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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 1.74 times bigger than Japan's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 4.06% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Brazil vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Japan
2100 164,294,719 76,978,998
2099 165,504,324 77,363,458
2098 166,724,540 77,742,445
2097 167,957,900 78,118,375
2096 169,198,878 78,498,614
2095 170,447,187 78,875,245
2094 171,702,406 79,250,325
2093 172,959,201 79,628,057
2092 174,226,209 80,007,967
2091 175,495,014 80,383,529
2090 176,771,657 80,760,724
2089 178,046,664 81,140,553
2088 179,329,069 81,521,696
2087 180,613,269 81,908,373
2086 181,900,405 82,304,497
2085 183,185,504 82,709,534
2084 184,470,859 83,123,058
2083 185,757,734 83,544,006
2082 187,047,504 83,980,325
2081 188,336,189 84,429,305
2080 189,617,504 84,899,768
2079 190,892,825 85,387,247
2078 192,160,856 85,897,934
2077 193,420,209 86,434,291
2076 194,668,253 86,993,007
2075 195,904,930 87,577,777
2074 197,131,520 88,190,392
2073 198,346,178 88,834,763
2072 199,541,890 89,499,356
2071 200,718,990 90,184,464
2070 201,872,528 90,899,136
2069 203,003,940 91,625,421
2068 204,112,753 92,367,969
2067 205,191,144 93,113,499
2066 206,245,316 93,869,240
2065 207,268,823 94,633,430
2064 208,258,342 95,391,433
2063 209,219,808 96,148,081
2062 210,147,571 96,902,907
2061 211,035,957 97,654,031
2060 211,887,727 98,400,894
2059 212,703,223 99,144,216
2058 213,475,371 99,868,968
2057 214,208,817 100,585,601
2056 214,897,416 101,295,868
2055 215,547,622 101,989,736
2054 216,155,836 102,683,462
2053 216,720,807 103,359,083
2052 217,240,244 104,036,901
2051 217,710,548 104,706,698
2050 218,139,994 105,377,283
2049 218,529,238 106,053,011
2048 218,862,226 106,731,207
2047 219,144,767 107,419,237
2046 219,374,582 108,115,358
2045 219,555,915 108,820,982
2044 219,680,790 109,529,333
2043 219,751,357 110,245,586
2042 219,767,446 110,968,174
2041 219,726,082 111,704,629
2040 219,627,035 112,438,759
2039 219,488,186 113,175,948
2038 219,300,758 113,915,783
2037 219,070,710 114,662,374
2036 218,795,673 115,410,956
2035 218,478,532 116,162,381
2034 218,116,666 116,911,001
2033 217,714,006 117,652,676
2032 217,266,965 118,393,188
2031 216,776,060 119,127,425
2030 216,239,032 119,856,131
2029 215,655,337 120,574,242
2028 215,029,016 121,287,543
2027 214,352,035 121,989,133
2026 213,629,498 122,677,250
2025 212,848,504 123,339,586
2024 211,998,573 123,975,371
2023 211,140,729 124,516,650
2022 210,306,415 125,124,989
2021 209,550,294 125,681,593
2020 208,660,842 126,261,000
2019 207,455,459 126,633,000
2018 206,107,261 126,811,000
2017 204,703,445 126,972,000
2016 203,218,114 127,076,000
2015 201,675,532 127,141,000
2014 200,085,127 127,276,000
2013 198,478,299 127,445,000
2012 196,876,111 127,629,000
2011 195,284,734 127,833,000
2010 193,701,929 128,070,000
2009 192,079,951 128,047,000
2008 190,367,302 128,063,000
2007 188,552,320 128,001,000
2006 186,653,106 127,854,000
2005 184,688,101 127,773,000
2004 182,675,143 127,761,000
2003 180,622,688 127,718,000
2002 178,503,484 127,445,000
2001 176,301,203 127,149,000
2000 174,018,282 126,843,000
1999 171,641,543 126,631,000
1998 169,159,655 126,400,000
1997 166,661,659 126,057,000
1996 164,202,549 125,757,000
1995 161,735,073 125,472,000
1994 159,265,006 125,178,000
1993 156,794,577 124,829,000
1992 154,275,079 124,425,000
1991 151,724,256 123,964,000
1990 149,143,223 123,478,000
1989 146,502,972 123,069,000
1988 143,826,357 122,578,000
1987 141,104,944 122,069,000
1986 138,336,370 121,482,000
1985 135,515,595 120,837,000
1984 132,658,864 120,083,000
1983 129,790,077 119,307,000
1982 126,923,155 118,480,000
1981 124,063,109 117,661,000
1980 121,207,461 116,807,000
