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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 11.2 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 2.81% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Brazil vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Guatemala
2100 164,294,719 26,157,456
2099 165,504,324 26,245,641
2098 166,724,540 26,331,619
2097 167,957,900 26,416,090
2096 169,198,878 26,497,966
2095 170,447,187 26,577,430
2094 171,702,406 26,654,549
2093 172,959,201 26,728,912
2092 174,226,209 26,800,726
2091 175,495,014 26,869,103
2090 176,771,657 26,933,745
2089 178,046,664 26,994,393
2088 179,329,069 27,051,725
2087 180,613,269 27,105,725
2086 181,900,405 27,155,743
2085 183,185,504 27,200,252
2084 184,470,859 27,240,081
2083 185,757,734 27,274,635
2082 187,047,504 27,304,601
2081 188,336,189 27,328,275
2080 189,617,504 27,346,322
2079 190,892,825 27,358,846
2078 192,160,856 27,364,710
2077 193,420,209 27,363,544
2076 194,668,253 27,356,220
2075 195,904,930 27,343,275
2074 197,131,520 27,324,366
2073 198,346,178 27,298,193
2072 199,541,890 27,264,801
2071 200,718,990 27,224,139
2070 201,872,528 27,176,996
2069 203,003,940 27,121,679
2068 204,112,753 27,058,279
2067 205,191,144 26,987,818
2066 206,245,316 26,909,977
2065 207,268,823 26,825,610
2064 208,258,342 26,733,472
2063 209,219,808 26,634,443
2062 210,147,571 26,529,537
2061 211,035,957 26,418,318
2060 211,887,727 26,300,043
2059 212,703,223 26,175,298
2058 213,475,371 26,043,910
2057 214,208,817 25,905,522
2056 214,897,416 25,761,415
2055 215,547,622 25,611,347
2054 216,155,836 25,455,341
2053 216,720,807 25,292,387
2052 217,240,244 25,124,081
2051 217,710,548 24,950,631
2050 218,139,994 24,772,432
2049 218,529,238 24,588,164
2048 218,862,226 24,398,840
2047 219,144,767 24,205,409
2046 219,374,582 24,005,250
2045 219,555,915 23,799,564
2044 219,680,790 23,587,909
2043 219,751,357 23,370,717
2042 219,767,446 23,147,742
2041 219,726,082 22,919,092
2040 219,627,035 22,684,402
2039 219,488,186 22,443,876
2038 219,300,758 22,196,908
2037 219,070,710 21,945,561
2036 218,795,673 21,689,784
2035 218,478,532 21,429,391
2034 218,116,666 21,165,636
2033 217,714,006 20,899,157
2032 217,266,965 20,630,118
2031 216,776,060 20,359,005
2030 216,239,032 20,085,689
2029 215,655,337 19,810,652
2028 215,029,016 19,534,112
2027 214,352,035 19,255,397
2026 213,629,498 18,973,755
2025 212,848,504 18,690,875
2024 211,998,573 18,406,359
2023 211,140,729 18,124,838
2022 210,306,415 17,847,877
2021 209,550,294 17,598,650
2020 208,660,842 17,357,325
2019 207,455,459 17,103,803
2018 206,107,261 16,845,685
2017 204,703,445 16,567,357
2016 203,218,114 16,268,760
2015 201,675,532 15,971,743
2014 200,085,127 15,681,725
2013 198,478,299 15,387,337
2012 196,876,111 15,089,647
2011 195,284,734 14,792,126
2010 193,701,929 14,500,112
2009 192,079,951 14,215,611
2008 190,367,302 13,935,174
2007 188,552,320 13,652,040
2006 186,653,106 13,367,459
2005 184,688,101 13,087,629
2004 182,675,143 12,807,402
2003 180,622,688 12,525,842
2002 178,503,484 12,246,915
2001 176,301,203 11,969,422
2000 174,018,282 11,697,592
1999 171,641,543 11,422,965
1998 169,159,655 11,139,145
1997 166,661,659 10,857,754
1996 164,202,549 10,583,526
1995 161,735,073 10,312,996
1994 159,265,006 10,043,718
1993 156,794,577 9,779,761
1992 154,275,079 9,522,266
1991 151,724,256 9,272,584
1990 149,143,223 9,024,773
1989 146,502,972 8,775,546
1988 143,826,357 8,532,099
1987 141,104,944 8,296,485
1986 138,336,370 8,070,818
1985 135,515,595 7,849,693
1984 132,658,864 7,630,682
1983 129,790,077 7,419,642
1982 126,923,155 7,240,241
1981 124,063,109 7,075,648
1980 121,207,461 6,900,212
1979 118,380,821 6,727,797
1978 115,600,942 6,561,534
1977 112,875,292 6,401,515
1976 110,213,349 6,262,404
1975 107,619,565 6,128,731
1974 105,089,675 5,981,197
1973 102,600,976 5,831,631
1972 100,146,797 5,682,833
1971 97,739,273 5,538,355
