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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 6.3 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 2.98% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Brazil vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Madagascar
2100 164,266,855 86,179,580
2099 165,476,254 85,790,370
2098 166,696,264 85,386,169
2097 167,929,414 84,969,767
2096 169,170,182 84,541,363
2095 170,418,279 84,101,733
2094 171,673,285 83,648,271
2093 172,929,867 83,182,675
2092 174,196,660 82,705,710
2091 175,465,250 82,216,203
2090 176,741,676 81,717,468
2089 178,016,467 81,206,806
2088 179,298,655 80,683,320
2087 180,582,637 80,148,075
2086 181,869,555 79,603,046
2085 183,154,436 79,047,406
2084 184,439,572 78,482,616
2083 185,726,230 77,906,589
2082 187,015,781 77,321,070
2081 188,304,247 76,724,415
2080 189,585,345 76,117,046
2079 190,860,450 75,497,666
2078 192,128,265 74,865,716
2077 193,387,405 74,221,281
2076 194,635,237 73,566,810
2075 195,871,705 72,899,578
2074 197,098,086 72,220,039
2073 198,312,538 71,530,359
2072 199,508,048 70,828,530
2071 200,684,948 70,115,645
2070 201,838,290 69,394,756
2069 202,969,511 68,663,443
2068 204,078,136 67,921,934
2067 205,156,343 67,170,963
2066 206,210,336 66,411,266
2065 207,233,670 65,644,233
2064 208,223,021 64,867,634
2063 209,184,325 64,083,768
2062 210,111,930 63,292,113
2061 211,000,165 62,493,456
2060 211,851,790 61,688,314
2059 212,667,148 60,876,714
2058 213,439,165 60,061,091
2057 214,172,487 59,241,569
2056 214,860,969 58,416,388
2055 215,511,064 57,588,488
2054 216,119,176 56,757,952
2053 216,684,051 55,923,669
2052 217,203,400 55,086,396
2051 217,673,624 54,246,667
2050 218,102,997 53,403,817
2049 218,492,176 52,559,645
2048 218,825,106 51,714,462
2047 219,107,600 50,868,979
2046 219,337,375 50,023,282
2045 219,518,678 49,178,377
2044 219,643,532 48,333,861
2043 219,714,087 47,489,686
2042 219,730,173 46,646,849
2041 219,688,816 45,806,003
2040 219,589,786 44,966,710
2039 219,450,960 44,130,890
2038 219,263,564 43,296,592
2037 219,033,555 42,465,456
2036 218,758,565 41,636,814
2035 218,441,478 40,810,847
2034 218,079,673 39,989,445
2033 217,677,081 39,170,206
2032 217,230,117 38,353,879
2031 216,739,295 37,539,603
2030 216,202,357 36,729,526
2029 215,618,762 35,923,382
2028 214,992,547 35,120,762
2027 214,315,680 34,322,223
2026 213,593,266 33,528,352
2025 212,812,405 32,740,678
2024 211,998,573 31,964,956
2023 211,140,729 31,195,932
2022 210,306,415 30,437,261
2021 209,550,294 29,691,083
2020 208,660,842 28,953,556
2019 207,455,459 28,219,554
2018 206,107,261 27,494,926
2017 204,703,445 26,788,375
2016 203,218,114 26,099,952
2015 201,675,532 25,426,702
2014 200,085,127 24,764,348
2013 198,478,299 24,109,290
2012 196,876,111 23,462,438
2011 195,284,734 22,822,300
2010 193,701,929 22,183,340
2009 192,079,951 21,547,280
2008 190,367,302 20,923,840
2007 188,552,320 20,318,583
2006 186,653,106 19,730,909
2005 184,688,101 19,159,707
2004 182,675,143 18,606,608
2003 180,622,688 18,071,854
2002 178,503,484 17,549,913
2001 176,301,203 17,032,939
2000 174,018,282 16,516,338
1999 171,641,543 16,000,506
1998 169,159,655 15,489,364
1997 166,661,659 14,990,814
1996 164,202,549 14,510,711
1995 161,735,073 14,051,275
1994 159,265,006 13,613,850
1993 156,794,577 13,197,345
1992 154,275,079 12,800,870
1991 151,724,256 12,421,412
1990 149,143,223 12,055,639
1989 146,502,972 11,704,998
1988 143,826,357 11,369,462
1987 141,104,944 11,047,291
1986 138,336,370 10,736,857
1985 135,515,595 10,433,142
1984 132,658,864 10,134,550
1983 129,790,077 9,843,044
1982 126,923,155 9,557,671
1981 124,063,109 9,279,011
1980 121,207,461 9,006,032
1979 118,380,821 8,737,581
1978 115,600,942 8,475,864
1977 112,875,292 8,222,240
1976 110,213,349 7,976,831
1975 107,619,565 7,739,336
1974 105,089,675 7,509,726
1973 102,600,976 7,288,048
