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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 392,404 people in Iceland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 398,674 in Iceland.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 537 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.58% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.005% for Iceland.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +1.66% in Iceland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 399K (31.2% growth).

Brazil vs Iceland: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Iceland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Iceland
2100 164,266,855 360,144
2099 165,476,254 361,926
2098 166,696,264 363,730
2097 167,929,414 365,557
2096 169,170,182 367,453
2095 170,418,279 369,353
2094 171,673,285 371,260
2093 172,929,867 373,227
2092 174,196,660 375,333
2091 175,465,250 377,423
2090 176,741,676 379,430
2089 178,016,467 381,438
2088 179,298,655 383,627
2087 180,582,637 385,798
2086 181,869,555 387,894
2085 183,154,436 390,003
2084 184,439,572 392,060
2083 185,726,230 394,128
2082 187,015,781 396,088
2081 188,304,247 398,124
2080 189,585,345 400,156
2079 190,860,450 402,122
2078 192,128,265 403,988
2077 193,387,405 405,922
2076 194,635,237 407,624
2075 195,871,705 409,218
2074 197,098,086 410,690
2073 198,312,538 412,079
2072 199,508,048 413,583
2071 200,684,948 414,926
2070 201,838,290 416,204
2069 202,969,511 417,368
2068 204,078,136 418,437
2067 205,156,343 419,588
2066 206,210,336 420,609
2065 207,233,670 421,634
2064 208,223,021 422,508
2063 209,184,325 423,391
2062 210,111,930 424,311
2061 211,000,165 425,017
2060 211,851,790 425,795
2059 212,667,148 426,421
2058 213,439,165 426,989
2057 214,172,487 427,546
2056 214,860,969 428,007
2055 215,511,064 428,399
2054 216,119,176 428,619
2053 216,684,051 428,812
2052 217,203,400 429,004
2051 217,673,624 428,983
2050 218,102,997 429,028
2049 218,492,176 428,993
2048 218,825,106 428,917
2047 219,107,600 428,806
2046 219,337,375 428,615
2045 219,518,678 428,387
2044 219,643,532 427,939
2043 219,714,087 427,281
2042 219,730,173 426,616
2041 219,688,816 425,912
2040 219,589,786 425,083
2039 219,450,960 424,104
2038 219,263,564 422,997
2037 219,033,555 421,786
2036 218,758,565 420,429
2035 218,441,478 418,926
2034 218,079,673 417,406
2033 217,677,081 415,689
2032 217,230,117 413,829
2031 216,739,295 411,715
2030 216,202,357 409,349
2029 215,618,762 406,777
2028 214,992,547 403,748
2027 214,315,680 400,455
2026 213,593,266 396,793
2025 212,812,405 392,404
2024 211,998,573 386,506
2023 211,140,729 385,663
2022 210,306,415 382,003
2021 209,550,294 372,520
2020 208,660,842 366,463
2019 207,455,459 360,563
2018 206,107,261 352,721
2017 204,703,445 343,400
2016 203,218,114 335,439
2015 201,675,532 330,815
2014 200,085,127 327,386
2013 198,478,299 323,764
2012 196,876,111 320,716
2011 195,284,734 319,014
2010 193,701,929 318,041
2009 192,079,951 318,499
2008 190,367,302 317,414
2007 188,552,320 311,566
2006 186,653,106 303,782
2005 184,688,101 296,734
2004 182,675,143 292,074
2003 180,622,688 289,521
2002 178,503,484 287,523
2001 176,301,203 284,968
2000 174,018,282 281,205
1999 171,641,543 277,381
1998 169,159,655 274,047
1997 166,661,659 271,128
1996 164,202,549 268,916
1995 161,735,073 267,468
1994 159,265,006 266,021
1993 156,794,577 263,725
1992 154,275,079 261,057
1991 151,724,256 257,797
1990 149,143,223 254,826
1989 146,502,972 252,852
1988 143,826,357 249,740
1987 141,104,944 245,859
1986 138,336,370 243,180
1985 135,515,595 241,405
1984 132,658,864 239,511
1983 129,790,077 236,977
1982 126,923,155 233,860
1981 124,063,109 230,755
1980 121,207,461 228,138
1979 118,380,821 225,735
1978 115,600,942 223,537
1977 112,875,292 221,799
1976 110,213,349 220,154
1975 107,619,565 217,979
1974 105,089,675 215,209
1973 102,600,976 212,317
1972 100,146,797 209,137
1971 97,739,273 206,098
1970 95,375,651 204,438
1969 93,045,777 203,369
1968 90,741,240 201,488
1967 88,446,124 198,751
1966 86,139,359 195,570
1965 83,817,583 192,286
1964 81,488,595 188,983
1963 79,164,235 185,653
1962 76,865,323 182,378
1961 74,605,447 179,029
1960 72,388,126 175,574

