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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 4.43 times bigger than Iraq's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 3.16% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Brazil vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Iraq
2100 164,294,719 101,632,594
2099 165,504,324 101,421,266
2098 166,724,540 101,212,536
2097 167,957,900 100,980,835
2096 169,198,878 100,724,441
2095 170,447,187 100,464,590
2094 171,702,406 100,194,041
2093 172,959,201 99,876,174
2092 174,226,209 99,532,041
2091 175,495,014 99,203,830
2090 176,771,657 98,886,956
2089 178,046,664 98,513,025
2088 179,329,069 98,144,039
2087 180,613,269 97,767,537
2086 181,900,405 97,325,026
2085 183,185,504 96,873,007
2084 184,470,859 96,448,602
2083 185,757,734 95,991,166
2082 187,047,504 95,509,663
2081 188,336,189 95,009,326
2080 189,617,504 94,507,216
2079 190,892,825 93,960,228
2078 192,160,856 93,417,384
2077 193,420,209 92,903,983
2076 194,668,253 92,359,592
2075 195,904,930 91,825,254
2074 197,131,520 91,229,266
2073 198,346,178 90,571,021
2072 199,541,890 89,918,374
2071 200,718,990 89,265,548
2070 201,872,528 88,596,492
2069 203,003,940 87,909,474
2068 204,112,753 87,220,494
2067 205,191,144 86,513,996
2066 206,245,316 85,734,530
2065 207,268,823 84,971,898
2064 208,258,342 84,191,350
2063 209,219,808 83,387,951
2062 210,147,571 82,604,577
2061 211,035,957 81,800,637
2060 211,887,727 80,951,008
2059 212,703,223 80,141,868
2058 213,475,371 79,319,543
2057 214,208,817 78,477,339
2056 214,897,416 77,609,202
2055 215,547,622 76,739,924
2054 216,155,836 75,857,125
2053 216,720,807 74,952,948
2052 217,240,244 74,072,580
2051 217,710,548 73,150,234
2050 218,139,994 72,235,938
2049 218,529,238 71,272,122
2048 218,862,226 70,316,860
2047 219,144,767 69,347,823
2046 219,374,582 68,400,664
2045 219,555,915 67,435,953
2044 219,680,790 66,447,309
2043 219,751,357 65,453,565
2042 219,767,446 64,433,831
2041 219,726,082 63,408,709
2040 219,627,035 62,360,117
2039 219,488,186 61,289,355
2038 219,300,758 60,253,073
2037 219,070,710 59,221,658
2036 218,795,673 58,155,990
2035 218,478,532 57,127,999
2034 218,116,666 56,087,695
2033 217,714,006 55,051,140
2032 217,266,965 54,002,289
2031 216,776,060 52,991,443
2030 216,239,032 51,986,773
2029 215,655,337 50,982,563
2028 215,029,016 50,001,133
2027 214,352,035 49,014,822
2026 213,629,498 48,020,334
2025 212,848,504 47,020,527
2024 211,998,573 46,042,015
2023 211,140,729 45,074,049
2022 210,306,415 44,070,551
2021 209,550,294 43,071,211
2020 208,660,842 42,116,605
2019 207,455,459 41,192,171
2018 206,107,261 40,265,624
2017 204,703,445 39,337,353
2016 203,218,114 38,469,627
2015 201,675,532 37,560,535
2014 200,085,127 36,550,059
2013 198,478,299 35,281,989
2012 196,876,111 33,654,842
2011 195,284,734 32,161,424
2010 193,701,929 31,045,366
2009 192,079,951 30,058,206
2008 190,367,302 28,971,036
2007 188,552,320 28,391,607
2006 186,653,106 28,616,515
2005 184,688,101 28,407,448
2004 182,675,143 27,577,878
2003 180,622,688 26,802,659
2002 178,503,484 26,006,559
2001 176,301,203 25,197,840
2000 174,018,282 24,424,056
1999 171,641,543 23,636,527
1998 169,159,655 22,884,399
1997 166,661,659 22,176,593
1996 164,202,549 21,501,321
1995 161,735,073 20,825,860
1994 159,265,006 20,139,807
1993 156,794,577 19,201,195
1992 154,275,079 18,300,845
1991 151,724,256 17,767,253
1990 149,143,223 17,581,206
1989 146,502,972 17,364,542
1988 143,826,357 16,908,819
1987 141,104,944 16,521,049
1986 138,336,370 16,074,145
1985 135,515,595 15,683,430
1984 132,658,864 15,310,733
1983 129,790,077 14,840,555
1982 126,923,155 14,406,083
1981 124,063,109 14,006,381
1980 121,207,461 13,591,992
1979 118,380,821 13,170,365
1978 115,600,942 12,753,355
1977 112,875,292 12,331,046
1976 110,213,349 11,927,651
1975 107,619,565 11,543,639
1974 105,089,675 11,167,761
1973 102,600,976 10,795,869
