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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 5,731,206 people in Liberia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 5,916,561 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 36.2 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 2.65% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.92M (69.5% growth).

Brazil vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Liberia
2100 164,266,855 12,784,957
2099 165,476,254 12,772,345
2098 166,696,264 12,753,452
2097 167,929,414 12,724,773
2096 169,170,182 12,692,036
2095 170,418,279 12,667,207
2094 171,673,285 12,641,522
2093 172,929,867 12,603,995
2092 174,196,660 12,579,473
2091 175,465,250 12,554,066
2090 176,741,676 12,509,480
2089 178,016,467 12,457,316
2088 179,298,655 12,425,766
2087 180,582,637 12,390,938
2086 181,869,555 12,328,007
2085 183,154,436 12,262,605
2084 184,439,572 12,214,581
2083 185,726,230 12,160,106
2082 187,015,781 12,118,849
2081 188,304,247 12,051,465
2080 189,585,345 11,973,445
2079 190,860,450 11,895,628
2078 192,128,265 11,820,198
2077 193,387,405 11,742,459
2076 194,635,237 11,653,806
2075 195,871,705 11,568,384
2074 197,098,086 11,466,229
2073 198,312,538 11,370,364
2072 199,508,048 11,284,839
2071 200,684,948 11,184,212
2070 201,838,290 11,094,537
2069 202,969,511 10,998,944
2068 204,078,136 10,915,300
2067 205,156,343 10,810,752
2066 206,210,336 10,718,452
2065 207,233,670 10,614,227
2064 208,223,021 10,517,857
2063 209,184,325 10,413,073
2062 210,111,930 10,305,739
2061 211,000,165 10,197,474
2060 211,851,790 10,088,502
2059 212,667,148 9,957,059
2058 213,439,165 9,854,358
2057 214,172,487 9,742,349
2056 214,860,969 9,621,132
2055 215,511,064 9,503,970
2054 216,119,176 9,399,455
2053 216,684,051 9,282,047
2052 217,203,400 9,170,319
2051 217,673,624 9,057,504
2050 218,102,997 8,948,808
2049 218,492,176 8,825,716
2048 218,825,106 8,702,515
2047 219,107,600 8,579,329
2046 219,337,375 8,453,730
2045 219,518,678 8,340,339
2044 219,643,532 8,218,270
2043 219,714,087 8,103,979
2042 219,730,173 7,969,742
2041 219,688,816 7,826,944
2040 219,589,786 7,696,136
2039 219,450,960 7,551,738
2038 219,263,564 7,419,716
2037 219,033,555 7,289,124
2036 218,758,565 7,144,012
2035 218,441,478 7,008,708
2034 218,079,673 6,881,558
2033 217,677,081 6,748,513
2032 217,230,117 6,617,506
2031 216,739,295 6,490,837
2030 216,202,357 6,374,102
2029 215,618,762 6,245,907
2028 214,992,547 6,118,823
2027 214,315,680 5,979,243
2026 213,593,266 5,850,359
2025 212,812,405 5,731,206
2024 211,998,573 5,612,817
2023 211,140,729 5,493,031
2022 210,306,415 5,373,294
2021 209,550,294 5,259,323
2020 208,660,842 5,149,463
2019 207,455,459 5,043,721
2018 206,107,261 4,944,726
2017 204,703,445 4,848,925
2016 203,218,114 4,755,608
2015 201,675,532 4,659,431
2014 200,085,127 4,564,293
2013 198,478,299 4,470,239
2012 196,876,111 4,373,043
2011 195,284,734 4,221,178
2010 193,701,929 4,058,890
2009 192,079,951 3,943,028
2008 190,367,302 3,821,003
2007 188,552,320 3,669,050
2006 186,653,106 3,490,787
2005 184,688,101 3,301,015
2004 182,675,143 3,156,892
2003 180,622,688 3,119,532
2002 178,503,484 3,094,782
2001 176,301,203 3,015,338
2000 174,018,282 2,928,117
1999 171,641,543 2,821,684
1998 169,159,655 2,670,124
1997 166,661,659 2,412,989
1996 164,202,549 2,232,289
1995 161,735,073 2,169,162
1994 159,265,006 2,149,928
1993 156,794,577 2,155,126
1992 154,275,079 2,072,461
1991 151,724,256 1,956,518
1990 149,143,223 2,223,667
1989 146,502,972 2,517,858
1988 143,826,357 2,446,941
1987 141,104,944 2,377,229
1986 138,336,370 2,308,511
1985 135,515,595 2,240,539
1984 132,658,864 2,173,312
1983 129,790,077 2,107,113
1982 126,923,155 2,045,073
1981 124,063,109 1,986,867
1980 121,207,461 1,929,253
1979 118,380,821 1,872,713
1978 115,600,942 1,818,247
1977 112,875,292 1,766,019
1976 110,213,349 1,717,060
1975 107,619,565 1,670,913
1974 105,089,675 1,626,362
1973 102,600,976 1,583,588
1972 100,146,797 1,542,670
1971 97,739,273 1,504,077
1970 95,375,651 1,466,676
