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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 9.32 times bigger than Malawi's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 2.86% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Brazil vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Malawi
2100 164,294,719 59,786,744
2099 165,504,324 59,528,389
2098 166,724,540 59,275,876
2097 167,957,900 59,028,312
2096 169,198,878 58,761,888
2095 170,447,187 58,508,246
2094 171,702,406 58,240,422
2093 172,959,201 57,966,788
2092 174,226,209 57,672,738
2091 175,495,014 57,377,090
2090 176,771,657 57,060,476
2089 178,046,664 56,739,410
2088 179,329,069 56,397,330
2087 180,613,269 56,053,671
2086 181,900,405 55,706,928
2085 183,185,504 55,348,708
2084 184,470,859 54,997,097
2083 185,757,734 54,605,058
2082 187,047,504 54,206,477
2081 188,336,189 53,795,317
2080 189,617,504 53,372,779
2079 190,892,825 52,948,243
2078 192,160,856 52,521,908
2077 193,420,209 52,063,931
2076 194,668,253 51,600,404
2075 195,904,930 51,141,728
2074 197,131,520 50,684,368
2073 198,346,178 50,229,762
2072 199,541,890 49,769,904
2071 200,718,990 49,287,139
2070 201,872,528 48,797,935
2069 203,003,940 48,301,644
2068 204,112,753 47,792,308
2067 205,191,144 47,277,473
2066 206,245,316 46,752,024
2065 207,268,823 46,228,139
2064 208,258,342 45,701,844
2063 209,219,808 45,179,322
2062 210,147,571 44,638,764
2061 211,035,957 44,076,711
2060 211,887,727 43,508,702
2059 212,703,223 42,916,694
2058 213,475,371 42,344,863
2057 214,208,817 41,762,060
2056 214,897,416 41,184,161
2055 215,547,622 40,584,950
2054 216,155,836 39,994,696
2053 216,720,807 39,377,622
2052 217,240,244 38,766,890
2051 217,710,548 38,153,322
2050 218,139,994 37,545,865
2049 218,529,238 36,936,275
2048 218,862,226 36,339,833
2047 219,144,767 35,725,127
2046 219,374,582 35,107,179
2045 219,555,915 34,491,916
2044 219,680,790 33,862,279
2043 219,751,357 33,247,804
2042 219,767,446 32,636,511
2041 219,726,082 32,019,447
2040 219,627,035 31,402,305
2039 219,488,186 30,782,479
2038 219,300,758 30,166,708
2037 219,070,710 29,527,821
2036 218,795,673 28,896,515
2035 218,478,532 28,267,970
2034 218,116,666 27,643,367
2033 217,714,006 27,018,105
2032 217,266,965 26,404,071
2031 216,776,060 25,795,897
2030 216,239,032 25,181,820
2029 215,655,337 24,566,478
2028 215,029,016 23,968,071
2027 214,352,035 23,374,588
2026 213,629,498 22,791,601
2025 212,848,504 22,220,885
2024 211,998,573 21,655,286
2023 211,140,729 21,104,482
2022 210,306,415 20,568,728
2021 209,550,294 20,047,258
2020 208,660,842 19,533,888
2019 207,455,459 19,025,752
2018 206,107,261 18,528,081
2017 204,703,445 18,039,715
2016 203,218,114 17,557,739
2015 201,675,532 17,085,587
2014 200,085,127 16,621,538
2013 198,478,299 16,161,816
2012 196,876,111 15,709,577
2011 195,284,734 15,265,022
2010 193,701,929 14,826,463
2009 192,079,951 14,395,788
2008 190,367,302 13,976,417
2007 188,552,320 13,576,343
2006 186,653,106 13,198,701
2005 184,688,101 12,840,031
2004 182,675,143 12,500,737
2003 180,622,688 12,181,574
2002 178,503,484 11,880,440
2001 176,301,203 11,593,058
2000 174,018,282 11,315,942
1999 171,641,543 11,047,804
1998 169,159,655 10,792,876
1997 166,661,659 10,562,035
1996 164,202,549 10,352,228
1995 161,735,073 10,150,117
1994 159,265,006 10,164,894
1993 156,794,577 10,284,024
1992 154,275,079 10,135,079
1991 151,724,256 9,844,227
1990 149,143,223 9,545,852
1989 146,502,972 9,176,220
1988 143,826,357 8,753,262
1987 141,104,944 8,293,174
1986 138,336,370 7,906,480
1985 135,515,595 7,620,508
1984 132,658,864 7,332,810
1983 129,790,077 7,051,709
1982 126,923,155 6,778,879
1981 124,063,109 6,516,454
1980 121,207,461 6,265,529
1979 118,380,821 6,028,749
1978 115,600,942 5,810,132
1977 112,875,292 5,614,983
1976 110,213,349 5,443,384
1975 107,619,565 5,287,367
1974 105,089,675 5,141,337
1973 102,600,976 5,003,938
