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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 1.35 times bigger than Brazil's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 6.06% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Brazil vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Indonesia
2100 164,294,719 297,263,579
2099 165,504,324 298,386,561
2098 166,724,540 299,496,396
2097 167,957,900 300,596,542
2096 169,198,878 301,680,965
2095 170,447,187 302,745,817
2094 171,702,406 303,798,670
2093 172,959,201 304,837,512
2092 174,226,209 305,857,297
2091 175,495,014 306,853,321
2090 176,771,657 307,827,852
2089 178,046,664 308,775,620
2088 179,329,069 309,700,566
2087 180,613,269 310,605,359
2086 181,900,405 311,483,180
2085 183,185,504 312,332,996
2084 184,470,859 313,155,965
2083 185,757,734 313,952,990
2082 187,047,504 314,719,759
2081 188,336,189 315,453,880
2080 189,617,504 316,158,503
2079 190,892,825 316,839,281
2078 192,160,856 317,487,448
2077 193,420,209 318,105,938
2076 194,668,253 318,684,532
2075 195,904,930 319,239,982
2074 197,131,520 319,759,087
2073 198,346,178 320,251,181
2072 199,541,890 320,709,370
2071 200,718,990 321,136,059
2070 201,872,528 321,534,979
2069 203,003,940 321,908,058
2068 204,112,753 322,252,027
2067 205,191,144 322,566,642
2066 206,245,316 322,849,032
2065 207,268,823 323,098,730
2064 208,258,342 323,318,973
2063 209,219,808 323,506,247
2062 210,147,571 323,662,911
2061 211,035,957 323,784,985
2060 211,887,727 323,865,045
2059 212,703,223 323,904,988
2058 213,475,371 323,894,318
2057 214,208,817 323,837,237
2056 214,897,416 323,721,448
2055 215,547,622 323,552,405
2054 216,155,836 323,324,404
2053 216,720,807 323,032,528
2052 217,240,244 322,677,809
2051 217,710,548 322,252,898
2050 218,139,994 321,749,772
2049 218,529,238 321,169,163
2048 218,862,226 320,507,607
2047 219,144,767 319,778,332
2046 219,374,582 318,970,565
2045 219,555,915 318,077,606
2044 219,680,790 317,100,688
2043 219,751,357 316,041,251
2042 219,767,446 314,905,847
2041 219,726,082 313,692,611
2040 219,627,035 312,407,319
2039 219,488,186 311,049,484
2038 219,300,758 309,626,850
2037 219,070,710 308,137,773
2036 218,795,673 306,592,068
2035 218,478,532 304,988,219
2034 218,116,666 303,322,890
2033 217,714,006 301,599,483
2032 217,266,965 299,828,261
2031 216,776,060 298,003,267
2030 216,239,032 296,127,253
2029 215,655,337 294,190,935
2028 215,029,016 292,188,833
2027 214,352,035 290,114,110
2026 213,629,498 287,972,484
2025 212,848,504 285,765,617
2024 211,998,573 283,487,931
2023 211,140,729 281,190,067
2022 210,306,415 278,830,529
2021 209,550,294 276,758,053
2020 208,660,842 274,814,866
2019 207,455,459 272,489,381
2018 206,107,261 269,951,846
2017 204,703,445 267,346,658
2016 203,218,114 264,627,418
2015 201,675,532 261,799,249
2014 200,085,127 258,877,399
2013 198,478,299 255,852,467
2012 196,876,111 252,698,525
2011 195,284,734 249,470,032
2010 193,701,929 246,305,322
2009 192,079,951 243,220,028
2008 190,367,302 240,157,903
2007 188,552,320 237,062,337
2006 186,653,106 233,951,652
2005 184,688,101 230,871,650
2004 182,675,143 227,926,649
2003 180,622,688 225,048,008
2002 178,503,484 222,088,495
2001 176,301,203 219,097,902
2000 174,018,282 216,077,790
1999 171,641,543 213,004,668
1998 169,159,655 209,826,788
1997 166,661,659 206,536,095
1996 164,202,549 203,204,348
1995 161,735,073 199,888,057
1994 159,265,006 196,591,828
1993 156,794,577 193,305,168
1992 154,275,079 190,043,744
1991 151,724,256 186,778,238
1990 149,143,223 183,501,098
1989 146,502,972 180,201,630
1988 143,826,357 176,855,065
1987 141,104,944 173,511,154
1986 138,336,370 170,175,065
1985 135,515,595 166,776,185
1984 132,658,864 163,251,124
1983 129,790,077 159,651,381
1982 126,923,155 156,052,152
1981 124,063,109 152,485,035
1980 121,207,461 148,950,540
1979 118,380,821 145,434,834
1978 115,600,942 141,953,163
1977 112,875,292 138,533,541
1976 110,213,349 135,173,655
1975 107,619,565 131,843,848
1974 105,089,675 128,555,045
1973 102,600,976 125,288,515
1972 100,146,797 122,039,841
1971 97,739,273 118,833,702
1970 95,375,651 115,657,495
1969 93,045,777 112,517,639
1968 90,741,240 109,450,006
1967 88,446,124 106,526,393
1966 86,139,359 103,792,754
1965 83,817,583 101,365,130
1964 81,488,595 98,833,749
1963 79,164,235 96,051,424
1962 76,865,323 93,375,850
1961 74,605,447 90,791,249
1960 72,388,126 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Indonesia
2100 -0.73% -0.38%
2099 -0.73% -0.37%
2098 -0.73% -0.37%
2097 -0.73% -0.36%
2096 -0.73% -0.35%
2095 -0.73% -0.35%
2094 -0.73% -0.34%
2093 -0.73% -0.33%
2092 -0.72% -0.32%
2091 -0.72% -0.32%
2090 -0.72% -0.31%
2089 -0.72% -0.3%
2088 -0.71% -0.29%
2087 -0.71% -0.28%
2086 -0.7% -0.27%
2085 -0.7% -0.26%
2084 -0.69% -0.25%
2083 -0.69% -0.24%
2082 -0.68% -0.23%
