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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 6.92 times bigger than Brazil's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 20.4% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Brazil vs India: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil India
2100 164,294,719 1,515,897,176
2099 165,504,324 1,523,583,618
2098 166,724,540 1,531,281,096
2097 167,957,900 1,538,914,978
2096 169,198,878 1,546,515,506
2095 170,447,187 1,554,100,337
2094 171,702,406 1,561,632,624
2093 172,959,201 1,569,112,481
2092 174,226,209 1,576,470,228
2091 175,495,014 1,583,793,450
2090 176,771,657 1,591,038,578
2089 178,046,664 1,598,165,996
2088 179,329,069 1,605,169,643
2087 180,613,269 1,612,023,916
2086 181,900,405 1,618,795,931
2085 183,185,504 1,625,424,591
2084 184,470,859 1,631,854,605
2083 185,757,734 1,638,132,423
2082 187,047,504 1,644,206,476
2081 188,336,189 1,650,106,942
2080 189,617,504 1,655,799,569
2079 190,892,825 1,661,261,962
2078 192,160,856 1,666,477,951
2077 193,420,209 1,671,444,317
2076 194,668,253 1,676,151,275
2075 195,904,930 1,680,606,119
2074 197,131,520 1,684,743,082
2073 198,346,178 1,688,579,113
2072 199,541,890 1,692,138,648
2071 200,718,990 1,695,351,098
2070 201,872,528 1,698,255,829
2069 203,003,940 1,700,813,392
2068 204,112,753 1,703,025,450
2067 205,191,144 1,704,872,725
2066 206,245,316 1,706,347,017
2065 207,268,823 1,707,540,131
2064 208,258,342 1,708,362,011
2063 209,219,808 1,708,845,280
2062 210,147,571 1,709,011,618
2061 211,035,957 1,708,866,368
2060 211,887,727 1,708,344,645
2059 212,703,223 1,707,488,768
2058 213,475,371 1,706,314,224
2057 214,208,817 1,704,805,210
2056 214,897,416 1,703,013,988
2055 215,547,622 1,700,890,479
2054 216,155,836 1,698,473,703
2053 216,720,807 1,695,661,388
2052 217,240,244 1,692,531,993
2051 217,710,548 1,689,057,795
2050 218,139,994 1,685,236,057
2049 218,529,238 1,681,083,344
2048 218,862,226 1,676,576,931
2047 219,144,767 1,671,678,054
2046 219,374,582 1,666,371,707
2045 219,555,915 1,660,667,112
2044 219,680,790 1,654,556,840
2043 219,751,357 1,648,067,988
2042 219,767,446 1,641,136,901
2041 219,726,082 1,633,771,970
2040 219,627,035 1,625,990,392
2039 219,488,186 1,617,818,911
2038 219,300,758 1,609,238,166
2037 219,070,710 1,600,212,760
2036 218,795,673 1,590,731,970
2035 218,478,532 1,580,864,963
2034 218,116,666 1,570,629,033
2033 217,714,006 1,560,043,145
2032 217,266,965 1,549,098,676
2031 216,776,060 1,537,810,507
2030 216,239,032 1,526,192,552
2029 215,655,337 1,514,274,850
2028 215,029,016 1,502,102,657
2027 214,352,035 1,489,628,314
2026 213,629,498 1,476,911,618
2025 212,848,504 1,463,993,377
2024 211,998,573 1,450,935,791
2023 211,140,729 1,438,069,596
2022 210,306,415 1,425,423,212
2021 209,550,294 1,414,203,896
2020 208,660,842 1,402,617,695
2019 207,455,459 1,389,030,312
2018 206,107,261 1,374,659,064
2017 204,703,445 1,359,657,400
2016 203,218,114 1,343,944,296
2015 201,675,532 1,328,024,498
2014 200,085,127 1,312,277,191
2013 198,478,299 1,295,829,511
2012 196,876,111 1,278,674,502
2011 195,284,734 1,261,224,954
2010 193,701,929 1,243,481,564
2009 192,079,951 1,225,524,753
2008 190,367,302 1,207,930,964
2007 188,552,320 1,190,676,021
2006 186,653,106 1,172,878,890
2005 184,688,101 1,154,676,322
2004 182,675,143 1,135,991,513
2003 180,622,688 1,116,803,006
2002 178,503,484 1,097,600,380
2001 176,301,203 1,077,898,575
2000 174,018,282 1,057,922,733
1999 171,641,543 1,038,225,823
1998 169,159,655 1,018,665,080
1997 166,661,659 999,133,762
1996 164,202,549 979,678,458
1995 161,735,073 960,301,044
1994 159,265,006 941,163,767
1993 156,794,577 922,118,387
1992 154,275,079 902,957,070
1991 151,724,256 883,927,600
1990 149,143,223 864,972,221
1989 146,502,972 846,039,529
1988 143,826,357 827,342,990
1987 141,104,944 808,931,270
1986 138,336,370 790,689,978
1985 135,515,595 772,647,793
1984 132,658,864 754,875,449
1983 129,790,077 737,372,681
1982 126,923,155 720,313,473
1981 124,063,109 703,696,250
1980 121,207,461 687,354,025
1979 118,380,821 671,155,747
1978 115,600,942 655,728,229
1977 112,875,292 640,801,103
1976 110,213,349 625,861,883
1975 107,619,565 611,309,535
1974 105,089,675 597,041,391
1973 102,600,976 583,465,598
1972 100,146,797 570,482,142
1971 97,739,273 558,096,387
1970 95,375,651 545,864,268
1969 93,045,777 533,880,544
1968 90,741,240 522,716,889
1967 88,446,124 511,606,372
1966 86,139,359 500,740,247
1965 83,817,583 490,140,146
1964 81,488,595 479,229,598
1963 79,164,235 468,138,575
1962 76,865,323 457,283,090
1961 74,605,447 446,564,729
1960 72,388,126 435,990,338