1972 100,146,797 10,430,164
1971 97,739,273 10,077,809
1970 95,375,651 9,735,611
1969 93,045,777 9,403,356
1968 90,741,240 9,085,016
1967 88,446,124 8,778,869
1966 86,139,359 8,485,104
1965 83,817,583 8,202,140
1964 81,488,595 7,929,566
1963 79,164,235 7,667,928
1962 76,865,323 7,413,875
1961 74,605,447 7,194,553
1960 72,388,126 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Iraq
2100 -0.73% 0.21%
2099 -0.73% 0.21%
2098 -0.73% 0.23%
2097 -0.73% 0.25%
2096 -0.73% 0.26%
2095 -0.73% 0.27%
2094 -0.73% 0.32%
2093 -0.73% 0.35%
2092 -0.72% 0.33%
2091 -0.72% 0.32%
2090 -0.72% 0.38%
2089 -0.72% 0.38%
2088 -0.71% 0.39%
2087 -0.71% 0.45%
2086 -0.7% 0.47%
2085 -0.7% 0.44%
2084 -0.69% 0.48%
2083 -0.69% 0.5%
2082 -0.68% 0.53%
2081 -0.68% 0.53%
2080 -0.67% 0.58%
2079 -0.66% 0.58%
2078 -0.65% 0.55%
2077 -0.64% 0.59%
2076 -0.63% 0.58%
2075 -0.62% 0.65%
2074 -0.61% 0.73%
2073 -0.6% 0.73%
2072 -0.59% 0.73%
2071 -0.57% 0.76%
2070 -0.56% 0.78%
2069 -0.54% 0.79%
2068 -0.53% 0.82%
2067 -0.51% 0.91%
2066 -0.49% 0.9%
2065 -0.48% 0.93%
2064 -0.46% 0.96%
2063 -0.44% 0.95%
2062 -0.42% 0.98%
2061 -0.4% 1.05%
2060 -0.38% 1.01%
2059 -0.36% 1.04%
2058 -0.34% 1.07%
2057 -0.32% 1.12%
2056 -0.3% 1.13%
2055 -0.28% 1.16%
2054 -0.26% 1.21%
2053 -0.24% 1.19%
2052 -0.22% 1.26%
2051 -0.2% 1.27%
2050 -0.18% 1.35%
2049 -0.15% 1.36%
2048 -0.13% 1.4%
2047 -0.1% 1.38%
2046 -0.08% 1.43%
2045 -0.06% 1.49%
2044 -0.03% 1.52%
2043 -0.007% 1.58%
2042 0.02% 1.62%
2041 0.05% 1.68%
2040 0.06% 1.75%
2039 0.09% 1.72%
2038 0.11% 1.74%
2037 0.13% 1.83%
2036 0.15% 1.8%
2035 0.17% 1.85%
2034 0.18% 1.88%
2033 0.21% 1.94%
2032 0.23% 1.91%
2031 0.25% 1.93%
2030 0.27% 1.97%
2029 0.29% 1.96%
2028 0.32% 2.01%
2027 0.34% 2.07%
2026 0.37% 2.13%
2025 0.4% 2.13%
2024 0.41% 2.15%
2023 0.4% 2.28%
2022 0.36% 2.32%
2021 0.43% 2.27%
2020 0.58% 2.24%
2019 0.65% 2.3%
2018 0.69% 2.36%
2017 0.73% 2.26%
2016 0.76% 2.42%
2015 0.79% 2.76%
2014 0.81% 3.59%
2013 0.81% 4.83%
2012 0.81% 4.64%
2011 0.82% 3.59%
2010 0.84% 3.28%
2009 0.9% 3.75%
2008 0.96% 2.04%
2007 1.02% -0.79%
2006 1.06% 0.74%
2005 1.1% 3.01%
2004 1.14% 2.89%
2003 1.19% 3.06%
2002 1.25% 3.21%
2001 1.31% 3.17%
2000 1.38% 3.33%
1999 1.47% 3.29%
1998 1.5% 3.19%
1997 1.5% 3.14%
1996 1.53% 3.24%
1995 1.55% 3.41%
1994 1.58% 4.89%
1993 1.63% 4.92%
1992 1.68% 3%
1991 1.73% 1.06%
1990 1.8% 1.25%
1989 1.86% 2.7%
1988 1.93% 2.35%
1987 2% 2.78%
1986 2.08% 2.49%
1985 2.15% 2.43%
1984 2.21% 3.17%
1983 2.26% 3.02%
1982 2.31% 2.85%
1981 2.36% 3.05%
1980 2.39% 3.2%
1979 2.4% 3.27%
1978 2.41% 3.42%
1977 2.42% 3.38%
1976 2.41% 3.33%
1975 2.41% 3.37%
1974 2.43% 3.44%
1973 2.45% 3.51%
1972 2.46% 3.5%
1971 2.48% 3.51%
1970 2.5% 3.53%
1969 2.54% 3.5%
1968 2.59% 3.49%
1967 2.68% 3.46%
1966 2.77% 3.45%
1965 2.86% 3.44%
1964 2.94% 3.41%
1963 2.99% 3.43%
1962 3.03% 3.05%
1961 3.06% 2.46%

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/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Brazil Iraq
Current population
213824938
48289334
Population rank 7/197 33/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.58%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
32.6 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
27.2 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 46/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -1,064
Net migration rank 186/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -1,064
2024 - -225,510 - -17,735
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 973,420 -5,710
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 962,501 76,821
2021 919,507 -208,581 941,924 17,474
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 919,953 29,858
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 942,972 -43,919
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 938,310 15,775
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 924,507 -21,998
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 946,968 -113,980