1972 100,146,797 7,074,398
1971 97,739,273 6,868,868
1970 95,375,651 6,672,003
1969 93,045,777 6,484,716
1968 90,741,240 6,306,493
1967 88,446,124 6,136,486
1966 86,139,359 5,974,279
1965 83,817,583 5,819,116
1964 81,488,595 5,669,863
1963 79,164,235 5,525,185
1962 76,865,323 5,384,150
1961 74,605,447 5,246,158
1960 72,388,126 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Madagascar
2100 -0.73% 0.45%
2099 -0.73% 0.47%
2098 -0.73% 0.49%
2097 -0.73% 0.51%
2096 -0.73% 0.52%
2095 -0.73% 0.54%
2094 -0.73% 0.56%
2093 -0.73% 0.58%
2092 -0.72% 0.6%
2091 -0.72% 0.61%
2090 -0.72% 0.63%
2089 -0.72% 0.65%
2088 -0.71% 0.67%
2087 -0.71% 0.68%
2086 -0.7% 0.7%
2085 -0.7% 0.72%
2084 -0.69% 0.74%
2083 -0.69% 0.76%
2082 -0.68% 0.78%
2081 -0.68% 0.8%
2080 -0.67% 0.82%
2079 -0.66% 0.84%
2078 -0.65% 0.87%
2077 -0.64% 0.89%
2076 -0.63% 0.92%
2075 -0.62% 0.94%
2074 -0.61% 0.96%
2073 -0.6% 0.99%
2072 -0.59% 1.02%
2071 -0.57% 1.04%
2070 -0.56% 1.07%
2069 -0.54% 1.09%
2068 -0.53% 1.12%
2067 -0.51% 1.14%
2066 -0.49% 1.17%
2065 -0.48% 1.2%
2064 -0.46% 1.22%
2063 -0.44% 1.25%
2062 -0.42% 1.28%
2061 -0.4% 1.31%
2060 -0.38% 1.33%
2059 -0.36% 1.36%
2058 -0.34% 1.38%
2057 -0.32% 1.41%
2056 -0.3% 1.44%
2055 -0.28% 1.46%
2054 -0.26% 1.49%
2053 -0.24% 1.52%
2052 -0.22% 1.55%
2051 -0.2% 1.58%
2050 -0.18% 1.61%
2049 -0.15% 1.63%
2048 -0.13% 1.66%
2047 -0.1% 1.69%
2046 -0.08% 1.72%
2045 -0.06% 1.75%
2044 -0.03% 1.78%
2043 -0.007% 1.81%
2042 0.02% 1.84%
2041 0.05% 1.87%
2040 0.06% 1.89%
2039 0.09% 1.93%
2038 0.11% 1.96%
2037 0.13% 1.99%
2036 0.15% 2.02%
2035 0.17% 2.05%
2034 0.18% 2.09%
2033 0.21% 2.13%
2032 0.23% 2.17%
2031 0.25% 2.21%
2030 0.27% 2.24%
2029 0.29% 2.29%
2028 0.32% 2.33%
2027 0.34% 2.37%
2026 0.37% 2.41%
2025 0.38% 2.43%
2024 0.41% 2.47%
2023 0.4% 2.49%
2022 0.36% 2.51%
2021 0.43% 2.55%
2020 0.58% 2.6%
2019 0.65% 2.64%
2018 0.69% 2.64%
2017 0.73% 2.64%
2016 0.76% 2.65%
2015 0.79% 2.67%
2014 0.81% 2.72%
2013 0.81% 2.76%
2012 0.81% 2.8%
2011 0.82% 2.88%
2010 0.84% 2.95%
2009 0.9% 2.98%
2008 0.96% 2.98%
2007 1.02% 2.98%
2006 1.06% 2.98%
2005 1.1% 2.97%
2004 1.14% 2.96%
2003 1.19% 2.97%
2002 1.25% 3.04%
2001 1.31% 3.13%
2000 1.38% 3.22%
1999 1.47% 3.3%
1998 1.5% 3.33%
1997 1.5% 3.31%
1996 1.53% 3.27%
1995 1.55% 3.21%
1994 1.58% 3.16%
1993 1.63% 3.1%
1992 1.68% 3.05%
1991 1.73% 3.03%
1990 1.8% 3%
1989 1.86% 2.95%
1988 1.93% 2.92%
1987 2% 2.89%
1986 2.08% 2.91%
1985 2.15% 2.95%
1984 2.21% 2.96%
1983 2.26% 2.99%
1982 2.31% 3%
1981 2.36% 3.03%
1980 2.39% 3.07%
1979 2.4% 3.09%
1978 2.41% 3.08%
1977 2.42% 3.08%
1976 2.41% 3.07%
1975 2.41% 3.06%
1974 2.43% 3.04%
1973 2.45% 3.02%
1972 2.46% 2.99%
1971 2.48% 2.95%
1970 2.5% 2.89%
1969 2.54% 2.83%
1968 2.59% 2.77%
1967 2.68% 2.72%
1966 2.77% 2.67%
1965 2.86% 2.63%
1964 2.94% 2.62%
1963 2.99% 2.62%
1962 3.03% 2.63%
1961 3.06% 2.64%

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/madagascar | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Brazil Madagascar
Current population
213964342
33936132
Population rank 7/197 49/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.41%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
40.8 seconds
One birth every
12.3 seconds
31.1 seconds
One death every
21 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 28/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -2,227
Net migration rank 186/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -2,227
2024 1,073,773 -225,510 774,926 -1,795
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 766,391 -1,487
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 753,931 -1,487
2021 919,507 -208,581 741,416 -1,480
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 736,607 -1,480
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 735,853 -2,976
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 719,267 -2,887
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 699,498 -2,784