2081 -0.68% -0.22%
2080 -0.67% -0.21%
2079 -0.66% -0.2%
2078 -0.65% -0.19%
2077 -0.64% -0.18%
2076 -0.63% -0.17%
2075 -0.62% -0.16%
2074 -0.61% -0.15%
2073 -0.6% -0.14%
2072 -0.59% -0.13%
2071 -0.57% -0.12%
2070 -0.56% -0.12%
2069 -0.54% -0.11%
2068 -0.53% -0.1%
2067 -0.51% -0.09%
2066 -0.49% -0.08%
2065 -0.48% -0.07%
2064 -0.46% -0.06%
2063 -0.44% -0.05%
2062 -0.42% -0.04%
2061 -0.4% -0.02%
2060 -0.38% -0.01%
2059 -0.36% 0.003%
2058 -0.34% 0.02%
2057 -0.32% 0.04%
2056 -0.3% 0.05%
2055 -0.28% 0.07%
2054 -0.26% 0.09%
2053 -0.24% 0.11%
2052 -0.22% 0.13%
2051 -0.2% 0.16%
2050 -0.18% 0.18%
2049 -0.15% 0.21%
2048 -0.13% 0.23%
2047 -0.1% 0.25%
2046 -0.08% 0.28%
2045 -0.06% 0.31%
2044 -0.03% 0.34%
2043 -0.007% 0.36%
2042 0.02% 0.39%
2041 0.05% 0.41%
2040 0.06% 0.44%
2039 0.09% 0.46%
2038 0.11% 0.48%
2037 0.13% 0.5%
2036 0.15% 0.53%
2035 0.17% 0.55%
2034 0.18% 0.57%
2033 0.21% 0.59%
2032 0.23% 0.61%
2031 0.25% 0.63%
2030 0.27% 0.66%
2029 0.29% 0.69%
2028 0.32% 0.72%
2027 0.34% 0.74%
2026 0.37% 0.77%
2025 0.4% 0.8%
2024 0.41% 0.82%
2023 0.4% 0.85%
2022 0.36% 0.75%
2021 0.43% 0.71%
2020 0.58% 0.85%
2019 0.65% 0.94%
2018 0.69% 0.97%
2017 0.73% 1.03%
2016 0.76% 1.08%
2015 0.79% 1.13%
2014 0.81% 1.18%
2013 0.81% 1.25%
2012 0.81% 1.29%
2011 0.82% 1.28%
2010 0.84% 1.27%
2009 0.9% 1.28%
2008 0.96% 1.31%
2007 1.02% 1.33%
2006 1.06% 1.33%
2005 1.1% 1.29%
2004 1.14% 1.28%
2003 1.19% 1.33%
2002 1.25% 1.36%
2001 1.31% 1.4%
2000 1.38% 1.44%
1999 1.47% 1.51%
1998 1.5% 1.59%
1997 1.5% 1.64%
1996 1.53% 1.66%
1995 1.55% 1.68%
1994 1.58% 1.7%
1993 1.63% 1.72%
1992 1.68% 1.75%
1991 1.73% 1.79%
1990 1.8% 1.83%
1989 1.86% 1.89%
1988 1.93% 1.93%
1987 2% 1.96%
1986 2.08% 2.04%
1985 2.15% 2.16%
1984 2.21% 2.25%
1983 2.26% 2.31%
1982 2.31% 2.34%
1981 2.36% 2.37%
1980 2.39% 2.42%
1979 2.4% 2.45%
1978 2.41% 2.47%
1977 2.42% 2.49%
1976 2.41% 2.53%
1975 2.41% 2.56%
1974 2.43% 2.61%
1973 2.45% 2.66%
1972 2.46% 2.7%
1971 2.48% 2.75%
1970 2.5% 2.79%
1969 2.54% 2.8%
1968 2.59% 2.74%
1967 2.68% 2.63%
1966 2.77% 2.39%
1965 2.86% 2.56%
1964 2.94% 2.9%
1963 2.99% 2.87%
1962 3.03% 2.85%
1961 3.06% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Brazil Indonesia
Current population
213824938
288551776
Population rank 7/197 4/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 3.48%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 115/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -39,509
Net migration rank 186/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -39,509
2024 - -225,510 - -38,469
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 919,507 -208,581 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 2,514,728 21,666 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 2,547,698 14,394 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 3,288,791 3,096
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 3,250,906 11,539
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 3,316,792 19,905
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 3,331,242 25,383
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 3,304,520 26,705
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 3,309,905 30,988
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 3,419,412 37,451
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 3,549,570 43,693
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 3,558,949 47,375
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 3,545,504 46,792
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 3,497,244 44,710
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 3,484,846 42,254
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 3,460,621 43,900
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 3,412,980 45,911
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 3,334,779 45,610
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 3,291,479 48,010
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 3,263,794 56,386
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 3,196,136 61,188
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 3,210,643 64,991
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 3,149,726 72,007
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 3,111,304 79,264
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 3,080,421 81,368
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 3,034,825 82,955
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 2,961,608 55,731
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 2,700,138 144,819
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 2,609,526 110,166
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 2,525,163 106,264
1961 2,240,178 75 2,434,113 103,628
1960 2,190,392 4,066 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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