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 India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil India
2100 -0.73% -0.5%
2099 -0.73% -0.5%
2098 -0.73% -0.5%
2097 -0.73% -0.49%
2096 -0.73% -0.49%
2095 -0.73% -0.48%
2094 -0.73% -0.48%
2093 -0.73% -0.47%
2092 -0.72% -0.46%
2091 -0.72% -0.46%
2090 -0.72% -0.45%
2089 -0.72% -0.44%
2088 -0.71% -0.43%
2087 -0.71% -0.42%
2086 -0.7% -0.41%
2085 -0.7% -0.39%
2084 -0.69% -0.38%
2083 -0.69% -0.37%
2082 -0.68% -0.36%
2081 -0.68% -0.34%
2080 -0.67% -0.33%
2079 -0.66% -0.31%
2078 -0.65% -0.3%
2077 -0.64% -0.28%
2076 -0.63% -0.27%
2075 -0.62% -0.25%
2074 -0.61% -0.23%
2073 -0.6% -0.21%
2072 -0.59% -0.19%
2071 -0.57% -0.17%
2070 -0.56% -0.15%
2069 -0.54% -0.13%
2068 -0.53% -0.11%
2067 -0.51% -0.09%
2066 -0.49% -0.07%
2065 -0.48% -0.05%
2064 -0.46% -0.03%
2063 -0.44% -0.01%
2062 -0.42% 0.008%
2061 -0.4% 0.03%
2060 -0.38% 0.05%
2059 -0.36% 0.07%
2058 -0.34% 0.09%
2057 -0.32% 0.11%
2056 -0.3% 0.12%
2055 -0.28% 0.14%
2054 -0.26% 0.17%
2053 -0.24% 0.18%
2052 -0.22% 0.21%
2051 -0.2% 0.23%
2050 -0.18% 0.25%
2049 -0.15% 0.27%
2048 -0.13% 0.29%
2047 -0.1% 0.32%
2046 -0.08% 0.34%
2045 -0.06% 0.37%
2044 -0.03% 0.39%
2043 -0.007% 0.42%
2042 0.02% 0.45%
2041 0.05% 0.48%
2040 0.06% 0.51%
2039 0.09% 0.53%
2038 0.11% 0.56%
2037 0.13% 0.6%
2036 0.15% 0.62%
2035 0.17% 0.65%
2034 0.18% 0.68%
2033 0.21% 0.71%
2032 0.23% 0.73%
2031 0.25% 0.76%
2030 0.27% 0.79%
2029 0.29% 0.81%
2028 0.32% 0.84%
2027 0.34% 0.86%
2026 0.37% 0.88%
2025 0.4% 0.9%
2024 0.41% 0.89%
2023 0.4% 0.89%
2022 0.36% 0.79%
2021 0.43% 0.83%
2020 0.58% 0.98%
2019 0.65% 1.05%
2018 0.69% 1.1%
2017 0.73% 1.17%
2016 0.76% 1.2%
2015 0.79% 1.2%
2014 0.81% 1.27%
2013 0.81% 1.34%
2012 0.81% 1.38%
2011 0.82% 1.43%
2010 0.84% 1.47%
2009 0.9% 1.46%
2008 0.96% 1.45%
2007 1.02% 1.52%
2006 1.06% 1.58%
2005 1.1% 1.64%
2004 1.14% 1.72%
2003 1.19% 1.75%
2002 1.25% 1.83%
2001 1.31% 1.89%
2000 1.38% 1.9%
1999 1.47% 1.92%
1998 1.5% 1.95%
1997 1.5% 1.99%
1996 1.53% 2.02%
1995 1.55% 2.03%
1994 1.58% 2.07%
1993 1.63% 2.12%
1992 1.68% 2.15%
1991 1.73% 2.19%
1990 1.8% 2.24%
1989 1.86% 2.26%
1988 1.93% 2.28%
1987 2% 2.31%
1986 2.08% 2.34%
1985 2.15% 2.35%
1984 2.21% 2.37%
1983 2.26% 2.37%
1982 2.31% 2.36%
1981 2.36% 2.38%
1980 2.39% 2.41%
1979 2.4% 2.35%
1978 2.41% 2.33%
1977 2.42% 2.39%
1976 2.41% 2.38%
1975 2.41% 2.39%
1974 2.43% 2.33%
1973 2.45% 2.28%
1972 2.46% 2.22%
1971 2.48% 2.24%
1970 2.5% 2.24%
1969 2.54% 2.14%
1968 2.59% 2.17%
1967 2.68% 2.17%
1966 2.77% 2.16%
1965 2.86% 2.28%
1964 2.94% 2.37%
1963 2.99% 2.37%
1962 3.03% 2.4%
1961 3.06% 2.43%

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 India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Brazil India
Current population
213824938
1480351380
Population rank 7/197 1/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 17.9%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
2.45 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.36 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 107/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -495,753
Net migration rank 186/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -495,753
2024 - -225,510 - -630,830
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 919,507 -208,581 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 16,202,593 81,248
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 2,514,728 21,666 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 19,494,098 880
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 19,152,399 2,364
1992 2,547,698 14,394 19,132,757 35,155
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 18,893,588 125,514
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 17,219,127 119,694
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 16,422,159 33,243
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 16,018,786 210,914
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 15,392,957 774,094
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 14,575,662 590,626
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 14,435,504 275,984
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 13,958,642 434,205
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 13,795,836 347,869
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 12,417,866 233,782
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 11,016,705 21,640
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 2,240,178 75 10,468,816 295,177
1960 2,190,392 4,066 10,237,489 146,955

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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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