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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 842,249 in Guyana.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 253.9 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.59% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.01% for Guyana.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 842K (11% growth).

Brazil vs Guyana: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Guyana
2100 164,294,719 893,427
2099 165,504,324 897,075
2098 166,724,540 900,730
2097 167,957,900 903,879
2096 169,198,878 907,239
2095 170,447,187 910,449
2094 171,702,406 913,720
2093 172,959,201 916,747
2092 174,226,209 919,782
2091 175,495,014 922,593
2090 176,771,657 925,382
2089 178,046,664 928,365
2088 179,329,069 931,149
2087 180,613,269 933,725
2086 181,900,405 936,488
2085 183,185,504 939,122
2084 184,470,859 941,484
2083 185,757,734 943,485
2082 187,047,504 945,768
2081 188,336,189 947,613
2080 189,617,504 949,747
2079 190,892,825 951,550
2078 192,160,856 953,310
2077 193,420,209 954,825
2076 194,668,253 956,285
2075 195,904,930 957,487
2074 197,131,520 958,532
2073 198,346,178 959,731
2072 199,541,890 960,840
2071 200,718,990 961,696
2070 201,872,528 962,231
2069 203,003,940 962,932
2068 204,112,753 963,050
2067 205,191,144 963,082
2066 206,245,316 962,949
2065 207,268,823 962,820
2064 208,258,342 962,570
2063 209,219,808 962,105
2062 210,147,571 961,231
2061 211,035,957 960,288
2060 211,887,727 959,030
2059 212,703,223 957,500
2058 213,475,371 956,227
2057 214,208,817 954,861
2056 214,897,416 953,884
2055 215,547,622 952,501
2054 216,155,836 950,779
2053 216,720,807 948,578
2052 217,240,244 946,446
2051 217,710,548 944,628
2050 218,139,994 942,160
2049 218,529,238 939,529
2048 218,862,226 936,679
2047 219,144,767 933,818
2046 219,374,582 930,648
2045 219,555,915 927,546
2044 219,680,790 924,165
2043 219,751,357 920,452
2042 219,767,446 916,600
2041 219,726,082 912,255
2040 219,627,035 908,134
2039 219,488,186 903,859
2038 219,300,758 899,504
2037 219,070,710 895,108
2036 218,795,673 890,826
2035 218,478,532 886,294
2034 218,116,666 881,375
2033 217,714,006 876,510
2032 217,266,965 871,122
2031 216,776,060 866,170
2030 216,239,032 861,006
2029 215,655,337 856,154
2028 215,029,016 851,204
2027 214,352,035 845,847
2026 213,629,498 840,915
2025 212,848,504 836,010
2024 211,998,573 831,087
2023 211,140,729 826,353
2022 210,306,415 821,637
2021 209,550,294 815,482
2020 208,660,842 807,481
2019 207,455,459 807,665
2018 206,107,261 791,556
2017 204,703,445 768,479
2016 203,218,114 763,548
2015 201,675,532 758,781
2014 200,085,127 754,229
2013 198,478,299 750,021
2012 196,876,111 746,288
2011 195,284,734 746,153
2010 193,701,929 749,256
2009 192,079,951 752,094
2008 190,367,302 754,606
2007 188,552,320 756,861
2006 186,653,106 758,966
2005 184,688,101 760,914
2004 182,675,143 762,418
2003 180,622,688 763,101
2002 178,503,484 763,652
2001 176,301,203 764,477
2000 174,018,282 764,832
1999 171,641,543 764,483
1998 169,159,655 763,586
1997 166,661,659 762,245
1996 164,202,549 760,526
1995 161,735,073 758,388
1994 159,265,006 755,822
1993 156,794,577 752,965
1992 154,275,079 749,911
1991 151,724,256 747,861
1990 149,143,223 749,894
1989 146,502,972 754,865
1988 143,826,357 759,663
1987 141,104,944 764,120
1986 138,336,370 768,098
1985 135,515,595 771,477
1984 132,658,864 774,111
1983 129,790,077 775,891
1982 126,923,155 776,712
1981 124,063,109 776,453
1980 121,207,461 774,367
1979 118,380,821 770,062
1978 115,600,942 764,586
1977 112,875,292 758,654
1976 110,213,349 752,253
1975 107,619,565 745,393
1974 105,089,675 738,057
1973 102,600,976 730,138
1972 100,146,797 721,617
1971 97,739,273 712,662
1970 95,375,651 702,705
1969 93,045,777 690,223
1968 90,741,240 676,160
1967 88,446,124 662,311
1966 86,139,359 648,646
1965 83,817,583 635,128
1964 81,488,595 621,764
1963 79,164,235 608,537
1962 76,865,323 595,461
1961 74,605,447 582,568
1960 72,388,126 569,143

