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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 75.4 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 2.61% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Brazil vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Jamaica
2100 164,294,719 1,075,936
2099 165,504,324 1,095,350
2098 166,724,540 1,115,242
2097 167,957,900 1,135,653
2096 169,198,878 1,156,525
2095 170,447,187 1,177,966
2094 171,702,406 1,200,045
2093 172,959,201 1,222,794
2092 174,226,209 1,246,199
2091 175,495,014 1,270,303
2090 176,771,657 1,294,988
2089 178,046,664 1,320,362
2088 179,329,069 1,346,290
2087 180,613,269 1,372,809
2086 181,900,405 1,399,955
2085 183,185,504 1,427,808
2084 184,470,859 1,456,011
2083 185,757,734 1,484,393
2082 187,047,504 1,513,542
2081 188,336,189 1,543,136
2080 189,617,504 1,573,400
2079 190,892,825 1,603,926
2078 192,160,856 1,634,499
2077 193,420,209 1,665,602
2076 194,668,253 1,696,763
2075 195,904,930 1,728,143
2074 197,131,520 1,760,036
2073 198,346,178 1,791,818
2072 199,541,890 1,823,794
2071 200,718,990 1,855,585
2070 201,872,528 1,887,318
2069 203,003,940 1,918,759
2068 204,112,753 1,950,157
2067 205,191,144 1,981,247
2066 206,245,316 2,012,035
2065 207,268,823 2,043,276
2064 208,258,342 2,073,988
2063 209,219,808 2,104,265
2062 210,147,571 2,134,508
2061 211,035,957 2,164,312
2060 211,887,727 2,194,058
2059 212,703,223 2,223,310
2058 213,475,371 2,252,286
2057 214,208,817 2,280,579
2056 214,897,416 2,308,936
2055 215,547,622 2,336,830
2054 216,155,836 2,364,245
2053 216,720,807 2,390,891
2052 217,240,244 2,416,741
2051 217,710,548 2,441,989
2050 218,139,994 2,466,771
2049 218,529,238 2,491,589
2048 218,862,226 2,515,667
2047 219,144,767 2,539,219
2046 219,374,582 2,562,324
2045 219,555,915 2,584,663
2044 219,680,790 2,606,489
2043 219,751,357 2,627,486
2042 219,767,446 2,647,490
2041 219,726,082 2,666,429
2040 219,627,035 2,684,551
2039 219,488,186 2,702,027
2038 219,300,758 2,718,374
2037 219,070,710 2,734,180
2036 218,795,673 2,748,725
2035 218,478,532 2,761,886
2034 218,116,666 2,774,297
2033 217,714,006 2,785,381
2032 217,266,965 2,795,619
2031 216,776,060 2,804,329
2030 216,239,032 2,812,297
2029 215,655,337 2,819,213
2028 215,029,016 2,825,235
2027 214,352,035 2,830,534
2026 213,629,498 2,834,980
2025 212,848,504 2,837,881
2024 211,998,573 2,839,175
2023 211,140,729 2,839,786
2022 210,306,415 2,839,144
2021 209,550,294 2,837,682
2020 208,660,842 2,830,739
2019 207,455,459 2,823,271
2018 206,107,261 2,820,097
2017 204,703,445 2,815,764
2016 203,218,114 2,809,915
2015 201,675,532 2,802,534
2014 200,085,127 2,793,749
2013 198,478,299 2,783,687
2012 196,876,111 2,772,430
2011 195,284,734 2,760,494
2010 193,701,929 2,748,568
2009 192,079,951 2,736,995
2008 190,367,302 2,725,635
2007 188,552,320 2,713,800
2006 186,653,106 2,700,968
2005 184,688,101 2,687,066
2004 182,675,143 2,672,225
2003 180,622,688 2,656,623
2002 178,503,484 2,640,572
2001 176,301,203 2,624,403
2000 174,018,282 2,607,826
1999 171,641,543 2,589,795
1998 169,159,655 2,569,736
1997 166,661,659 2,547,848
1996 164,202,549 2,524,463
1995 161,735,073 2,500,151
1994 159,265,006 2,475,220
1993 156,794,577 2,449,916
1992 154,275,079 2,424,701
1991 151,724,256 2,400,869
1990 149,143,223 2,379,877
1989 146,502,972 2,361,916
1988 143,826,357 2,345,777
1987 141,104,944 2,329,813
1986 138,336,370 2,312,125
1985 135,515,595 2,290,656
1984 132,658,864 2,264,562
1983 129,790,077 2,234,832
1982 126,923,155 2,203,889
1981 124,063,109 2,173,818
1980 121,207,461 2,145,658
1979 118,380,821 2,119,486
1978 115,600,942 2,094,836
1977 112,875,292 2,070,657
1976 110,213,349 2,045,578
1975 107,619,565 2,018,981
1974 105,089,675 1,990,906
1973 102,600,976 1,961,219
1972 100,146,797 1,931,542
1971 97,739,273 1,903,728
1970 95,375,651 1,878,196
1969 93,045,777 1,855,127