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 63,235 people (a 18.9% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 429,028 people and will still be ranked 173rd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 429K people in 2050 for Iceland.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Iceland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Iceland
2100 -0.73% -0.49%
2099 -0.73% -0.5%
2098 -0.73% -0.5%
2097 -0.73% -0.52%
2096 -0.73% -0.51%
2095 -0.73% -0.51%
2094 -0.73% -0.53%
2093 -0.73% -0.56%
2092 -0.72% -0.55%
2091 -0.72% -0.53%
2090 -0.72% -0.53%
2089 -0.72% -0.57%
2088 -0.71% -0.56%
2087 -0.71% -0.54%
2086 -0.7% -0.54%
2085 -0.7% -0.52%
2084 -0.69% -0.52%
2083 -0.69% -0.49%
2082 -0.68% -0.51%
2081 -0.68% -0.51%
2080 -0.67% -0.49%
2079 -0.66% -0.46%
2078 -0.65% -0.48%
2077 -0.64% -0.42%
2076 -0.63% -0.39%
2075 -0.62% -0.36%
2074 -0.61% -0.34%
2073 -0.6% -0.36%
2072 -0.59% -0.32%
2071 -0.57% -0.31%
2070 -0.56% -0.28%
2069 -0.54% -0.26%
2068 -0.53% -0.27%
2067 -0.51% -0.24%
2066 -0.49% -0.24%
2065 -0.48% -0.21%
2064 -0.46% -0.21%
2063 -0.44% -0.22%
2062 -0.42% -0.17%
2061 -0.4% -0.18%
2060 -0.38% -0.15%
2059 -0.36% -0.13%
2058 -0.34% -0.13%
2057 -0.32% -0.11%
2056 -0.3% -0.09%
2055 -0.28% -0.05%
2054 -0.26% -0.05%
2053 -0.24% -0.04%
2052 -0.22% 0.005%
2051 -0.2% -0.01%
2050 -0.18% 0.008%
2049 -0.15% 0.02%
2048 -0.13% 0.03%
2047 -0.1% 0.04%
2046 -0.08% 0.05%
2045 -0.06% 0.1%
2044 -0.03% 0.15%
2043 -0.007% 0.16%
2042 0.02% 0.17%
2041 0.05% 0.2%
2040 0.06% 0.23%
2039 0.09% 0.26%
2038 0.11% 0.29%
2037 0.13% 0.32%
2036 0.15% 0.36%
2035 0.17% 0.36%
2034 0.18% 0.41%
2033 0.21% 0.45%
2032 0.23% 0.51%
2031 0.25% 0.58%
2030 0.27% 0.63%
2029 0.29% 0.75%
2028 0.32% 0.82%
2027 0.34% 0.92%
2026 0.37% 1.12%
2025 0.38% 1.53%
2024 0.41% 0.22%
2023 0.4% 0.96%
2022 0.36% 2.55%
2021 0.43% 1.65%
2020 0.58% 1.64%
2019 0.65% 2.22%
2018 0.69% 2.71%
2017 0.73% 2.37%
2016 0.76% 1.4%
2015 0.79% 1.05%
2014 0.81% 1.12%
2013 0.81% 0.95%
2012 0.81% 0.53%
2011 0.82% 0.31%
2010 0.84% -0.14%
2009 0.9% 0.34%
2008 0.96% 1.88%
2007 1.02% 2.56%
2006 1.06% 2.38%
2005 1.1% 1.6%
2004 1.14% 0.88%
2003 1.19% 0.69%
2002 1.25% 0.9%
2001 1.31% 1.34%
2000 1.38% 1.38%
1999 1.47% 1.22%
1998 1.5% 1.08%
1997 1.5% 0.82%
1996 1.53% 0.54%
1995 1.55% 0.54%
1994 1.58% 0.87%
1993 1.63% 1.02%
1992 1.68% 1.26%
1991 1.73% 1.17%
1990 1.8% 0.78%
1989 1.86% 1.25%
1988 1.93% 1.58%
1987 2% 1.1%
1986 2.08% 0.74%
1985 2.15% 0.79%
1984 2.21% 1.07%
1983 2.26% 1.33%
1982 2.31% 1.35%
1981 2.36% 1.15%
1980 2.39% 1.06%
1979 2.4% 0.98%
1978 2.41% 0.78%
1977 2.42% 0.75%
1976 2.41% 1%
1975 2.41% 1.29%
1974 2.43% 1.36%
1973 2.45% 1.52%
1972 2.46% 1.47%
1971 2.48% 0.81%
1970 2.5% 0.53%
1969 2.54% 0.93%
1968 2.59% 1.38%
1967 2.68% 1.63%
1966 2.77% 1.71%
1965 2.86% 1.75%
1964 2.94% 1.79%
1963 2.99% 1.8%
1962 3.03% 1.87%
1961 3.06% 1.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Iceland's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Brazil Iceland
Current population
213964342
398674
Population rank 7/197 173/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.005%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
1.49 hours
One birth every
12.3 seconds
2.02 hours
One death every
21 seconds
3.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +16
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +5,898
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 70/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 +2,709
Net migration rank 186/196 56/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 98,818
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 130/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 25.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 23/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Iceland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Iceland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 2,709
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 1,700 3,543
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 1,736 4,630
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 1,719 6,535
2021 919,507 -208,581 2,534 4,911
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 2,199 2,498