1970 95,375,651 5,396,966
1969 93,045,777 5,257,081
1968 90,741,240 5,118,111
1967 88,446,124 4,978,862
1966 86,139,359 4,840,958
1965 83,817,583 4,704,965
1964 81,488,595 4,571,109
1963 79,164,235 4,440,264
1962 76,865,323 4,312,044
1961 74,605,447 4,186,201
1960 72,388,126 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Guatemala
2100 -0.73% -0.34%
2099 -0.73% -0.33%
2098 -0.73% -0.32%
2097 -0.73% -0.31%
2096 -0.73% -0.3%
2095 -0.73% -0.29%
2094 -0.73% -0.28%
2093 -0.73% -0.27%
2092 -0.72% -0.25%
2091 -0.72% -0.24%
2090 -0.72% -0.22%
2089 -0.72% -0.21%
2088 -0.71% -0.2%
2087 -0.71% -0.18%
2086 -0.7% -0.16%
2085 -0.7% -0.15%
2084 -0.69% -0.13%
2083 -0.69% -0.11%
2082 -0.68% -0.09%
2081 -0.68% -0.07%
2080 -0.67% -0.05%
2079 -0.66% -0.02%
2078 -0.65% 0.004%
2077 -0.64% 0.03%
2076 -0.63% 0.05%
2075 -0.62% 0.07%
2074 -0.61% 0.1%
2073 -0.6% 0.12%
2072 -0.59% 0.15%
2071 -0.57% 0.17%
2070 -0.56% 0.2%
2069 -0.54% 0.23%
2068 -0.53% 0.26%
2067 -0.51% 0.29%
2066 -0.49% 0.31%
2065 -0.48% 0.34%
2064 -0.46% 0.37%
2063 -0.44% 0.4%
2062 -0.42% 0.42%
2061 -0.4% 0.45%
2060 -0.38% 0.48%
2059 -0.36% 0.5%
2058 -0.34% 0.53%
2057 -0.32% 0.56%
2056 -0.3% 0.59%
2055 -0.28% 0.61%
2054 -0.26% 0.64%
2053 -0.24% 0.67%
2052 -0.22% 0.7%
2051 -0.2% 0.72%
2050 -0.18% 0.75%
2049 -0.15% 0.78%
2048 -0.13% 0.8%
2047 -0.1% 0.83%
2046 -0.08% 0.86%
2045 -0.06% 0.9%
2044 -0.03% 0.93%
2043 -0.007% 0.96%
2042 0.02% 1%
2041 0.05% 1.03%
2040 0.06% 1.07%
2039 0.09% 1.11%
2038 0.11% 1.15%
2037 0.13% 1.18%
2036 0.15% 1.22%
2035 0.17% 1.25%
2034 0.18% 1.28%
2033 0.21% 1.3%
2032 0.23% 1.33%
2031 0.25% 1.36%
2030 0.27% 1.39%
2029 0.29% 1.42%
2028 0.32% 1.45%
2027 0.34% 1.48%
2026 0.37% 1.51%
2025 0.4% 1.55%
2024 0.41% 1.55%
2023 0.4% 1.55%
2022 0.36% 1.42%
2021 0.43% 1.39%
2020 0.58% 1.48%
2019 0.65% 1.53%
2018 0.69% 1.68%
2017 0.73% 1.84%
2016 0.76% 1.86%
2015 0.79% 1.85%
2014 0.81% 1.91%
2013 0.81% 1.97%
2012 0.81% 2.01%
2011 0.82% 2.01%
2010 0.84% 2%
2009 0.9% 2.01%
2008 0.96% 2.07%
2007 1.02% 2.13%
2006 1.06% 2.14%
2005 1.1% 2.19%
2004 1.14% 2.25%
2003 1.19% 2.28%
2002 1.25% 2.32%
2001 1.31% 2.32%
2000 1.38% 2.4%
1999 1.47% 2.55%
1998 1.5% 2.59%
1997 1.5% 2.59%
1996 1.53% 2.62%
1995 1.55% 2.68%
1994 1.58% 2.7%
1993 1.63% 2.7%
1992 1.68% 2.69%
1991 1.73% 2.75%
1990 1.8% 2.84%
1989 1.86% 2.85%
1988 1.93% 2.84%
1987 2% 2.8%
1986 2.08% 2.82%
1985 2.15% 2.87%
1984 2.21% 2.84%
1983 2.26% 2.48%
1982 2.31% 2.33%
1981 2.36% 2.54%
1980 2.39% 2.56%
1979 2.4% 2.53%
1978 2.41% 2.5%
1977 2.42% 2.22%
1976 2.41% 2.18%
1975 2.41% 2.47%
1974 2.43% 2.56%
1973 2.45% 2.62%
1972 2.46% 2.61%
1971 2.48% 2.62%
1970 2.5% 2.66%
1969 2.54% 2.72%
1968 2.59% 2.8%
1967 2.68% 2.85%
1966 2.77% 2.89%
1965 2.86% 2.93%
1964 2.94% 2.95%
1963 2.99% 2.97%
1962 3.03% 3.01%
1961 3.06% 3.02%

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 Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Brazil Guatemala
Current population
213824938
19049936
Population rank 7/197 69/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.23%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +771
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 69/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -7,959
Net migration rank 186/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -7,959
2024 - -225,510 - -7,725
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 289,635 -8,940
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 281,675 -8,463
2021 919,507 -208,581 255,145 -29,908
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 281,328 -23,927
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 307,389 -57,746
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 323,100 -56,487
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 332,838 -42,779
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 338,114 -30,980
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 335,072 -48,179
