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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 3.64 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 3.28% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% 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 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Brazil vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Italy
2100 164,266,855 35,295,729
2099 165,476,254 35,533,045
2098 166,696,264 35,764,971
2097 167,929,414 36,003,567
2096 169,170,182 36,240,310
2095 170,418,279 36,477,183
2094 171,673,285 36,710,370
2093 172,929,867 36,941,728
2092 174,196,660 37,181,889
2091 175,465,250 37,416,123
2090 176,741,676 37,654,289
2089 178,016,467 37,896,069
2088 179,298,655 38,134,560
2087 180,582,637 38,375,540
2086 181,869,555 38,612,968
2085 183,154,436 38,857,421
2084 184,439,572 39,105,783
2083 185,726,230 39,352,795
2082 187,015,781 39,608,119
2081 188,304,247 39,866,527
2080 189,585,345 40,130,426
2079 190,860,450 40,403,049
2078 192,128,265 40,680,460
2077 193,387,405 40,962,463
2076 194,635,237 41,254,005
2075 195,871,705 41,558,635
2074 197,098,086 41,883,296
2073 198,312,538 42,216,283
2072 199,508,048 42,564,739
2071 200,684,948 42,921,274
2070 201,838,290 43,295,245
2069 202,969,511 43,679,714
2068 204,078,136 44,073,736
2067 205,156,343 44,471,480
2066 206,210,336 44,883,154
2065 207,233,670 45,309,461
2064 208,223,021 45,741,985
2063 209,184,325 46,180,658
2062 210,111,930 46,633,125
2061 211,000,165 47,088,290
2060 211,851,790 47,542,648
2059 212,667,148 47,998,659
2058 213,439,165 48,452,892
2057 214,172,487 48,899,246
2056 214,860,969 49,344,799
2055 215,511,064 49,776,680
2054 216,119,176 50,197,999
2053 216,684,051 50,613,632
2052 217,203,400 51,012,772
2051 217,673,624 51,404,003
2050 218,102,997 51,791,523
2049 218,492,176 52,164,254
2048 218,825,106 52,522,170
2047 219,107,600 52,876,346
2046 219,337,375 53,212,697
2045 219,518,678 53,541,344
2044 219,643,532 53,856,790
2043 219,714,087 54,176,580
2042 219,730,173 54,477,632
2041 219,688,816 54,765,213
2040 219,589,786 55,052,803
2039 219,450,960 55,342,225
2038 219,263,564 55,619,470
2037 219,033,555 55,895,913
2036 218,758,565 56,164,408
2035 218,441,478 56,435,468
2034 218,079,673 56,703,168
2033 217,677,081 56,963,528
2032 217,230,117 57,220,334
2031 216,739,295 57,487,786
2030 216,202,357 57,749,232
2029 215,618,762 57,994,812
2028 214,992,547 58,236,078
2027 214,315,680 58,477,957
2026 213,593,266 58,708,169
2025 212,812,405 58,915,656
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 59,877,221
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% 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 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 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 35.3M 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 0.38% -0.06%
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% -0.25%
2018 0.69% -0.21%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/italy | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Brazil Italy
Current population
213964342
58708169
Population rank 7/197 26/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.71%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
14.2 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
1.42 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,230 -102
Annual growth/decline +813,832 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 162/197
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 1,073,773 -225,510 -277,077 95,246
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -294,922 150,189
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 -197,595 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 2026-07-08).

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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 Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 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 (1960–2025, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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