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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 3.65 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 3.29% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Brazil vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Italy
2100 164,294,719 35,208,261
2099 165,504,324 35,444,989
2098 166,724,540 35,676,340
2097 167,957,900 35,914,345
2096 169,198,878 36,150,501
2095 170,447,187 36,386,787
2094 171,702,406 36,619,396
2093 172,959,201 36,850,181
2092 174,226,209 37,089,746
2091 175,495,014 37,323,400
2090 176,771,657 37,560,976
2089 178,046,664 37,802,157
2088 179,329,069 38,040,056
2087 180,613,269 38,280,439
2086 181,900,405 38,517,279
2085 183,185,504 38,761,126
2084 184,470,859 39,008,873
2083 185,757,734 39,255,273
2082 187,047,504 39,509,964
2081 188,336,189 39,767,732
2080 189,617,504 40,030,977
2079 190,892,825 40,302,924
2078 192,160,856 40,579,648
2077 193,420,209 40,860,952
2076 194,668,253 41,151,772
2075 195,904,930 41,455,646
2074 197,131,520 41,779,503
2073 198,346,178 42,111,664
2072 199,541,890 42,459,257
2071 200,718,990 42,814,908
2070 201,872,528 43,187,953
2069 203,003,940 43,571,469
2068 204,112,753 43,964,515
2067 205,191,144 44,361,273
2066 206,245,316 44,771,926
2065 207,268,823 45,197,177
2064 208,258,342 45,628,630
2063 209,219,808 46,066,216
2062 210,147,571 46,517,561
2061 211,035,957 46,971,598
2060 211,887,727 47,424,830
2059 212,703,223 47,879,711
2058 213,475,371 48,332,818
2057 214,208,817 48,778,066
2056 214,897,416 49,222,515
2055 215,547,622 49,653,326
2054 216,155,836 50,073,600
2053 216,720,807 50,488,203
2052 217,240,244 50,886,354
2051 217,710,548 51,276,616
2050 218,139,994 51,663,176
2049 218,529,238 52,034,983
2048 218,862,226 52,392,012
2047 219,144,767 52,745,310
2046 219,374,582 53,080,828
2045 219,555,915 53,408,660
2044 219,680,790 53,723,325
2043 219,751,357 54,042,322
2042 219,767,446 54,342,628
2041 219,726,082 54,629,496
2040 219,627,035 54,916,374
2039 219,488,186 55,205,078
2038 219,300,758 55,481,637
2037 219,070,710 55,757,394
2036 218,795,673 56,025,224
2035 218,478,532 56,295,613
2034 218,116,666 56,562,648
2033 217,714,006 56,822,364
2032 217,266,965 57,078,534
2031 216,776,060 57,345,322
2030 216,239,032 57,606,120
2029 215,655,337 57,851,091
2028 215,029,016 58,091,760
2027 214,352,035 58,333,039
2026 213,629,498 58,562,681
2025 212,848,504 58,769,653
2024 211,998,573 58,952,704
2023 211,140,729 58,984,216
2022 210,306,415 59,013,667
2021 209,550,294 59,133,173
2020 208,660,842 59,438,851
2019 207,455,459 59,729,081
2018 206,107,261 60,148,658
2017 204,703,445 60,002,252
2016 203,218,114 60,115,223
2015 201,675,532 60,229,605
2014 200,085,127 60,320,707
2013 198,478,299 60,311,613
2012 196,876,111 60,191,247
2011 195,284,734 60,026,841
2010 193,701,929 59,819,407
2009 192,079,951 59,555,454
2008 190,367,302 59,211,181
2007 188,552,320 58,756,247
2006 186,653,106 58,399,861
2005 184,688,101 58,166,682
2004 182,675,143 57,828,179
2003 180,622,688 57,399,184
2002 178,503,484 57,089,824
2001 176,301,203 56,976,981
2000 174,018,282 56,942,108
1999 171,641,543 56,916,317
1998 169,159,655 56,906,744
1997 166,661,659 56,890,372
1996 164,202,549 56,860,281
1995 161,735,073 56,844,303
1994 159,265,006 56,843,400
1993 156,794,577 56,831,821
1992 154,275,079 56,797,087
1991 151,724,256 56,758,521
1990 149,143,223 56,719,240
1989 146,502,972 56,671,781
1988 143,826,357 56,629,288
1987 141,104,944 56,601,931
1986 138,336,370 56,596,155
1985 135,515,595 56,593,071
1984 132,658,864 56,576,718
1983 129,790,077 56,564,074
1982 126,923,155 56,543,548
1981 124,063,109 56,501,675
1980 121,207,461 56,433,883
1979 118,380,821 56,317,749
1978 115,600,942 56,155,143
1977 112,875,292 55,955,411
1976 110,213,349 55,718,260
1975 107,619,565 55,441,001
1974 105,089,675 55,110,868
1973 102,600,976 54,751,406
1972 100,146,797 54,381,345
