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 76,865,323 | 8,448,233 | 3.03% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 79,164,235 | 8,479,625 | 2.99% | 0.37% |
| 1964 | 81,488,595 | 8,510,429 | 2.94% | 0.36% |
| 1965 | 83,817,583 | 8,550,333 | 2.86% | 0.47% |
| 1966 | 86,139,359 | 8,613,651 | 2.77% | 0.74% |
| 1967 | 88,446,124 | 8,684,088 | 2.68% | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 90,741,240 | 8,740,765 | 2.59% | 0.65% |
| 1969 | 93,045,777 | 8,772,764 | 2.54% | 0.37% |
| 1970 | 95,375,651 | 8,792,806 | 2.5% | 0.23% |
| 1971 | 97,739,273 | 8,831,036 | 2.48% | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 100,146,797 | 8,888,628 | 2.46% | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 102,600,976 | 8,929,086 | 2.45% | 0.46% |
| 1974 | 105,089,675 | 8,962,022 | 2.43% | 0.37% |
| 1975 | 107,619,565 | 9,046,541 | 2.41% | 0.94% |
| 1976 | 110,213,349 | 9,188,150 | 2.41% | 1.57% |
| 1977 | 112,875,292 | 9,308,479 | 2.42% | 1.31% |
| 1978 | 115,600,942 | 9,429,959 | 2.41% | 1.31% |
| 1979 | 118,380,821 | 9,548,258 | 2.4% | 1.25% |
| 1980 | 121,207,461 | 9,642,505 | 2.39% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 124,063,109 | 9,729,350 | 2.36% | 0.9% |
| 1982 | 126,923,155 | 9,789,513 | 2.31% | 0.62% |
| 1983 | 129,790,077 | 9,846,627 | 2.26% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 132,658,864 | 9,895,801 | 2.21% | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 135,515,595 | 9,934,300 | 2.15% | 0.39% |
| 1986 | 138,336,370 | 9,967,213 | 2.08% | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 141,104,944 | 10,000,595 | 2% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 143,826,357 | 10,036,983 | 1.93% | 0.36% |
| 1989 | 146,502,972 | 10,089,498 | 1.86% | 0.52% |
| 1990 | 149,143,223 | 10,196,792 | 1.8% | 1.06% |
| 1991 | 151,724,256 | 10,319,927 | 1.73% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 154,275,079 | 10,399,061 | 1.68% | 0.77% |
| 1993 | 156,794,577 | 10,460,415 | 1.63% | 0.59% |
| 1994 | 159,265,006 | 10,512,922 | 1.58% | 0.5% |
| 1995 | 161,735,073 | 10,562,153 | 1.55% | 0.47% |
| 1996 | 164,202,549 | 10,608,800 | 1.53% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 166,661,659 | 10,661,259 | 1.5% | 0.49% |
| 1998 | 169,159,655 | 10,720,509 | 1.5% | 0.56% |
| 1999 | 171,641,543 | 10,761,698 | 1.47% | 0.38% |
| 2000 | 174,018,282 | 10,805,808 | 1.38% | 0.41% |
| 2001 | 176,301,203 | 10,862,132 | 1.31% | 0.52% |
| 2002 | 178,503,484 | 10,902,022 | 1.25% | 0.37% |
| 2003 | 180,622,688 | 10,928,070 | 1.19% | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 182,675,143 | 10,955,141 | 1.14% | 0.25% |
| 2005 | 184,688,101 | 10,987,314 | 1.1% | 0.29% |
| 2006 | 186,653,106 | 11,020,362 | 1.06% | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 188,552,320 | 11,048,473 | 1.02% | 0.26% |
| 2008 | 190,367,302 | 11,077,841 | 0.96% | 0.27% |
| 2009 | 192,079,951 | 11,107,017 | 0.9% | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 193,701,929 | 11,121,341 | 0.84% | 0.13% |
| 2011 | 195,284,734 | 11,104,899 | 0.82% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 196,876,111 | 11,045,011 | 0.81% | -0.54% |
| 2013 | 198,478,299 | 10,965,211 | 0.81% | -0.72% |
| 2014 | 200,085,127 | 10,892,413 | 0.81% | -0.66% |
| 2015 | 201,675,532 | 10,820,883 | 0.79% | -0.66% |
| 2016 | 203,218,114 | 10,775,971 | 0.76% | -0.42% |