1969 93,045,777 1,429,605
1968 90,741,240 1,393,530
1967 88,446,124 1,358,435
1966 86,139,359 1,324,383
1965 83,817,583 1,291,156
1964 81,488,595 1,258,745
1963 79,164,235 1,227,414
1962 76,865,323 1,197,039
1961 74,605,447 1,167,717
1960 72,388,126 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 51.3% to 8,948,808 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Liberia
2100 -0.73% 0.1%
2099 -0.73% 0.15%
2098 -0.73% 0.23%
2097 -0.73% 0.26%
2096 -0.73% 0.2%
2095 -0.73% 0.2%
2094 -0.73% 0.3%
2093 -0.73% 0.19%
2092 -0.72% 0.2%
2091 -0.72% 0.36%
2090 -0.72% 0.42%
2089 -0.72% 0.25%
2088 -0.71% 0.28%
2087 -0.71% 0.51%
2086 -0.7% 0.53%
2085 -0.7% 0.39%
2084 -0.69% 0.45%
2083 -0.69% 0.34%
2082 -0.68% 0.56%
2081 -0.68% 0.65%
2080 -0.67% 0.65%
2079 -0.66% 0.64%
2078 -0.65% 0.66%
2077 -0.64% 0.76%
2076 -0.63% 0.74%
2075 -0.62% 0.89%
2074 -0.61% 0.84%
2073 -0.6% 0.76%
2072 -0.59% 0.9%
2071 -0.57% 0.81%
2070 -0.56% 0.87%
2069 -0.54% 0.77%
2068 -0.53% 0.97%
2067 -0.51% 0.86%
2066 -0.49% 0.98%
2065 -0.48% 0.92%
2064 -0.46% 1.01%
2063 -0.44% 1.04%
2062 -0.42% 1.06%
2061 -0.4% 1.08%
2060 -0.38% 1.32%
2059 -0.36% 1.04%
2058 -0.34% 1.15%
2057 -0.32% 1.26%
2056 -0.3% 1.23%
2055 -0.28% 1.11%
2054 -0.26% 1.26%
2053 -0.24% 1.22%
2052 -0.22% 1.25%
2051 -0.2% 1.21%
2050 -0.18% 1.39%
2049 -0.15% 1.42%
2048 -0.13% 1.44%
2047 -0.1% 1.49%
2046 -0.08% 1.36%
2045 -0.06% 1.49%
2044 -0.03% 1.41%
2043 -0.007% 1.68%
2042 0.02% 1.82%
2041 0.05% 1.7%
2040 0.06% 1.91%
2039 0.09% 1.78%
2038 0.11% 1.79%
2037 0.13% 2.03%
2036 0.15% 1.93%
2035 0.17% 1.85%
2034 0.18% 1.97%
2033 0.21% 1.98%
2032 0.23% 1.95%
2031 0.25% 1.83%
2030 0.27% 2.05%
2029 0.29% 2.08%
2028 0.32% 2.33%
2027 0.34% 2.2%
2026 0.37% 2.08%
2025 0.38% 2.11%
2024 0.41% 2.18%
2023 0.4% 2.23%
2022 0.36% 2.17%
2021 0.43% 2.13%
2020 0.58% 2.1%
2019 0.65% 2%
2018 0.69% 1.98%
2017 0.73% 1.96%
2016 0.76% 2.06%
2015 0.79% 2.08%
2014 0.81% 2.1%
2013 0.81% 2.22%
2012 0.81% 3.6%
2011 0.82% 4%
2010 0.84% 2.94%
2009 0.9% 3.19%
2008 0.96% 4.14%
2007 1.02% 5.11%
2006 1.06% 5.75%
2005 1.1% 4.57%
2004 1.14% 1.2%
2003 1.19% 0.8%
2002 1.25% 2.63%
2001 1.31% 2.98%
2000 1.38% 3.77%
1999 1.47% 5.68%
1998 1.5% 10.7%
1997 1.5% 8.09%
1996 1.53% 2.91%
1995 1.55% 0.89%
1994 1.58% -0.24%
1993 1.63% 3.99%
1992 1.68% 5.93%
1991 1.73% -12%
1990 1.8% -11.7%
1989 1.86% 2.9%
1988 1.93% 2.93%
1987 2% 2.98%
1986 2.08% 3.03%
1985 2.15% 3.09%
1984 2.21% 3.14%
1983 2.26% 3.03%
1982 2.31% 2.93%
1981 2.36% 2.99%
1980 2.39% 3.02%
1979 2.4% 3%
1978 2.41% 2.96%
1977 2.42% 2.85%
1976 2.41% 2.76%
1975 2.41% 2.74%
1974 2.43% 2.7%
1973 2.45% 2.65%
1972 2.46% 2.57%
1971 2.48% 2.55%
1970 2.5% 2.59%
1969 2.54% 2.59%
1968 2.59% 2.58%
1967 2.68% 2.57%
1966 2.77% 2.57%
1965 2.86% 2.57%
1964 2.94% 2.55%
1963 2.99% 2.54%
1962 3.03% 2.51%
1961 3.06% 2.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.11%.

Live population counters

Brazil Liberia
Current population
213964342
5916561
Population rank 7/197 116/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.07%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
4.45 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
3.06 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
11.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +324
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +118,389
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +2.11%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 44/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -9,870
Net migration rank 186/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -9,870
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 126,631 -7,779
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 125,730 -5,002
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 123,747 -5,003
2021 919,507 -208,581 121,038 -11,852
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 120,632 -10,107
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 120,635 -19,678
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 120,231 -23,199
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 119,376 -24,807