1968 90,741,240 1,833,765
1967 88,446,124 1,812,865
1966 86,139,359 1,791,475
1965 83,817,583 1,769,192
1964 81,488,595 1,745,568
1963 79,164,235 1,721,099
1962 76,865,323 1,696,932
1961 74,605,447 1,673,261
1960 72,388,126 1,650,005

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 Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Jamaica
2100 -0.73% -1.77%
2099 -0.73% -1.78%
2098 -0.73% -1.8%
2097 -0.73% -1.8%
2096 -0.73% -1.82%
2095 -0.73% -1.84%
2094 -0.73% -1.86%
2093 -0.73% -1.88%
2092 -0.72% -1.9%
2091 -0.72% -1.91%
2090 -0.72% -1.92%
2089 -0.72% -1.93%
2088 -0.71% -1.93%
2087 -0.71% -1.94%
2086 -0.7% -1.95%
2085 -0.7% -1.94%
2084 -0.69% -1.91%
2083 -0.69% -1.93%
2082 -0.68% -1.92%
2081 -0.68% -1.92%
2080 -0.67% -1.9%
2079 -0.66% -1.87%
2078 -0.65% -1.87%
2077 -0.64% -1.84%
2076 -0.63% -1.82%
2075 -0.62% -1.81%
2074 -0.61% -1.77%
2073 -0.6% -1.75%
2072 -0.59% -1.71%
2071 -0.57% -1.68%
2070 -0.56% -1.64%
2069 -0.54% -1.61%
2068 -0.53% -1.57%
2067 -0.51% -1.53%
2066 -0.49% -1.53%
2065 -0.48% -1.48%
2064 -0.46% -1.44%
2063 -0.44% -1.42%
2062 -0.42% -1.38%
2061 -0.4% -1.36%
2060 -0.38% -1.32%
2059 -0.36% -1.29%
2058 -0.34% -1.24%
2057 -0.32% -1.23%
2056 -0.3% -1.19%
2055 -0.28% -1.16%
2054 -0.26% -1.11%
2053 -0.24% -1.07%
2052 -0.22% -1.03%
2051 -0.2% -1%
2050 -0.18% -1%
2049 -0.15% -0.96%
2048 -0.13% -0.93%
2047 -0.1% -0.9%
2046 -0.08% -0.86%
2045 -0.06% -0.84%
2044 -0.03% -0.8%
2043 -0.007% -0.76%
2042 0.02% -0.71%
2041 0.05% -0.68%
2040 0.06% -0.65%
2039 0.09% -0.6%
2038 0.11% -0.58%
2037 0.13% -0.53%
2036 0.15% -0.48%
2035 0.17% -0.45%
2034 0.18% -0.4%
2033 0.21% -0.37%
2032 0.23% -0.31%
2031 0.25% -0.28%
2030 0.27% -0.25%
2029 0.29% -0.21%
2028 0.32% -0.19%
2027 0.34% -0.16%
2026 0.37% -0.1%
2025 0.4% -0.05%
2024 0.41% -0.02%
2023 0.4% 0.02%
2022 0.36% 0.05%
2021 0.43% 0.25%
2020 0.58% 0.26%
2019 0.65% 0.11%
2018 0.69% 0.15%
2017 0.73% 0.21%
2016 0.76% 0.26%
2015 0.79% 0.31%
2014 0.81% 0.36%
2013 0.81% 0.41%
2012 0.81% 0.43%
2011 0.82% 0.43%
2010 0.84% 0.42%
2009 0.9% 0.42%
2008 0.96% 0.44%
2007 1.02% 0.48%
2006 1.06% 0.52%
2005 1.1% 0.56%
2004 1.14% 0.59%
2003 1.19% 0.61%
2002 1.25% 0.62%
2001 1.31% 0.64%
2000 1.38% 0.7%
1999 1.47% 0.78%
1998 1.5% 0.86%
1997 1.5% 0.93%
1996 1.53% 0.97%
1995 1.55% 1.01%
1994 1.58% 1.03%
1993 1.63% 1.04%
1992 1.68% 0.99%
1991 1.73% 0.88%
1990 1.8% 0.76%
1989 1.86% 0.69%
1988 1.93% 0.69%
1987 2% 0.77%
1986 2.08% 0.94%
1985 2.15% 1.15%
1984 2.21% 1.33%
1983 2.26% 1.4%
1982 2.31% 1.38%
1981 2.36% 1.31%
1980 2.39% 1.23%
1979 2.4% 1.18%
1978 2.41% 1.17%
1977 2.42% 1.23%
1976 2.41% 1.32%
1975 2.41% 1.41%
1974 2.43% 1.51%
1973 2.45% 1.54%
1972 2.46% 1.46%
1971 2.48% 1.36%
1970 2.5% 1.24%
1969 2.54% 1.16%
1968 2.59% 1.15%
1967 2.68% 1.19%
1966 2.77% 1.26%
1965 2.86% 1.35%
1964 2.94% 1.42%
1963 2.99% 1.42%
1962 3.03% 1.41%
1961 3.06% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Brazil Jamaica
Current population
213824938
2834980
Population rank 7/197 139/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.03%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
14.3 hours
One birth every
12.1 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -2
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 166/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -11,053
Net migration rank 186/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -11,053
2024 - -225,510 - -10,506
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 10,072 -10,003
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 11,215 -10,003
2021 919,507 -208,581 6,382 -4,665
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 12,170 0
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 13,094 -10,335
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 13,929 -10,335
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 15,419 -10,335