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 2,163 5,030
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 1,975 6,638
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 1,854 8,348
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 1,711 4,128
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 1,952 1,499
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 2,324 1,139
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 2,169 1,666
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 2,566 -277
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 2,521 -1,393
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 2,862 -2,055
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 3,026 -4,785
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 2,825 1,138
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 2,617 5,254
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 2,491 5,300
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 2,433 3,925
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 2,425 610
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 2,317 -204
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 2,243 -333
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 2,365 867
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 2,475 1,877
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 2,192 1,165
1998 2,514,728 21,666 2,357 1,014
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 2,305 225
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 2,447 -511
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 2,354 -1,354
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 2,713 -804
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 2,875 -194
1992 2,547,698 14,394 2,898 -225
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 2,733 1,145
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 3,058 -971
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 2,832 -994
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 2,847 1,572
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 2,360 944
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 2,384 -335
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 2,221 -628
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 2,539 -328
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 2,702 170
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 2,736 616
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 2,677 157
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 2,966 -629
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 2,980 -572
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 2,727 -781
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 2,551 -1,079
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 2,951 -1,181
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 2,965 -388
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 2,776 209
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 3,121 -310
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 3,241 362
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 2,782 -231
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 2,576 -1,754
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 2,766 -1,414
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 2,841 -448
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 3,021 47
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 3,305 39
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 3,442 -194
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 3,459 -67
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 3,490 -113
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 3,465 -228
1961 2,240,178 75 3,312 164
1960 2,190,392 4,066 3,758 -269

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people). In Iceland 29% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,543 people) and 71% is from migration (a gain of 47,760 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 98,818 people or 25.1% in Iceland.

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
Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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