1971 97,739,273 54,073,490
1970 95,375,651 53,821,850
1969 93,045,777 53,537,950
1968 90,741,240 53,235,750
1967 88,446,124 52,900,500
1966 86,139,359 52,519,000
1965 83,817,583 52,112,350
1964 81,488,595 51,675,350
1963 79,164,235 51,252,000
1962 76,865,323 50,879,450
1961 74,605,447 50,536,350
1960 72,388,126 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Italy
2100 -0.73% -0.67%
2099 -0.73% -0.65%
2098 -0.73% -0.66%
2097 -0.73% -0.65%
2096 -0.73% -0.65%
2095 -0.73% -0.64%
2094 -0.73% -0.63%
2093 -0.73% -0.65%
2092 -0.72% -0.63%
2091 -0.72% -0.63%
2090 -0.72% -0.64%
2089 -0.72% -0.63%
2088 -0.71% -0.63%
2087 -0.71% -0.61%
2086 -0.7% -0.63%
2085 -0.7% -0.64%
2084 -0.69% -0.63%
2083 -0.69% -0.64%
2082 -0.68% -0.65%
2081 -0.68% -0.66%
2080 -0.67% -0.67%
2079 -0.66% -0.68%
2078 -0.65% -0.69%
2077 -0.64% -0.71%
2076 -0.63% -0.73%
2075 -0.62% -0.78%
2074 -0.61% -0.79%
2073 -0.6% -0.82%
2072 -0.59% -0.83%
2071 -0.57% -0.86%
2070 -0.56% -0.88%
2069 -0.54% -0.89%
2068 -0.53% -0.89%
2067 -0.51% -0.92%
2066 -0.49% -0.94%
2065 -0.48% -0.95%
2064 -0.46% -0.95%
2063 -0.44% -0.97%
2062 -0.42% -0.97%
2061 -0.4% -0.96%
2060 -0.38% -0.95%
2059 -0.36% -0.94%
2058 -0.34% -0.91%
2057 -0.32% -0.9%
2056 -0.3% -0.87%
2055 -0.28% -0.84%
2054 -0.26% -0.82%
2053 -0.24% -0.78%
2052 -0.22% -0.76%
2051 -0.2% -0.75%
2050 -0.18% -0.71%
2049 -0.15% -0.68%
2048 -0.13% -0.67%
2047 -0.1% -0.63%
2046 -0.08% -0.61%
2045 -0.06% -0.59%
2044 -0.03% -0.59%
2043 -0.007% -0.55%
2042 0.02% -0.53%
2041 0.05% -0.52%
2040 0.06% -0.52%
2039 0.09% -0.5%
2038 0.11% -0.49%
2037 0.13% -0.48%
2036 0.15% -0.48%
2035 0.17% -0.47%
2034 0.18% -0.46%
2033 0.21% -0.45%
2032 0.23% -0.47%
2031 0.25% -0.45%
2030 0.27% -0.42%
2029 0.29% -0.41%
2028 0.32% -0.41%
2027 0.34% -0.39%
2026 0.37% -0.35%
2025 0.4% -0.31%
2024 0.41% -0.05%
2023 0.4% -0.05%
2022 0.36% -0.2%
2021 0.43% -0.51%
2020 0.58% -0.49%
2019 0.65% -0.7%
2018 0.69% 0.24%
2017 0.73% -0.19%
2016 0.76% -0.19%
2015 0.79% -0.15%
2014 0.81% 0.02%
2013 0.81% 0.2%
2012 0.81% 0.27%
2011 0.82% 0.35%
2010 0.84% 0.44%
2009 0.9% 0.58%
2008 0.96% 0.77%
2007 1.02% 0.61%
2006 1.06% 0.4%
2005 1.1% 0.59%
2004 1.14% 0.75%
2003 1.19% 0.54%
2002 1.25% 0.2%
2001 1.31% 0.06%
2000 1.38% 0.05%
1999 1.47% 0.02%
1998 1.5% 0.03%
1997 1.5% 0.05%
1996 1.53% 0.03%
1995 1.55% 0.002%
1994 1.58% 0.02%
1993 1.63% 0.06%
1992 1.68% 0.07%
1991 1.73% 0.07%
1990 1.8% 0.08%
1989 1.86% 0.08%
1988 1.93% 0.05%
1987 2% 0.01%
1986 2.08% 0.005%
1985 2.15% 0.03%
1984 2.21% 0.02%
1983 2.26% 0.04%
1982 2.31% 0.07%
1981 2.36% 0.12%
1980 2.39% 0.21%
1979 2.4% 0.29%
1978 2.41% 0.36%
1977 2.42% 0.43%
1976 2.41% 0.5%
1975 2.41% 0.6%
1974 2.43% 0.66%
1973 2.45% 0.68%
1972 2.46% 0.57%
1971 2.48% 0.47%
1970 2.5% 0.53%
1969 2.54% 0.57%
1968 2.59% 0.63%
1967 2.68% 0.73%
1966 2.77% 0.78%
1965 2.86% 0.85%
1964 2.94% 0.83%
1963 2.99% 0.73%
1962 3.03% 0.68%
1961 3.06% 0.67%

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 Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Brazil Italy
Current population
213824938
58562681
Population rank 7/197 26/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.71%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -86
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 170/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +75,448
Net migration rank 186/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 75,448
2024 - -225,510 - 95,246
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -283,125 150,189
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -318,674 231,228
2021 919,507 -208,581 -301,579 157,327
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -338,801 85,281
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -215,025 46,634
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -192,475 83,686
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 -192,007 95,147
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 -138,265 84,568