1972 100,146,797 4,874,475
1971 97,739,273 4,751,434
1970 95,375,651 4,633,944
1969 93,045,777 4,521,184
1968 90,741,240 4,411,054
1967 88,446,124 4,303,012
1966 86,139,359 4,197,926
1965 83,817,583 4,096,157
1964 81,488,595 3,997,305
1963 79,164,235 3,900,506
1962 76,865,323 3,806,307
1961 74,605,447 3,715,534
1960 72,388,126 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Malawi
2100 -0.73% 0.43%
2099 -0.73% 0.43%
2098 -0.73% 0.42%
2097 -0.73% 0.45%
2096 -0.73% 0.43%
2095 -0.73% 0.46%
2094 -0.73% 0.47%
2093 -0.73% 0.51%
2092 -0.72% 0.52%
2091 -0.72% 0.55%
2090 -0.72% 0.57%
2089 -0.72% 0.61%
2088 -0.71% 0.61%
2087 -0.71% 0.62%
2086 -0.7% 0.65%
2085 -0.7% 0.64%
2084 -0.69% 0.72%
2083 -0.69% 0.74%
2082 -0.68% 0.76%
2081 -0.68% 0.79%
2080 -0.67% 0.8%
2079 -0.66% 0.81%
2078 -0.65% 0.88%
2077 -0.64% 0.9%
2076 -0.63% 0.9%
2075 -0.62% 0.9%
2074 -0.61% 0.91%
2073 -0.6% 0.92%
2072 -0.59% 0.98%
2071 -0.57% 1%
2070 -0.56% 1.03%
2069 -0.54% 1.07%
2068 -0.53% 1.09%
2067 -0.51% 1.12%
2066 -0.49% 1.13%
2065 -0.48% 1.15%
2064 -0.46% 1.16%
2063 -0.44% 1.21%
2062 -0.42% 1.28%
2061 -0.4% 1.31%
2060 -0.38% 1.38%
2059 -0.36% 1.35%
2058 -0.34% 1.4%
2057 -0.32% 1.4%
2056 -0.3% 1.48%
2055 -0.28% 1.48%
2054 -0.26% 1.57%
2053 -0.24% 1.58%
2052 -0.22% 1.61%
2051 -0.2% 1.62%
2050 -0.18% 1.65%
2049 -0.15% 1.64%
2048 -0.13% 1.72%
2047 -0.1% 1.76%
2046 -0.08% 1.78%
2045 -0.06% 1.86%
2044 -0.03% 1.85%
2043 -0.007% 1.87%
2042 0.02% 1.93%
2041 0.05% 1.97%
2040 0.06% 2.01%
2039 0.09% 2.04%
2038 0.11% 2.16%
2037 0.13% 2.18%
2036 0.15% 2.22%
2035 0.17% 2.26%
2034 0.18% 2.31%
2033 0.21% 2.33%
2032 0.23% 2.36%
2031 0.25% 2.44%
2030 0.27% 2.5%
2029 0.29% 2.5%
2028 0.32% 2.54%
2027 0.34% 2.56%
2026 0.37% 2.57%
2025 0.4% 2.61%
2024 0.41% 2.61%
2023 0.4% 2.6%
2022 0.36% 2.6%
2021 0.43% 2.63%
2020 0.58% 2.67%
2019 0.65% 2.69%
2018 0.69% 2.71%
2017 0.73% 2.75%
2016 0.76% 2.76%
2015 0.79% 2.79%
2014 0.81% 2.84%
2013 0.81% 2.88%
2012 0.81% 2.91%
2011 0.82% 2.96%
2010 0.84% 2.99%
2009 0.9% 3%
2008 0.96% 2.95%
2007 1.02% 2.86%
2006 1.06% 2.79%
2005 1.1% 2.71%
2004 1.14% 2.62%
2003 1.19% 2.53%
2002 1.25% 2.48%
2001 1.31% 2.45%
2000 1.38% 2.43%
1999 1.47% 2.36%
1998 1.5% 2.19%
1997 1.5% 2.03%
1996 1.53% 1.99%
1995 1.55% -0.15%
1994 1.58% -1.16%
1993 1.63% 1.47%
1992 1.68% 2.95%
1991 1.73% 3.13%
1990 1.8% 4.03%
1989 1.86% 4.83%
1988 1.93% 5.55%
1987 2% 4.89%
1986 2.08% 3.75%
1985 2.15% 3.92%
1984 2.21% 3.99%
1983 2.26% 4.02%
1982 2.31% 4.03%
1981 2.36% 4%
1980 2.39% 3.93%
1979 2.4% 3.76%
1978 2.41% 3.48%
1977 2.42% 3.15%
1976 2.41% 2.95%
1975 2.41% 2.84%
1974 2.43% 2.75%
1973 2.45% 2.66%
1972 2.46% 2.59%
1971 2.48% 2.54%
1970 2.5% 2.49%
1969 2.54% 2.5%
1968 2.59% 2.51%
1967 2.68% 2.5%
1966 2.77% 2.48%
1965 2.86% 2.47%
1964 2.94% 2.48%
1963 2.99% 2.47%
1962 3.03% 2.44%
1961 3.06% 2.41%

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 Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Brazil Malawi
Current population
213824938
22949294
Population rank 7/197 61/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.28%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
57.3 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
47.6 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 26/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -5,628
Net migration rank 186/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -5,628
2024 - -225,510 - -1,507
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 549,096 -5,811
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 533,450 -5,231
2021 919,507 -208,581 517,400 -2,666
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 514,659 -2,655
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 506,104 -1,837
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 494,348 -3,267
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 484,655 982
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 474,779 3,505