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 682,801 -2,687
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 668,977 -2,594
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 660,837 -2,522
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 654,230 -2,445
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 644,255 -2,334
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 640,577 -2,219
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 641,543 -1,979
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 634,008 -1,429
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 615,580 -1,255
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 597,772 -1,563
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 581,489 -2,336
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 568,143 -4,869
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 556,319 -13,393
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 544,903 -18,345
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 535,518 -18,209
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 529,656 -13,014
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 520,860 -4,298
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 516,976 -1,891
1998 2,514,728 21,666 508,408 -1,222
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 490,905 -986
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 471,453 -1,161
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 450,259 -1,670
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 428,169 -1,905
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 408,801 -2,063
1992 2,547,698 14,394 388,430 -2,216
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 375,040 -2,330
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 360,621 -1,777
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 344,279 -1,848
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 330,510 -1,883
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 317,621 -1,896
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 307,074 -1,914
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 304,199 -1,947
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 296,892 -1,965
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 290,085 -1,979
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 284,733 -2,093
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 277,535 -2,864
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 275,287 -4,005
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 270,752 -5,126
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 263,684 -5,874
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 255,399 -5,957
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 247,026 -5,655
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 238,774 -5,173
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 230,233 -4,607
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 221,768 -4,037
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 213,138 -3,583
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 204,617 -3,118
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 194,889 -2,658
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 184,562 -2,216
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 175,869 -1,766
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 167,287 -1,383
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 159,483 -964
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 152,362 -550
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 146,894 -204
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 142,666 0
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 139,412 0
1961 2,240,178 75 136,578 0
1960 2,190,392 4,066 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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