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 -162,620 39,389
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 -96,513 52,679
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 -90,468 158,090
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 -78,248 252,524
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 -48,021 198,544
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 -23,928 274,387
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 -17,866 283,676
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 -11,842 422,534
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 -5,876 495,092
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 0 215,995
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 -17,450 258,702
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 11,566 417,970
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 -40,179 478,578
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 -22,836 223,861
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 -11,396 48,903
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 -17,082 56,065
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 -22,766 54,405
1998 2,514,728 21,666 -39,835 67,985
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 -22,756 50,539
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 -22,744 53,450
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 -34,107 -460,287
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 -17,053 502,750
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 0 24,321
1992 2,547,698 14,394 22,718 51,747
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 11,352 19,721
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 22,688 35,317
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 28,336 19,540
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 33,977 18,553
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 16,980 7,825
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 11,319 -6,206
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 28,297 6,911
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 50,919 203
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 33,939 -3,733
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 79,161 -24,223
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 73,452 7,182
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 84,650 295,642
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 129,531 42,637
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 168,465 43,932
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 190,248 42,246
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 228,445 40,885
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 271,660 43,051
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 336,176 42,487
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 328,508 41,631
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 364,355 43,182
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 383,922 -58,627
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 376,753 -62,216
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 390,827 -45,346
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 399,268 -50,149
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 439,074 -37,992
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 488,427 -35,352
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 474,222 -36,267
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 527,089 -27,368
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 440,767 -28,198
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 427,387 -25,840
1961 2,240,178 75 459,880 -129,761
1960 2,190,392 4,066 426,697 -140,765

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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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