| 2017 | 204,703,445 | 10,754,679 | 0.73% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 206,107,261 | 10,732,882 | 0.69% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 207,455,459 | 10,721,582 | 0.65% | -0.11% |
| 2020 | 208,660,842 | 10,698,599 | 0.58% | -0.21% |
| 2021 | 209,550,294 | 10,569,207 | 0.43% | -1.21% |
| 2022 | 210,306,415 | 10,436,882 | 0.36% | -1.25% |
| 2023 | 211,140,729 | 10,407,351 | 0.4% | -0.28% |
| 2024 | 211,998,573 | 10,405,134 | 0.41% | -0.02% |
| 2025 | 212,812,405 | 10,292,291 | 0.38% | -1.08% |
| 2026 | 213,562,674 | 10,249,082 | 0.35% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 214,261,037 | 10,204,400 | 0.33% | -0.44% |
| 2028 | 214,911,388 | 10,159,146 | 0.3% | -0.44% |
| 2029 | 215,515,178 | 10,113,475 | 0.28% | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 216,074,424 | 10,067,720 | 0.26% | -0.45% |
| 2031 | 216,587,355 | 10,021,773 | 0.24% | -0.46% |
| 2032 | 217,055,392 | 9,974,701 | 0.22% | -0.47% |
| 2033 | 217,479,394 | 9,927,344 | 0.2% | -0.47% |
| 2034 | 217,860,892 | 9,880,848 | 0.18% | -0.47% |
| 2035 | 218,199,715 | 9,834,216 | 0.16% | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 218,495,215 | 9,787,786 | 0.14% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 218,747,246 | 9,741,790 | 0.12% | -0.47% |
| 2038 | 218,955,573 | 9,695,855 | 0.1% | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 219,118,385 | 9,650,459 | 0.07% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 219,237,085 | 9,605,475 | 0.05% | -0.47% |
| 2041 | 219,307,158 | 9,560,641 | 0.03% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 219,319,771 | 9,516,502 | 0.006% | -0.46% |
| 2043 | 219,276,528 | 9,472,263 | -0.02% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 219,179,002 | 9,426,737 | -0.04% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 219,026,208 | 9,380,458 | -0.07% | -0.49% |
| 2046 | 218,821,045 | 9,333,671 | -0.09% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 218,565,379 | 9,284,541 | -0.12% | -0.53% |
| 2048 | 218,258,225 | 9,233,189 | -0.14% | -0.55% |
| 2049 | 217,897,833 | 9,180,074 | -0.17% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 217,489,309 | 9,125,443 | -0.19% | -0.6% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,352,192 (a 5.09% growth), while Greece's population decreased by -526,889 (a 4.89% decline).
Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 1.83% to 217,489,309 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Greece will decrease by 11% to 9,125,443 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sao Paulo | 11.5M |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6.21M |
| Brasilia | 2.82M |
| Fortaleza | 2.43M |
| Salvador | 2.42M |
| Belo Horizonte | 2.32M |
| Manaus | 2.06M |
| Curitiba | 1.77M |
| Recife | 1.49M |
| Goiania | 1.44M |
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| City | Population |
| Athens | 643K |
| Crete | 623K |
| Thessaloniki | 310K |
| Piraeus | 168K |
| Larissa | 146K |
| Peristeri | 134K |
| Glyfada | 89.6K |
| Nikaia | 88.1K |
| Nea Smyrni | 72.9K |
| Palaio Faliro | 64.9K |
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Population differences between Brazil and Greece
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 36.3 years | 45.5 years |
| Median age | 35.4 years | 47.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.62 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 65.7 ppl/mi² | 209.1 ppl/mi² |
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