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 472,484 -6,471
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 472,418 -10,317
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 470,293 -12,934
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 460,684 -13,561
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 454,149 -12,170
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 444,468 -9,327
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 434,811 -8,590
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 421,781 -9,264
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 410,290 -22,680
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 397,123 -29,450
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 381,130 -31,462
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 361,133 -32,221
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 341,133 -31,729
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 322,863 -30,013
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 310,833 -28,933
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 300,439 -28,098
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 295,629 -31,686
1998 2,514,728 21,666 285,407 -39,491
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 277,433 -61,646
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 270,048 -66,212
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 266,745 -66,366
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 275,439 -505,365
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 276,538 -284,867
1992 2,547,698 14,394 269,066 37,142
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 260,193 15,291
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 250,159 71,111
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 237,967 180,031
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 226,911 201,011
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 220,566 271,693
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 218,519 62,615
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 216,179 74,625
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 212,146 72,435
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 209,422 68,197
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 205,386 62,661
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 199,436 57,376
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 192,746 52,294
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 182,123 46,388
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 172,503 36,225
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 161,930 19,638
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 153,422 8,206
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 145,254 5,162
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 137,819 3,833
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 131,529 1,623
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 125,728 48
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 121,015 -710
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 116,822 -2,147
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 113,120 -2,266
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 110,329 -924
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 106,668 0
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 103,512 0
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 100,040 0
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 97,658 0
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 95,933 0
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 92,463 0
1961 2,240,178 75 89,091 0
1960 2,190,392 4,066 85,718 0

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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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