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 16,944 -10,335
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 18,489 -10,335
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 19,751 -10,335
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 21,037 -10,335
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 22,320 -10,498
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 23,627 -11,577
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 25,031 -13,248
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 26,311 -14,941
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 27,553 -16,191
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 28,886 -16,588
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 30,213 -16,840
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 31,506 -17,071
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 32,500 -17,256
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 33,340 -17,380
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 33,572 -17,428
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 33,666 -17,466
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 34,452 -17,498
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 36,649 -17,542
1998 2,514,728 21,666 38,628 -17,623
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 40,521 -17,756
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 42,297 -18,285
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 43,705 -19,092
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 45,210 -19,960
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 46,090 -20,731
1992 2,547,698 14,394 46,494 -21,426
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 45,617 -23,014
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 44,465 -25,085
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 43,591 -27,049
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 43,978 -28,247
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 44,155 -27,958
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 44,520 -25,339
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 45,122 -21,371
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 45,644 -17,211
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 45,095 -14,065
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 43,816 -12,952
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 42,898 -13,619
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 42,316 -15,277
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 42,449 -17,143
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 42,475 -18,483
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 42,999 -18,630
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 43,878 -18,084
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 44,736 -17,340
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 45,526 -16,769
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 47,438 -16,822
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 46,676 -17,934
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 47,206 -20,322
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 47,547 -23,371
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 48,258 -26,304
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 49,189 -28,424
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 50,187 -29,147
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 50,808 -29,065
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 51,423 -28,611
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 52,501 -28,066
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 52,277 -27,757
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 51,758 -27,936
1961 2,240,178 75 51,931 -28,416
1960 2,190,392 4,066 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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