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 1,026,036 474,379
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 999,987 753,907
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 971,082 261,880
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 906,369 92,779
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 855,096 120,092
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 802,382 396,792
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 784,119 -824,428
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 776,603 51,019
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 761,563 69,948
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 746,159 -27,236
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 739,419 133,839
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 729,704 14,451
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 715,771 87,624
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 702,170 69,491
1998 2,514,728 21,666 684,152 48,446
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 667,582 15,429
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 652,866 14,652
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 642,977 40,424
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 634,344 54,355
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 606,700 581,818
1992 2,547,698 14,394 591,886 20,292
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 550,146 -95,155
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 518,575 -601,469
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 496,852 19,392
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 476,778 -81,562
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 488,742 -108,426
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 474,348 39,136
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 467,445 -199,505
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 455,740 21,709
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 439,800 23,115
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 428,336 -22,302
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 416,998 -23,640
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 419,653 15,757
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 428,458 -20,617
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 418,756 7,434
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 410,229 8,204
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 402,260 -13,915
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 385,916 -6,237
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 376,197 -4,090
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 373,191 -1,507
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 362,334 -2,600
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 351,464 -6,479
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 338,030 1,377
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 324,792 312
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 310,644 928
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 298,192 2,531
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 285,507 1,298
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 274,551 4,555
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 262,825 3,224
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 254,046 3,197
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 247,520 3,343
1961 2,240,178 75 184,792 2,981
1960 2,190,392 4,066 155,651 1,573

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/iraq | 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 Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

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
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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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