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 118,852 -26,796
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 115,479 -15,182
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 116,667 -26,690
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 120,138 -22,010
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 121,973 -25,710
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 115,496 91,981
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 114,249 2,850
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 113,429 1,187
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 112,032 17,404
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 109,165 65,306
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 104,099 77,946
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 96,478 101,019
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 91,755 -1,001
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 87,534 -103,564
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 88,643 -23,110
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 86,217 7,142
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 83,143 -2,060
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 78,130 53,643
1998 2,514,728 21,666 72,146 99,203
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 61,444 281,480
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 56,392 -37,922
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 53,407 54,372
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 52,101 -121,407
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 51,609 7,300
1992 2,547,698 14,394 50,204 56,210
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 47,426 78,052
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 52,770 -712,544
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 63,238 8,156
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 62,703 7,734
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 62,147 6,840
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 61,924 6,534
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 59,988 7,487
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 59,460 7,513
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 57,562 7,861
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 56,127 2,530
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 55,003 2,757
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 53,452 4,016
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 52,125 3,500
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 49,813 3,500
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 47,582 3,555
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 45,528 1,246
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 43,478 2,037
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 41,499 2,086
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 39,694 2,272
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 37,860 2,018
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 36,015 1,293
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 35,196 2,285
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 34,677 1,982
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 33,536 1,964
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 32,519 2,177
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 31,454 1,953
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 30,618 2,431
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 29,592 2,189
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 28,708 2,165
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 27,679 2,189
1961 2,240,178 75 26,670 2,115
1960 2,190,392 4,066 25,713 1,886

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 Liberia 89% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,212,351 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 149,405 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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