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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 6.34 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 2.99% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.6% 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 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Brazil vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Madagascar
2100 164,294,719 86,197,674
2099 165,504,324 85,808,382
2098 166,724,540 85,404,097
2097 167,957,900 84,987,607
2096 169,198,878 84,559,113
2095 170,447,187 84,119,392
2094 171,702,406 83,665,834
2093 172,959,201 83,200,140
2092 174,226,209 82,723,075
2091 175,495,014 82,233,465
2090 176,771,657 81,734,626
2089 178,046,664 81,223,857
2088 179,329,069 80,700,261
2087 180,613,269 80,164,903
2086 181,900,405 79,619,760
2085 183,185,504 79,064,003
2084 184,470,859 78,499,094
2083 185,757,734 77,922,946
2082 187,047,504 77,337,305
2081 188,336,189 76,740,524
2080 189,617,504 76,133,028
2079 190,892,825 75,513,518
2078 192,160,856 74,881,435
2077 193,420,209 74,236,865
2076 194,668,253 73,582,256
2075 195,904,930 72,914,884
2074 197,131,520 72,235,202
2073 198,346,178 71,545,378
2072 199,541,890 70,843,401
2071 200,718,990 70,130,366
2070 201,872,528 69,409,326
2069 203,003,940 68,677,859
2068 204,112,753 67,936,195
2067 205,191,144 67,185,066
2066 206,245,316 66,425,210
2065 207,268,823 65,658,016
2064 208,258,342 64,881,253
2063 209,219,808 64,097,223
2062 210,147,571 63,305,402
2061 211,035,957 62,506,578
2060 211,887,727 61,701,267
2059 212,703,223 60,889,495
2058 213,475,371 60,073,702
2057 214,208,817 59,254,008
2056 214,897,416 58,428,653
2055 215,547,622 57,600,579
2054 216,155,836 56,769,869
2053 216,720,807 55,935,411
2052 217,240,244 55,097,962
2051 217,710,548 54,258,057
2050 218,139,994 53,415,029
2049 218,529,238 52,570,680
2048 218,862,226 51,725,320
2047 219,144,767 50,879,659
2046 219,374,582 50,033,785
2045 219,555,915 49,188,703
2044 219,680,790 48,344,009
2043 219,751,357 47,499,657
2042 219,767,446 46,656,643
2041 219,726,082 45,815,621
2040 219,627,035 44,976,152
2039 219,488,186 44,140,155
2038 219,300,758 43,305,683
2037 219,070,710 42,474,372
2036 218,795,673 41,645,556
2035 218,478,532 40,819,415
2034 218,116,666 39,997,842
2033 217,714,006 39,178,430
2032 217,266,965 38,361,932
2031 216,776,060 37,547,484
2030 216,239,032 36,737,238
2029 215,655,337 35,930,925
2028 215,029,016 35,128,136
2027 214,352,035 34,329,429
2026 213,629,498 33,535,391
2025 212,848,504 32,747,552
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% 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 2.02% to 218,139,994 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 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 0.4% 2.45%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Brazil Madagascar
Current population
213824938
33750171
Population rank 7/197 49/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.41%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
31.5 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 29/197
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 - -225,510 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 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 (1960–2024, 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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