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/guyana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 963K people in 2067 for Guyana.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Guyana
2100 -0.73% -0.41%
2099 -0.73% -0.41%
2098 -0.73% -0.35%
2097 -0.73% -0.37%
2096 -0.73% -0.35%
2095 -0.73% -0.36%
2094 -0.73% -0.33%
2093 -0.73% -0.33%
2092 -0.72% -0.3%
2091 -0.72% -0.3%
2090 -0.72% -0.32%
2089 -0.72% -0.3%
2088 -0.71% -0.28%
2087 -0.71% -0.3%
2086 -0.7% -0.28%
2085 -0.7% -0.25%
2084 -0.69% -0.21%
2083 -0.69% -0.24%
2082 -0.68% -0.19%
2081 -0.68% -0.22%
2080 -0.67% -0.19%
2079 -0.66% -0.18%
2078 -0.65% -0.16%
2077 -0.64% -0.15%
2076 -0.63% -0.13%
2075 -0.62% -0.11%
2074 -0.61% -0.12%
2073 -0.6% -0.12%
2072 -0.59% -0.09%
2071 -0.57% -0.06%
2070 -0.56% -0.07%
2069 -0.54% -0.01%
2068 -0.53% -0.003%
2067 -0.51% 0.01%
2066 -0.49% 0.01%
2065 -0.48% 0.03%
2064 -0.46% 0.05%
2063 -0.44% 0.09%
2062 -0.42% 0.1%
2061 -0.4% 0.13%
2060 -0.38% 0.16%
2059 -0.36% 0.13%
2058 -0.34% 0.14%
2057 -0.32% 0.1%
2056 -0.3% 0.15%
2055 -0.28% 0.18%
2054 -0.26% 0.23%
2053 -0.24% 0.23%
2052 -0.22% 0.19%
2051 -0.2% 0.26%
2050 -0.18% 0.28%
2049 -0.15% 0.3%
2048 -0.13% 0.31%
2047 -0.1% 0.34%
2046 -0.08% 0.33%
2045 -0.06% 0.37%
2044 -0.03% 0.4%
2043 -0.007% 0.42%
2042 0.02% 0.48%
2041 0.05% 0.45%
2040 0.06% 0.47%
2039 0.09% 0.48%
2038 0.11% 0.49%
2037 0.13% 0.48%
2036 0.15% 0.51%
2035 0.17% 0.56%
2034 0.18% 0.56%
2033 0.21% 0.62%
2032 0.23% 0.57%
2031 0.25% 0.6%
2030 0.27% 0.57%
2029 0.29% 0.58%
2028 0.32% 0.63%
2027 0.34% 0.59%
2026 0.37% 0.59%
2025 0.4% 0.59%
2024 0.41% 0.57%
2023 0.4% 0.57%
2022 0.36% 0.75%
2021 0.43% 0.99%
2020 0.58% -0.02%
2019 0.65% 2.04%
2018 0.69% 3%
2017 0.73% 0.65%
2016 0.76% 0.63%
2015 0.79% 0.6%
2014 0.81% 0.56%
2013 0.81% 0.5%
2012 0.81% 0.02%
2011 0.82% -0.41%
2010 0.84% -0.38%
2009 0.9% -0.33%
2008 0.96% -0.3%
2007 1.02% -0.28%
2006 1.06% -0.26%
2005 1.1% -0.2%
2004 1.14% -0.09%
2003 1.19% -0.07%
2002 1.25% -0.11%
2001 1.31% -0.05%
2000 1.38% 0.05%
1999 1.47% 0.12%
1998 1.5% 0.18%
1997 1.5% 0.23%
1996 1.53% 0.28%
1995 1.55% 0.34%
1994 1.58% 0.38%
1993 1.63% 0.41%
1992 1.68% 0.27%
1991 1.73% -0.27%
1990 1.8% -0.66%
1989 1.86% -0.63%
1988 1.93% -0.58%
1987 2% -0.52%
1986 2.08% -0.44%
1985 2.15% -0.34%
1984 2.21% -0.23%
1983 2.26% -0.11%
1982 2.31% 0.03%
1981 2.36% 0.27%
1980 2.39% 0.56%
1979 2.4% 0.72%
1978 2.41% 0.78%
1977 2.42% 0.85%
1976 2.41% 0.92%
1975 2.41% 0.99%
1974 2.43% 1.08%
1973 2.45% 1.18%
1972 2.46% 1.26%
1971 2.48% 1.42%
1970 2.5% 1.81%
1969 2.54% 2.08%
1968 2.59% 2.09%
1967 2.68% 2.11%
1966 2.77% 2.13%
1965 2.86% 2.15%
1964 2.94% 2.17%
1963 2.99% 2.2%
1962 3.03% 2.21%
1961 3.06% 2.36%