1979 118,380,821 115,890,000
1978 115,600,942 114,913,000
1977 112,875,292 113,872,000
1976 110,213,349 112,775,000
1975 107,619,565 111,573,000
1974 105,089,675 110,162,000
1973 102,600,976 108,707,000
1972 100,146,797 107,188,000
1971 97,739,273 105,697,000
1970 95,375,651 103,403,000
1969 93,045,777 102,219,000
1968 90,741,240 101,011,000
1967 88,446,124 99,879,000
1966 86,139,359 98,851,000
1965 83,817,583 97,952,000
1964 81,488,595 96,903,000
1963 79,164,235 95,900,000
1962 76,865,323 94,933,000
1961 74,605,447 94,055,000
1960 72,388,126 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Japan
2100 -0.73% -0.5%
2099 -0.73% -0.49%
2098 -0.73% -0.48%
2097 -0.73% -0.48%
2096 -0.73% -0.48%
2095 -0.73% -0.47%
2094 -0.73% -0.47%
2093 -0.73% -0.47%
2092 -0.72% -0.47%
2091 -0.72% -0.47%
2090 -0.72% -0.47%
2089 -0.72% -0.47%
2088 -0.71% -0.47%
2087 -0.71% -0.48%
2086 -0.7% -0.49%
2085 -0.7% -0.5%
2084 -0.69% -0.5%
2083 -0.69% -0.52%
2082 -0.68% -0.53%
2081 -0.68% -0.55%
2080 -0.67% -0.57%
2079 -0.66% -0.59%
2078 -0.65% -0.62%
2077 -0.64% -0.64%
2076 -0.63% -0.67%
2075 -0.62% -0.69%
2074 -0.61% -0.73%
2073 -0.6% -0.74%
2072 -0.59% -0.76%
2071 -0.57% -0.79%
2070 -0.56% -0.79%
2069 -0.54% -0.8%
2068 -0.53% -0.8%
2067 -0.51% -0.81%
2066 -0.49% -0.81%
2065 -0.48% -0.79%
2064 -0.46% -0.79%
2063 -0.44% -0.78%
2062 -0.42% -0.77%
2061 -0.4% -0.76%
2060 -0.38% -0.75%
2059 -0.36% -0.73%
2058 -0.34% -0.71%
2057 -0.32% -0.7%
2056 -0.3% -0.68%
2055 -0.28% -0.68%
2054 -0.26% -0.65%
2053 -0.24% -0.65%
2052 -0.22% -0.64%
2051 -0.2% -0.64%
2050 -0.18% -0.64%
2049 -0.15% -0.64%
2048 -0.13% -0.64%
2047 -0.1% -0.64%
2046 -0.08% -0.65%
2045 -0.06% -0.65%
2044 -0.03% -0.65%
2043 -0.007% -0.65%
2042 0.02% -0.66%
2041 0.05% -0.65%
2040 0.06% -0.65%
2039 0.09% -0.65%
2038 0.11% -0.65%
2037 0.13% -0.65%
2036 0.15% -0.65%
2035 0.17% -0.64%
2034 0.18% -0.63%
2033 0.21% -0.63%
2032 0.23% -0.62%
2031 0.25% -0.61%
2030 0.27% -0.6%
2029 0.29% -0.59%
2028 0.32% -0.58%
2027 0.34% -0.56%
2026 0.37% -0.54%
2025 0.4% -0.51%
2024 0.41% -0.43%
2023 0.4% -0.49%
2022 0.36% -0.44%
2021 0.43% -0.46%
2020 0.58% -0.29%
2019 0.65% -0.14%
2018 0.69% -0.13%
2017 0.73% -0.08%
2016 0.76% -0.05%
2015 0.79% -0.11%
2014 0.81% -0.13%
2013 0.81% -0.14%
2012 0.81% -0.16%
2011 0.82% -0.19%
2010 0.84% 0.02%
2009 0.9% -0.01%
2008 0.96% 0.05%
2007 1.02% 0.11%
2006 1.06% 0.06%
2005 1.1% 0.009%
2004 1.14% 0.03%
2003 1.19% 0.21%
2002 1.25% 0.23%
2001 1.31% 0.24%
2000 1.38% 0.17%
1999 1.47% 0.18%
1998 1.5% 0.27%
1997 1.5% 0.24%
1996 1.53% 0.23%
1995 1.55% 0.23%
1994 1.58% 0.28%
1993 1.63% 0.32%
1992 1.68% 0.37%
1991 1.73% 0.39%
1990 1.8% 0.33%
1989 1.86% 0.4%
1988 1.93% 0.42%
1987 2% 0.48%
1986 2.08% 0.53%
1985 2.15% 0.63%
1984 2.21% 0.65%
1983 2.26% 0.7%
1982 2.31% 0.7%
1981 2.36% 0.73%
1980 2.39% 0.79%
1979 2.4% 0.85%
1978 2.41% 0.91%
1977 2.42% 0.97%
1976 2.41% 1.08%
1975 2.41% 1.28%
1974 2.43% 1.34%
1973 2.45% 1.42%
1972 2.46% 1.41%
1971 2.48% 2.22%
1970 2.5% 1.16%
1969 2.54% 1.2%
1968 2.59% 1.13%
1967 2.68% 1.04%
1966 2.77% 0.92%
1965 2.86% 1.08%
1964 2.94% 1.05%
1963 2.99% 1.02%
1962 3.03% 0.93%
1961 3.06% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Brazil Japan
Current population
213824938
122677250
Population rank 7/197 12/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 1.48%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
58.3 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
42.2 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 185/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +140,579
Net migration rank 186/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 140,579
2024 - -225,510 - 153,357
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -871,617 175,003
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -825,825 175,003