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 333,551 -40,409
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 331,321 -35,698
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 332,365 -32,624
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 328,548 -33,238
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 324,802 -36,076
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 323,320 -43,046
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 323,226 -42,624
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 326,298 -40,632
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 325,604 -42,118
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 325,816 -49,636
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 331,699 -47,409
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 333,539 -54,701
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 334,255 -55,247
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 335,503 -59,536
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 332,891 -65,197
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 328,890 -47,325
1998 2,514,728 21,666 325,174 -39,104
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 320,087 -43,377
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 315,252 -43,501
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 309,236 -39,917
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 302,708 -33,462
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 295,515 -36,848
1992 2,547,698 14,394 288,411 -32,093
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 283,917 -40,868
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 280,318 -27,735
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 276,736 -30,860
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 271,466 -30,450
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 261,746 -31,539
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 252,754 -31,631
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 246,119 -24,991
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 241,892 -25,010
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 238,059 -32,877
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 199,809 -46,174
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 221,044 -45,490
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 218,460 -43,144
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 216,810 -47,278
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 211,301 -48,309
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 203,299 -46,249
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 171,903 -50,745
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 188,501 -42,329
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 184,992 -36,089
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 179,871 -29,641
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 173,162 -25,807
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 165,104 -23,513
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 155,946 -14,755
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 149,516 -10,937
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 146,946 -7,589
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 143,859 -4,715
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 140,494 -3,824
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 135,997 -681
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 132,832 -440
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 129,065 240
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 126,429 713
1961 2,240,178 75 123,753 797
1960 2,190,392 4,066 120,728 -186

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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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

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