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/guyana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Guyana's population grew by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Brazil Guyana
Current population
213824938
842249
Population rank 7/197 162/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.01%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
1.85 hours
One birth every
12.1 seconds
31.4 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
1.45 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +13
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +4,734
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.57%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 128/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.73 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -5,092
Net migration rank 186/196 116/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 54,175
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 147/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 82/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Guyana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Guyana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -5,092
2024 - -225,510 - -5,407
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 10,716 -6,161
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 11,042 -6,161
2021 919,507 -208,581 8,125 -689
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 10,307 -1,743
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 11,665 -20,603
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 10,946 30,213
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 11,108 -6,107
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 11,168 -6,309
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 11,199 -6,527
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 11,143 -6,710
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 10,887 -6,907
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 10,633 -7,152
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 10,713 -13,920
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 10,652 -13,655
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 10,758 -13,425
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 10,792 -13,143
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 10,741 -12,906
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 10,525 -12,575
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 10,455 -12,290
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 10,767 -11,938
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 11,344 -11,551
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 12,218 -13,116
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 13,307 -14,050
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 14,128 -14,090
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 14,763 -14,115
1998 2,514,728 21,666 15,292 -14,155
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 15,568 -14,019
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 15,768 -13,871
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 15,991 -13,614
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 16,185 -13,426
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 16,099 -13,137
1992 2,547,698 14,394 15,990 -12,844
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 15,896 -14,949
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 15,917 -20,930
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 15,947 -20,870
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 16,189 -20,860
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 16,600 -20,848
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 16,940 -20,647
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 17,292 -20,337
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 17,466 -19,702
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 17,753 -19,075
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 17,644 -17,959
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 17,471 -16,648
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 17,298 -13,952
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 17,402 -12,138
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 17,539 -11,841
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 17,805 -11,636
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 18,083 -11,445
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 18,317 -11,231
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 18,589 -11,012
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 18,991 -10,731
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 19,219 -10,448
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 19,273 -10,142
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 19,233 -8,439
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 19,133 -4,969
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 19,035 -5,071
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 18,933 -5,192
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 18,862 -5,277
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 18,791 -5,347
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 18,729 -5,437
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 18,606 -5,434
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 18,344 -5,379
1961 2,240,178 75 18,092 -5,267
1960 2,190,392 4,066 17,867 -3,837

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/guyana | 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 Guyana 77.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.

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
Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K

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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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