2021 919,507 -208,581 -640,976 -34,996
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -542,923 42,001
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -531,858 318,190
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 -456,520 320,601
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 -406,310 322,564
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 -343,106 314,732
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 -292,424 168,896
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 -267,279 58,109
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 -242,146 66,449
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 -229,733 67,904
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 -204,533 97,720
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 -128,070 131,860
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 -76,828 125,450
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 -51,225 142,605
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 -25,600 138,024
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 12,785 130,065
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 -25,554 113,017
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 76,656 69,014
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 114,946 74,875
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 178,423 60,864
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 203,438 59,563
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 228,317 23,468
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 202,610 56,901
1998 2,514,728 21,666 265,440 45,912
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 277,325 43,366
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 314,392 25,030
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 276,039 87,714
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 363,017 154,214
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 312,073 168,836
1992 2,547,698 14,394 360,833 170,878
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 396,685 161,331
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 407,478 124,582
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 467,662 31,202
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 527,085 51,154
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 598,138 28,001
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 631,706 27,987
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 676,687 -141,323
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 756,523 -273,686
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 775,495 -269,755
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 805,664 -288,550
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 811,861 -278,525
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 864,372 -92,314
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 950,298 -57,692
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 1,204,989 107
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 1,230,496 33,731
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 1,195,962 49,447
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 1,191,930 43,593
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 1,258,475 29,632
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 682,072 68,934
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 987,770 -100,742
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 901,864 -57,075
1961 2,240,178 75 893,522 -58,882
1960 2,190,392 4,066 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/japan | 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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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